Col. ILES RGA - IV Corps Hvy. Artillery - Is there a diary?

[Alan24]

I wonder if those more skilled than me at searching The National Archives can tell me if a war diary for this unit exists.

 

The 32nd Division war diary has on its distribution list; 

 

Col. ILES, Officer Commanding, Southern Group IV Corp Heavy Artillery.

 

I would be very interested to see a diary of this unit covering March & April 1917 if it exists.

 

I've used all the key words in the TNA search box but nothing comes back. I suspect that no diary exists but would love to be proved wrong.

 

Regards

 

Alan.

 

 

[Ron Clifton]

Hello Alan

 

Try these:

4 CORPS 
WO 95/731 Headquarters Branches and Services: Commander Heavy Artillery 1916 Apr. - 1917 Dec.  
WO 95/732 Headquarters Branches and Services: Commander Heavy Artillery 1918 Jan. - June  
 

Ron

[Alan24]

Thanks very much Ron.

 

That looks promising, I'll give it a go.

Having thought that I'd exhausted the search for info on my GGF, I found at the weekend a map reference for the location of his battery on the day of his death in the 32nd Div. WD of all places - a sort of eureka moment! This has spured me on to look at the higher level diaries. 

 

Thanks again Ron.

 

Alan.