Help finding Royal garrison artillery soldier please. George Hampden Colbert 46571

[ed1808]

Any help or pointers appreciated.

service records just applied for.

George Hampden Colbert 46571

RGA / 119B Page 1848

RGA / 1B/5

France 14.5.15

Class Z! 7.3.19

Looking for any relevant information please for battles and areas in France.

thank you 

[jay dubaya]

52 minutes ago, ed1808 said:

 

service records just applied for

These are available via ancestry and find my past.

[Acknown]

Here they are on Ancestry.

Acknown

Edited 12 June , 2023 by Acknown

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

1 hour ago, ed1808 said:

Any help or pointers appreciated.

service records just applied for.

George Hampden Colbert 46571

RGA / 119B Page 1848

RGA / 1B/5

France 14.5.15

Class Z! 7.3.19

Looking for any relevant information please for battles and areas in France.

thank you 

This information is from his Medal Index Card which you must have seen. Nevertheless, you can access it here for free from Ancestry:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/795537:1262?_phsrc=bDw1166&_phstart=successSource&gsln=C*&ml_rpos=2&queryId=6b93164a6e93dcca39eace99675ea866

RGA / 119B Page 1848. RGA / 1B/5   These details are by and large irrelevant, they merely state on what page and in which Medal Roll book his name appears.

France 14/5/15 is the date he first entered a theatre of war, to qualify for his war medals including the 1914/15 Star.

Class Z:   7/3/19 is the day he was demobilised, or correctly the date on which he was transferred into the Class Z of the army reserve. In principle such soldiers could be called up if the Armstice broke down or Germany failed to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

Edited 12 June , 2023 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

Lots of dates and units for you to sort out!

Should keep you occupied sorting them  out for a good while.

[Acknown]

He served overseas with 16th Heavy Battery and 1/1st Highland Battery. The role of heavy batteries is described on The Long, Long Trail website, an inestimable resource: https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/.

'Heavy Batteries RGA were equipped with heavy guns, sending large calibre high explosive shells in fairly flat trajectory fire. The usual armaments were 60 pounder (5 inch) guns, although some had obsolescent 5 inch howitzers. As British artillery tactics developed, the Heavy Batteries were most often employed in destroying or neutralising the enemy artillery, as well as putting destructive fire down on strongpoints, dumps, store, roads and railways behind enemy lines.'

Acknown

 

Edited 12 June , 2023 by Acknown

[ed1808]

2 hours ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said:

This information is from his Medal Index Card which you must have seen. Nevertheless, you can access it here for free from Ancestry:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/795537:1262?_phsrc=bDw1166&_phstart=successSource&gsln=C*&ml_rpos=2&queryId=6b93164a6e93dcca39eace99675ea866

RGA / 119B Page 1848. RGA / 1B/5   These details are by and large irrelevant, they merely state on what page and in which Medal Roll book his name appears.

France 14/5/15 is the date he first entered a theatre of war, to qualify for his war medals including the 1914/15 Star.

Class Z:   7/3/19 is the day he was demobilised, or correctly the date on which he was transferred into the Class Z of the army reserve. In principle such soldiers could be called up if the Armstice broke down or Germany failed to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

My apologies i haven't seen the medical card i`m helping out a friend so learning the process. Thank you for your help. need to process.

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

11 minutes ago, ed1808 said:

i haven't seen the medical card 

Medal, not medical.

[ed1808]

2 hours ago, Acknown said:

He served overseas with 16th Heavy Battery and 1/1st Highland Battery. The role of heavy batteries is described on The Long, Long Trail website, an inestimable resource: https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/.

'Heavy Batteries RGA were equipped with heavy guns, sending large calibre high explosive shells in fairly flat trajectory fire. The usual armaments were 60 pounder (5 inch) guns, although some had obsolescent 5 inch howitzers. As British artillery tactics developed, the Heavy Batteries were most often employed in destroying or neutralising the enemy artillery, as well as putting destructive fire down on strongpoints, dumps, store, roads and railways behind enemy lines.'

Acknown

 

Many thanks this is awesome.

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10 minutes ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said:

Medal, not medical.