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Offline mmm45

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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 19 November 23 23:34 GMT (UK) »
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #10 on: Monday 20 November 23 00:13 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: mmm45 on Sunday 19 November 23 23:34 GMT (UK)
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/4th-division/

Looks like he was part of the Heavy Trench Mortar Battery  too

https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/the-british-trench-mortar-batteries-in-the-first-world-war/

The  V prefix is for Heavy

Thank you so much; this is really helpful and I am v grateful for your assistance.  :)

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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #11 on: Monday 20 November 23 16:30 GMT (UK) »
My understanding is that 4/(V) TMB took it's number from the
4th. Division.
The Bty. left in Feb. 1918 & I see from his record that on 25/1/18
he was posted to 4/DAC in the same Div.
Following the 4/Div. will give you an idea of what he was up to.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #12 on: Monday 20 November 23 16:58 GMT (UK) »
War diary for 4V/TMB & 4/DAC on the previous pages.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ssj/
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #13 on: Monday 20 November 23 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: jim1 on Monday 20 November 23 16:58 GMT (UK)
War diary for 4V/TMB & 4/DAC on the previous pages.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ssj/

Thank you so much for the info and the link to the war diaries; this is brilliant!

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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #14 on: Monday 20 November 23 18:33 GMT (UK) »
Not exactly riveting reading.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
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He did not receive the Star as he did not attest earlier

More formally, he did not enter a theatre of war until after midnight on 31 December 1915. He could well have attested before this date, but if he had not entered a theatre of war by the end of 1915 he would have only been entitled to the British War and Victory Medals.

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Re: What did this man do in WW1 and what was the 140th Batallion of the RFA?
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 21 November 23 20:28 GMT (UK) »
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He did not receive the Star as he did not attest earlier

More formally, he did not enter a theatre of war until after midnight on 31 December 1915. He could well have attested before this date, but if he had not entered a theatre of war by the end of 1915 he would have only been entitled to the British War and Victory Medals.

thank you for this.
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