91st Siege Battery RGA

[Chris_Baker]

Can anyone please offer a potted history of 91st Siege Battery RGA?

[essdee]

Allocation of Batteries

Stuart

[Graham Stewart]

Chris,

The 91st(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. was formed at Harwich on the 1st December 1915 with a nucleus of regular NCO's from Bexhill and O/R's from RGA at Plymouth.

On the 16th December 1917 183rd(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. was broken up and one section joined 91st(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. and another section joined 93rd(Siege)Bty,R.G.A..

By November 1918 91st(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. were serving as Army Troops with 76th(Mixed)Bde,R.G.A., Fourth Army. The Bde consisted of the following units;-

113th(Heavy)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 60pounder guns.

132nd(Heavy)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 60pounder guns.

228th(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 6inch Howitzers.

233rd(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 6inch Howitzers.

19th(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 8inch Howitzers.

91st(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 9.2inch Howitzers.

91st(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. was eventually disbanded on the 17th June 1919.

Graham.

[Chris_Baker]

Thank you very much.

[reeve.mj]

Can anyone please offer a potted history of 91st Siege Battery RGA?

I can help with information from the Diary written by Major W F Christian at Tynemouth in 1920. This covers the formation of the 91st Siege Battery until November 11 1918. and the daily War Diary from the formation to the time War Diaries for Batteries were discontinued February 1916. My grandfather Richard Shrive was a 2nd Lieut in the battery having previously served in 121 (H) battery as a NCO before receiving a commission. I have made a data base of members of the battery and any references I can find and photographs. There is a list of addresses in Christians Diary for members of the battery on as at 11 Nov 1918. I would be please to help where I can. I am not too confident using this site !!!!!!!!!!! but I can try to put a picture of the 91st at Lydd in April 1916 if I can get it to work. There are six 'Bakers' in my records.

Regards Mike Reeve