Men of the 277th

This is where I intend to publish all the names of the Men and Officers of the 277th Brigade RFA.

At first it will be a list, but as I get the information down, I hope to be able to make connections and draw conclusions about who was where, when and for how long.

We'll start of off with Henry.

Henry Hunt,  Bombadier, Gassed probably at Passchendaele

Ellis WJ Gunner 31749 12/06/1917
B 277
Rupli LC Gunner 687231 20/07/1917
D 277
Corp Charles Serjeant 22186 22-Aug-1917 34 C 277
Wallace BJ Driver 103189 16-Aug-1917
A 277
Sanders E Gunner 114210 21-Aug-1917
A 277
Large H Gunner 777023 21-Aug-1917
A 277
Simpson Arthur Lawrance Serjeant 92042 21-Aug-1917 29 A 277
Barrow A Bombardier 685064 22-Aug-1917
C 277
McAllister Daniel Gunner 935937 21-Aug-1917 21 A 277
Case WF Driver 686221 13-Aug-1917
B 277
Dodgson H Gunner 687278 14-Aug-1917
B 277
Graham John Acting Bombardier 685356 4-Aug-1917 22 C 277
Legg George Alfred Bombardier L/32097 27-Jul-1917 18 A 277
Noons FW Gunner L/47859 24-Jul-1917 21 A 277
Pye Walter George 2nd Lieutenant
24-Jul-1917 28 A 277
Hodgkinson Geoffrey Still Lieutenant
24-Jul-1917 24 A 277
Coleman J Driver L/31741 9-Jul-1917
A 277
Mason Edward Ernest Driver 87870 23-Jul-1917 18
277th Bde Amm Col
Aldridge BERTRAND HAROLD Serjeant 47921 11/08/17 25 D 277
GREGSON HAROLD Acting Bombardier 152733 11/08/17 27 D 277
HEATH JH Driver 916065 23/09/17


MACDONALD DOUGLAS Driver 166112 07/09/17 29

RAVANI F S G Driver 92326 09/09/17


SHAW T F Driver 805711 11/09/17


WATSON R A Driver 21303 08/02/17


THOMAS W Driver 219157 15/07/17



Ellis WJ, Gunner,  31749,   died 12/06/1917 B Battery, buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, near Ypres
Rupli LC, Gunner.  687231, dised 20/07/1917 D Battery, buried at Raiway Dugouts Burial Ground near Ypres


From the War Diaries of June, July and August 1917


2nd Lieut R R McCartney B277 Battery
2nd Lieut JJ Dawson
Capt F F Bragley B/277 Battery
2nd Lieut A J Garry (?) C/277
2nd Lieut A Sketch C/277th Battery
Major J O M Williams DSO D/277
Lieut Col J E C J Cochrane DSO
Lieut L Talbot A/277 Battery
2nd Lieut W Allen A/277
Lieut W G McCanley A/277
2nd Lieut W N O'Neill D/277
Major MT Bibby (?) A/277
Lieut Col N P R Preeston (?) A/277 Battery
Lieut (Temp Capt) JJJ Bell (?) MC Bde Amm Col
2nd Lieut GS Hodgkinson posted to A/277 battery
2nd Lieut WND Hull D/277 (?)
2nd Lieut RPE Roberts D/277
2nd Lieut N Morgan Bde Amm Col
2nd Lieut SH Graham A/277
2nd Lieut GW Pye A/277
2nd Lieut EB Quibell C/277

War Diary July 1917
2nd Lieut JE Alexander D/277
Lieut DA Gardner B/277
685028 BQMS Matthews C/277 battery (DCM awarded)
2nd Lieut  RPE Roberts D/277 (awarded MC)
2nd Lieut JA Milne RFA D/277 (awarded MC)
2nd Lt W M Hill (awarded MC)
Lieut W C McCauley A/277
BSM Hall (C/277)
Lieut DA Harvey RFA
2nd Lieut AJ Whelan C/277 (gassed and admitted to hospital)
63427 Sgt Saunders JA 'A' Battery, awarded MM
2nd Lieut J Lock A/277
Lieut WC McCauley A/277 (awarded MC)
Lieut JH Hudson D/277
Lieut AS Edge B/277
Lieut EV Pratt C/277
2nd Lieut RPE Roberts D/277
2nd Lieut HR Pratt BAC
Capt CP Rimmer D/277
Lieut DA Gardner RFA B/277
Capt M Ravenscroft MC
2nd Lieut GS Hodgkinson (A/277) kia
2nd Lieut WG Pye A/277 kia
Capt WS Durward MC A/277 wia

August 1917 War Diary
339321 Pte A Roberts (RAMC) A/277 (awarded MM)
154766 Sgt DJ West B/277 (awarded MM)
Lieut JA Milne D/277
Lieut JH Hudson D/277 Battery (awarded MC)
100393 Sgt TB Murray late D/277 (awarded DCM)
687129 Bdr HW Dixon D/277 (awarded MM)
Lieut DA Harvey (to be acting Captain)
Lieut WC McCauley A/277 Battery (to be acting Captain)
Capt (a/Major) AW Gossage C/277 (awarded MC)
685110 Sgt H Smith C/277 (awarded MM)

Sgt Harrison S of C/277 (awarded MM)

More to follow