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From: Margaret/Bryan Bradford <>
Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Help please for 373 Battery
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:22:57 -0500
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Thank you for your suggestion, that website is excellent.
Margaret
> Have a look on www.1914-1918.net This will lead you to the Divisions.
> In March 1916 the british Army were on the Suez canal and no battles as such took place. The Turkish Army did skirmish at times but some British Units did not even see a Turk in the first 6 months of July. many of the Gallipoli units went to Egypt to rest and rebuild.
> Steve M
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>
>
> Author of
> 9th (Service) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys Regiment) during The First World War.
> ISBN 978-0-9555698-1-4
>
> www.ypressalient.co.uk
>
> People ask me my religion - my religion is kindness - True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised.
>
>
> --- On Sun, 1/2/09, Margaret/Bryan Bradford <> wrote:
>
> From: Margaret/Bryan Bradford <>
> Subject: [GREATWAR] Help please for 373 Battery
> To:
> Date: Sunday, 1 February, 2009, 8:23 PM
>
> Hello,
> I am new to this list and I would like some help in understanding the WW
> 1 Army medal records of my ancestor Harold Saxon CLEAVER. The record
> lists him as Sgt 1/1 B Bty H.A.C. then 373 Bty R.F.A. Next he is 2/Lt
> 1/1 A Bty H.A.C. Then Bdr H.A.C.
>
> Can anyone tell me which Regiment or Division to look at for further
> information, or for War Diaries.
>
> Harold first served in Egypt from 13.3.16. Does anyone know which
> Battles took place around that time in Egypt.
>
> Harold's regimental numbers are 577 (?) the query is as written, 328 and
> 624849
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thank you for your time
>
> Margaret Bradford
> Ottawa, Canada
>
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