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147 Heavy Battery, RGA


Dazscuba

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Can anybody assist with what Regiment 147 heavy battery, Royal Garrison Artillery was part of Please?

 

Gunner 204337 Frederick Angliss was part of this and trying to find the Regimental war Diary on Ancestry. 

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This may help

 

147 heavy battery, Royal Garrison Artillery went out to Western Front in June 1916

Joined II Anzac Corp  

4 July 1916 went to 52nd HAG

28 July 1916 to 60th HAG

23 April 1917 to 99 HAG

7 June 1917 to 13 HAG

48 HAG on 5 Dec 1917

 

Cheers John

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The Heavy Artillery Groups arel isted as Brigades RGA ( a title they had for a short period) at the National Archives so example, 52 HAG is found by 52 Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery WO 95 (52 Brigade Garrison WO 95 will do in the search box)

 

 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_aq=52 brigade garrison WO 95&_nq1=rhine&_nq2=welbeck&_dss=range&_ro=any&_st=adv

 

The HAG diaries will cover all the batteries they had in the period covered so you have to read them very closely looking for movement of the batteries in and out.  A further tip - a battery joining or leaving does not necessarily mean it physically moved.

 

Max

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John, Max thank you for this. It’s for an elderly gent in the Netherlands who’s family member served in the First World War. 

I have his MIC & Medal Card just looking for what else I can find him.

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Cheers Dazscuba  

 

Happy to help provide some clues as where to start  :thumbsup:

See MaxD has managed to track one HAG down 

 

Given you some homework to do :D

 

John

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Hi,

 

His 204337  RGA number looks like it may date from early April 1918:

 

204304 Goddard - mobilised from Army Reserve 28.3.1918, and posted 3 Depot (Plymouth) 2.4.1918

204312 Nash - enlisted 2.4.1918, and posted 3 Depot 7 [?] .4.1918

204313 Perry - mobilised from Army Reserve, and posted 3 Depot 2.4.1918

204316 Symes - mobilised from Army Reserve, and posted 3 Depot 2.4.1918

204317 Summers - mobilised from Army Reserve, and posted 3 Depot 2.4.1918

204337

204347 Gibbs - attested and posted 3 Depot 3.4.1918

204368 Tichener - mobilised from Army Reserve, and posted 3 Depot 27.3.1918

204374 Beech - mobilised from Army Reserve, and posted 3 Depot 4.4.1918

204388 Smith - attested and posted 3 Depot 5.4.1918

204394 Hughes - enlisted and posted 3 Depot 4.4.1918

 

Regards

Chris

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Again thank you for the above info 

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