does anyone know which batterys from the rga and rfa were operating at the above campaign, any info regarding arrival/departure and gun positions appreciated, rob

I have this information at home. Will look it out for you after work if there is no reply from someone else before then.

Sorry, Rob. I have been away on business. Will try and pull it all together during the weekend for you.

Hope you dont mind me jumping in Robert But I didnt see you second reply until
this morning and I put this together last night.

According to Farndale's book the following batteries were at Gallipoli at some time
during the campaign

RHA
B Bty 4x18pdr 15 RHA Bde. 29th Div.
L Bty 4x18pdr 15 RHA Bde. 29th Div.
1/Warwick 4x18pdr 15 RHA Bde. 29th Div.
RFA
10 Bty 6x18pdr 147 Bde. 29th Div.
13 Bty 4x18pdr 17 Bde. 29th Div.
28 Bty 6x18pdr 9 Bde. 29th Div.
92 Bty 4x18pdr 17 Bde. 29th Div.
97 Bty 4x18pdr 147 Bde. 29th Div.
368 Bty 4x18pdr 147 Bde. 29th Div.
460 (H) Bty 4x4.5 inch 15 RHA Bde. 29th Div.
A Bty 6x18pdr 133 Bde. 11th Div.
A Bty 6x18pdr 58 Bde. 11th Div.
A Bty 6x180pdr 59 Bde. 11th Div.
A (H) Bty 4x4.5 inch 60 (H) Bde. 11th Div.
B Bty 6x18pdr 58 Bde. 11th Div.
B Bty 6x18pdr 59 Bde. 11th Div.
B (H) Bty 4x4.5 inch 60 (H) Bde. 11th Div.
C Bty 6x18pdr 58 Bde. 11th Div.
C Bty 6x18pdr 59 Bde. 11th Div.
4 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 1 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
5 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 1 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
6 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 1 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
18 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 3 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
19 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 3 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
20 Lanc Bty 4x15pdr 3 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
1 Cumb (H) Bty 4x 5inch 4 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.
2 Cumb (H) Bty 4x 5inch 4 E.Lanc Bde 42nd Div.

Heavy Batteries

10 Bty 6x60pdr 77 Bde
90 Bty 6x60pdr 80 Bde
91 Bty 4x60pdr 96 Bde

Siege Batteries
Battery
43 Bty 4x6inch guns
14 Bty 4x6inch howitzers
17 Bty 4x6inch howitzers
58 Bty 4x6inch howitzers
60 Bty 4x6inch howitzers

In addition 1-18 Australian Batteries and 1-6 NZ Batteries fought during the campaign.

Geoff

Phew. No problem Geoff Did you work on dates as well? I have some maps of dispositions.

Artillery and communications map for June 15

Robert

No I didnt do the dates just copied the info from the Appendix at the back.

Geoff

I will try and have a crack at the dates over the weekend.

26th Indian Mountain Battery landed at Anzac Cove at 0900 hours on 25th April 1915. 1 (NSW) Field Artillery Brigade (FAB), 2 (Victoria) FAB, 3 (Queensland) FAB, New Zealand FAB, and New Zealand Field Howitzer Battery were all got ashore over 'many days'.

No gunners landed at Y Beach with the men of 29th Division, who subsequently withdrew.

4th Highland Mountain Brigade RGA and 97th Battery were due to land on S Beach on the first day. The latter did not get ashore until 30th April.

At V Beach, 26th Field Battery, 4 guns of the Argyllshire Battery RGA, and a section of 92nd Battery were ashore by the evening.

On the night of 26/27, 15th Brigade RHA landed at Cape Helles.

By 30th April, 17th Brigade RFA, 147th Brigade RFA, 460th Howitzer Battery (4.5"), 90th Heavy Battery RGA (60 pdrs), and 14th Siege Battery RGA (6" howitzers) were also ashore.

5th East Lancashire Battery arrived 14th May, 6th landed on 15th. 3rd East Lancs Brigade RFA and 4th Lancs Howitzer Brigade arrived 23/24 September.

4th Lowland Howitzer Brigade arrived less 5th Battery on 21st June, the latter arrived 3 days later.

55th, 56th and 57th Brigades RFA arrived in August.

58th Brigade landed at Anzac Cove on 9th August, then moved to Suvla on 16th August. 59th Brigade landed at Suvla on 7 and 9th August.

66th Brigade RFA landed at Helles on 26th July, while the 69th Howitzer Brigade landed at Anzac on 15-19th July.

[quote=Robert Dunlop,Feb 15 2004, 10:46 AM]

At V Beach, 26th Field Battery, 4 guns of the Argyllshire Battery RGA, and a section of 92nd Battery were ashore by the evening.

Robert,

Would you happen to know if there were any RGA or RFA men on board the SS River Clyde?

Regards,
Philip