E.Grandfield (Ernest) Army Service 1914-1919
Ernest is Tony's wife's maternal Grandfather
The information below has been collated by Tony Arrowsmith from Ernest's WW1 Service Record
9th December 1915 - Attestation at Bath Recruiting Office
9th December1915 - Army Service No 152649
3rd January 1916 - issued with Armlet No 461719 at Bath Recruiting Office
24th July 1916 - Local Tribunal at Bath City granted temporary exemption from being called up for one month due to business obligations
- Subject to him coming up for medical examination within the period
11th August 1916 - Notice of requirement to report to rejoin for service with the colours on 26th August 1916 (Bath Recruiting Office)
18th August 1916 - Medical Examination Board in Bristol
14th October 1916 - Local Appeal Tribunal at Bath City granted exemption from being called up until the 14th December 1916
2nd April 1917 - Report to Bath Recruiting Office
2nd April 1917 - Service 'reckons' from!
2nd April 1917 - Applied to join Regiments of Household Cavalry
5th April 1917 - Returned from Life Guards - not suitable for either of the Regiments of Household Cavalry
11th April 1917 - No 2 Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), Heavy and Siege, Citadel, Plymouth
1st May 1917 - 26th June 1917 - RGA Signalling Depot, Withnoe, Plymouth
27th June 1917 - 28th June 1917 - RGA 36 Company, Eastern Section, Withnoe, Plymouth, (South Western Coast Defences. )
28th June 1917 -11th October 1917 - 22nd Heavy Artillery Reserve Brigade, RGA, Winchester
11th October 1917 - Posted to 2nd Army, British Expeditionary Force, France
19th October 1917 - 8th February 1918 - 119th RGA Heavy Battery in Baupaume, Pas de Calais, France
Following information is
from the Diary of the 119 Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
1/1/1917-21/12/1918
From
the
Private Papers of Brigadier E W Goodman DSO MC
19th October 1917 - Battery on Etricort Lines - SE of Baupaume, Pas de Calais, France
5th November 1917 - Battery moved to Haplincourt (3Km east of Baupaume)
17th November 1917 - Gun Standings occupied at Winchester Valley, East of Metz-en-Couture
21st November 1917 - Battle of Cambria started
23rd/24th November 1917 - Battery moved to Trescault section.
28th November 1917 - Battery moved to a position North of Ribecourt, Nord, France - just west of the Ribecourt-Flesquieres road.
30th November 1917 - Battery pulled back to Havrincourt.
1st December 1917 - Battery advanced to a position 800 yards West of Ribencourt, North of the Ribencourt-Havrincourt Road.
28th/29th December 1917 - Battery Pulled out and proceeded to Rocquigny, south of Baupaume
31st December 1917 - Battery marched to Arras via Baupaume (about 21 miles). Temporary Lines were found in the Faubourg St Saveur.
4th - 11th January 1918 - Battery moved to Battery Valley - approx 1Km South of Feuchy. Guns moved on the Decauville Railway.
8th February 1918 - Discharged to Base Depot
15th February 1918 - 24th March 1919 - 22nd Heavy Battalion in North France
19th June 1918 - Granted Class 1 Pay
21st June 1918 - 11th July 1918 - Attend AA School, 13 Brigade
12th July 1918 - Rejoined Unit, 13 Brigade
3rd August 1918 - 18th August - 15 days in Hospital with Myalgia (Trench Fever ?) - Discharged to duty
3rd September 1918 - 13th October 1918 - Leave to UK via Boulogne
14th October 1918 - Return to British Expeditionary Force
19 March 1919 - Posted to No 2 London Heavy Battalion
27th March 1919 - Joined 1/1 North Midland Heavy Battery (Brigade)
28th March 1919 - 4th June 1919 - No 2 Army in Cologne
431st May 1919 - Home leave from Germany via Calais
17th June 1919 - Demobilised whilst on leave
9th July 1919 - Issued with Certificate of Identity by No 1 Dispersal Unit Fovant, Wiltshire
15th August 1919 - Transferred to Class 2 Army Reserve
25th November 1921 - received his medals