RGA unit structures?

[Guest Keith Johnson]

I'm confused about the structure of RGA's, through the Long, Long Trail i have descovered that they were made up of batteries (my great uncle was 147 bty) and that were assigned to an infantry regiment. Is this true? and if so, how can if ind out which infantry reg to then in turn, trace the final battle? Or am i completely off the mark?

[Greenwoodman]

At the end of the war 147 Siege Battery was a 6" howitzer battery, part of 43 Brigade RGA (there were two other 6" howitzer batteries in the brigade (190 and 351) and also a 9.2" howitzer battery (154)). The Brigade was assigned to Second Army, and its task would have been to support Second Army operations wherever required. In October 1918 they took part in the Battle of Courtrai, followed by fighting at Ootaghem and Tieghem.

Actually tieing down where they fought *and with which infantry formation) at any particular moment is probably quite difficult, and I would suggest the war diary as the way forward.

Good luck.