This page provides the names of men who received service numbers allocated to 243 Brigade in the complete re-numbering of the Royal Field Artillery and whose names were either not listed or were not immediately identified in our family archive lists.
These "long" numbers came into use on 1 Jan 1917, even though the men in active service to whom they were allocated were by that time in other Brigades.
Sampling the medal cards shows that some of the men with lower service numbers on this list who usually have short service numbers too, went out to France when the 4th South Midland Brigade was first sent overseas, arriving in France, 31 March 1915. A further group went out to France in July 1915.
All men who served overseas before the end of 1915 received the 1915 Star and the qualifying date is often marked on their medal cards.
Some men with higher service numbers probably joined the Brigade in 1916, either as replacements for Brigade members who returned to the UK to work in munitions factories, or when field artillery Brigades were enlarged to three batteries early in 1916.
This list is not complete and, due to the artillery re-organisation, there is no certainty that men with the higher service numbers saw active service with 243 Brigade before it was dissolved, or with any of the South Midlands Brigades. Some men with 840*** service numbers trained with 4th South Midland in the UK but are known to have served overseas with other units.
The list is taken from medal rolls WO329 at the PRO and names are in order of Service Number in the 840*** sequence and are searchable.
Numbers not included in the sequence here were either not retained by men awarded medals, or were allocated to men whose names are already on our family archive Battery lists.
ID- Rank- Surname- Forenames- TA Number- Number 1916- Notes
1 Gnr Dunsby Charles 279 840193
2 Gnr Sparkes Arthur E 415 840200 killed in action 18/8/17 is on CWGC site as Sparkes "D" Bty. 241st Bde. Grave Reference VII. C. 12. Cemetery VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY not on our lists with either spelling
3 Gnr Porter Alfred John 218 840205
4 Drv Webb Walter Arthur 304 840207 [listed as A.Webb on Coventry list. Went out to France 31 March 1915.]
5 Sgt Boller William H 369 840218 MM cd be Boller on Coventry list but TA number does not match
6 Gnr Lewin Arthur John 345 840220 [no 1915 Star]
7 Drv Taylor Daniel E 352 840222
8 Sgt Sansome Hubert Henry 390 840227
9 Dvr Lucas William 334 840228
10 Dvr Jilks Henry 368 840232
11 Bdr Biddle Frank 840233 840233
12 Whlr Cpl Roberts Wm John 223 840236 Cpl
13 Gnr Bloxham Vincent A 383 840237 A/Bdr Clerk Enlisted Coventry, August, 1914. To France 11 July 1915. Killed,18/9/17 aged 21 "D" Bty. 240th Bde. Grave VI. A. 33. Wimereux Communal Cemetery.
14 Gnr Hooper Bernard William Cole 379 840239 Killed in action 31/8/17 in "D" Bty. 240th Bde. Vlamertinghe Son of William Henry and Emily Ada Hooper, of "Bridestowe," 140, Jerningham Rd., New Cross, London. From CWGC
15 Gnr Laycock Victor T 389 840240
16 Sgt Nixon George L 324 840242
17 A/Ftr/Cpl Richards Joseph 216 840249 Killed in action 28/1/18 A/Cpl Fitter Corporal Age:21Royal Field Artillery35th Bty. 22nd Bde.Plot 2. Row D. Grave 3.GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE Son of Joseph and Hannah Richards, of Coventry.
18 Gnr Randall Herbert J. 298 840252 A/Cpl crossed thr. Gnr
19 Dvr Turner Ernest G. 303 840253
20 Gnr Mack George 327 840258
21 Drv Price Albert 332 840259
22 Dvr Yorke John 335 840260
23 Gnr Gray Ernest 333 840261
24 Dvr Miles Arthur 276 840271 A/Bdr crossed thr. Dvr
25 Gnr Burke William J 356 840272
26 Sig/Cpl Smith Charles T 392 840276 MM Cpl
27 Bdr Clarke Arthur 402 840280 Disch 17/5/19 Para 392 xvi
28 Sad/S/Sgt Easterlow Ben 407 840281
29 Gnr Mason George Edwd 412 840283 Disch 28/12/17 Para 392 xvi.
30 Gnr Strong Leonard John 420 840285 A/Bdr
31 Dvr Lloyd David 424 840287 . [Went out to France with the Brigade when first sent overseas, 31 March 1915]
32 Gnr Batty Herbert 428 840288 A/Bdr [Went to France 11 July 1915]
33 Dvr Holloway George Wm 429 840289 MM [Went out to France with the Brigade when first sent overseas, 31 March 1915]
34 Gnr Pipes John W 430 840290 [no 1915 Star]
35 Gnr Hurt George 431 840291 A/Bdr
36 Dvr Boswell Joseph 433 840292
37 Dvr Parker Charles 436 840293
38 Dvr McKeown Thomas 438 840294
39 Gnr Tyas Willie 439 840295
40 Cpl/S/S Stevenson George 442 840297 Cpl
41 Gnr Smith Charles 444 840298 Disch 14/12/18 Para 392 xvi
42 Dvr Bircumshaw Alfred 445 840299
43 Gnr Drew George 446 840300
44 Dvr Whittaker John 449 840302
45 Dvr Pugh Wilfred 451 840303 Disch 3/2/19 Para 392 xvia
46 Gnr Harston Ernest 452 840304
47 Gnr Cumberland Frank 453 840305 died of wounds 23/10/17 see CWGC for inf
48 Dvr Daniell Sydney 840306 840306 A/Cpl then Gnr deserted 21/9/19 BW and VM returned.
49 Gnr Emmonds John 456 840307 Bdr crossed thr. Gnr
50 Dvr Clarke William 458 840308
51 Sgt Green Thomas Wm 460 840309 DCM
52 Sgt Birks Samuel 462 840310
53 Gnr West Clarence 463 840311
54 Dvr Webb Harold 467 840313
55 Dvr Walker Gerge 468 840314
56 Gnr Ellison Edgar 492 840331
57 Gnr Crompton Walter W 512 840347
58 Gnr Blockley George 519 840351
59 Gnr Davison Harry 525 840352 Sgt Disch 23/10/17 Para 392 xvi
60 Gnr Fowler Henry E 528 840353 MM
61 Gnr Hartley Richard B 533 840356
62 Gnr Hayes Cornelius 534 840357
63 Gnr Howe Charles Henry 537 840359 Killed in action 5/6/17 "D" Bty. 242nd Bde. See CWGC
64 Sgt Lauriston William 540 840360 Disch 30/9/19 Par 392 xvia
65 Bdr Lorriman Albert E 542 840362 Disch 22/8/19 Par 392 xxia
66 Gnr Mears Henry T 545 840364
67 Gnr Pears George 551 840366
68 Gnr Smith Edward Courtney 554 840369
69 Dvr Taylor George 556 840370 Gnr
70 Gnr Wilkes Thomas Wm H 560 840372
71 Dvr Saunders Andrew 577 840378
72 Gnr Williams James 582 840380 Dvr
73 Gnr Booth Walter 586 840383 Disch 20/2/19 Par 392 xxia
74 A/Bdr Dyer Frederick J 587 840384
75 Bdr Armour John L. 592 840385 [went out to France 31 March 1915]
76 Dvr Phillips Arthur 840387 [no 1915 Star. enrolled 4 Jan 1915, in reserve occupation. has service record as signaller. 5 weeks at le Havre. Influenza and pneumonia late 1914 from which he recovered. 10 Brighton Street, Stoke, Coventry. ]
77 Dvr Clarke Reginald 596 840388 Gnr Disch 17/7/19 Par 392 xxi [went to France 12 July 1915]
78 Dvr Wykes Edward 597 840389 this is the last entry listed in WO329/238 [went to France 12 July 1915]
79 Cpl Hurlston Frederick George 600 840392 [no 1915 Star]
80 Gnr Malin William 603 840393 [no 1915 Star]
81 Sgt Howe Walter John 604 840394 Disch 13/2/18 Par 392 xvi [no 1915 Star]
82 Gnr Powell Albert E 607 840397 Disch 29/11/17 Para 392 xvi [went to France 12 July 1915]
83 Dvr Harrison William 610 840398 [went to France 12 July 1915]
84 Cpl Turrell Reginald G 611 840399 Died of wounds 7.5.18 306th Bde.C. 14.GONNEHEM BRITISH CEMETERY [no 1915 Star]
85 Dvr Russell Henry 613 840401 BW medal found and returned [no 1915 Star]
86 Dvr Allsopp Charles 614 840402 Disch 24/3/20 Para 392 xvia [went out to France 31 March 1915. address on medal card c/o 70 Alexander St. Nuneaton. Warwickshire]
87 Gnr Porter Arthur 616 840403 [no 1915 Star]
88 Dvr Masters Sidney 617 840404 [went out to France 31 March 1915.]
89 A/WO Craner William A 619 840406 A/WO II Graner crossed through
90 Sgt Moulder James H 620 840407 note 620 is someone else on our Rugby list?
91 Dvr Rigby Frank 621 840408
92 Dvr Payne Frederick 622 840409
93 Bdr Spencer James 624 840410
94 Gnr Hunt Horace 627 840412
95 Cpl Morgan Frederick G 630 840414 MM
96 Gnr Webster Ernest 633 840416 Dvr
97 Gnr Wilson Horace 634 840417 Disch 13/2/19 Para 392 xvia
98 Gnr Barson Robert 635 840418
101 Dvr Clay Arthur H 638 840421 Disch 7/5/19 Para 392 xvi
102 Gnr Holt Herbert Clement 639 840422 Disch 29/6/18 Para 392 xvi
104 Gnr Gibbs Charles 642 840425
105 Sgt Reddington William 643 840426
106 Gnr Brown Arthur Shilton 647 840427
107 Dvr Ewing George H 648 840428
108 Gnr Dunn William 649 840429
109 Gnr Oswin Leonard J 650 840430
110 Dvr Kimberlin Albert W 653 840432
112 Gnr Townsend Leonard J. 657 840434
113 Gnr Kirby Stanley 658 840435
114 Dvr Naul Charles 659 840436
115 Gnr Aldridge Trevor 660 840437
116 Dvr Callaway Earnest 662 840439 Gallaway crossed through
117 A/Far Sgt Bowen James 664 840440 A/Sgt
118 Gnr Gossage Frank 665 840441 Cpl
119 Bdr Howes Edwin 666 840442
120 Dvr Hargrave Sydney D 669 840444 Disch 7/3/19 Para 392 xvia
121 Gnr Payne William H 671 840446
122 Dvr Mowe Sydney 674 840447
123 Sgt Lees Joseph 677 840449
124 Sgt Dowsell Charles G 680 840450
125 Gnr Johnson George W 681 840451
126 W.O.II Marriott William J 686 840454
127 Bdr Grayson Harry L 688 840456
128 Gnr Raybould Sydney 692 840459
129 Dvr Cook James 694 840461
130 Gnr Burley Lewis 695 840462 [to France 4 Dec 1915]
131 A/Bdr Thompson John 696 840463
132 Dvr Higgs John Fk 698 840464
133 Gnr Pratt Frank Thos 700 840465
134 S/S Cpl Hickey William 704 840466
135 A/Sgt Goulden Edward 704 840467
136 Dvr Edmonds William 709 840468
137 Gnr Beck Albert Edward 711 840469
138 Gnr Pitcher Roland S. 712 840470
139 Dvr Taylor Joseph 713 840471
140 Dvr Thorpe Joseph Sidney 714 840472
141 Dvr Walton Edward W 717 840473
142 Dvr Burrows Wm 720 840475
143 Sgt Bailey Ambrose 725 840478
144 Gnr Clarke Henry I 726 840479
145 Gnr Wallace Jas MacLaren 727 840480 cd be Macharen name written in
146 Gnr Mowe Jesse 730 840482 died of wounds 3/1/17 D Btty 307 Brig Rouen.
147 Dvr Gilbert William 732 840483
148 Gnr Hawkins Caleb 733 840484
The number 840485 was allocated to Raymond Davies, Driver, whose medal card lists him in the Army Veterinary Corps. TT03986
149 Gnr Walker Arthur 840486 840486 short no 740 crossed out and replacedby 840 number.
150 Dvr Baker George 741 840487
151 Gnr Tipping William 742 840488
152 Dvr Stokes Ernest B 746 840489
153 Dvr Hall Herbert 749 840491
154 Dvr Jones Raymond Austin 750 840492
155 Sdr/Cpl Poole Herbert 752 840494 Sgt
156 Dvr Townsend George 753 840495
157 Dvr Munday Charles Joseph 755 840496 Disch 23/4/19 Para 392 xvia
158 Dvr Dark Richard W 756 840497
159 Cpl Rogers Robert A F 757 840498
160 Dvr Bull Frederick 760 840501
161 Dvr Coleman Frederick 761 840502
162 A/WO II Dyson James 765 840504
163 Gnr Toomey David 766 840505 killed in action 18/7/17 "D" Bty. 240th Bde. VII. F. 7.DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY
164 Dvr Johnson Harry F 767 840506
165 A/Cpl Edwards William A 768 840507
166 Gnr Saunders John 770 840508
167 Dvr Hatt Alfred 771 840509
168 Gnr Robbins Herbert 840512 840512 died VDH 13.11.17 age 22 Base Details 2.BRALO BRITISH CEMETERY Son of Mrs. Maria Robbins, of 197, Broad St., Foleshill, Coventry.
169 Dvr Wells Louis 778 840513
170 Gnr Waring William 840515 840515 Disch 11/1/19 Para 392 xvi
171 Gnr Williams Leonard 782 840516
172 Gnr Marriott William H 784 840518
173 Dvr Flinn Walter 786 840519
174 Dvr Marklow Joseph 787 840520
175 Dvr Nicholls Alfred John 788 840521
176 Sgt Young Harry 789 840522
177 Dvr Gilbert James 796 840525
178 Dvr Smith Thomas 798 840526
179 Cpl Hyde Sydney 799 840527
180 Dvr Keene Henry W 800 840528
181 Gnr Dale William 806 840530 Disch 28/3/19 Para 392 xvia
182 Dvr Lewin Alec 810 840532
183 Gnr Ansell Arthur H 813 840535
184 Gnr Green Ernest J 818 840538
185 Dvr Tipper James 821 840539 Disch 1/5/19 Para 392 xvi
186 Dvr Heydon Edwin 822 840540
187 Gnr Gillings George 823 840541
188 Dvr Cronan James 824 840542 to France 5.12.1915.
189 Gnr Reeves Charles 840543 840543
190 Gnr Price Ernest L 827 840544
191 Dvr Wills Jack 829 840546
192 Dvr Powell Merrick 831 840547 killed in action 19/10/18 age 20 "B" Bty. 306th Bde. Grave II. C. ST. AUBERT BRITISH CEMETERY
193 Dvr Wainright Frank 832 840548
194 Ftr/Cpl Houghton James E 834 840549 Cpl
195 Dvr Godden John 836 840550
196 Gnr Bywalter Walter 8404551 840551
197 Bdr Slatter Frank E 840 840552
198 Dvr Bale Henry J 845 840555
199 Dvr Woodhead William 847 847 840556
200 Dvr Woodhead Edmond 848 840557
201 Dvr Wright Joseph 849 840558
202 Gnr Sumner Walter 850 840559
203 Dvr Brown William H 852 840561
204 Dvr Woodward Oliver 853 840562
205 Dvr Ward Harry 857 840564
206 Dvr Atkins William 858 840565
207 Bdr Wood Herbert 859 840566 Killed in action 15/8/17 age 19 "A" Bty. 307th Bde. III. E. 12 WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES
208 Gnr Warren Sidney 860 840567
209 Dvr Rawlings Richard 840568 840568
210 Gnr Liggins Frederick 864 840569 killed in action 15/8/17 No 1915 Star.
211 Dvr Merrick Frederick 865 840570
212 Gnr Hills Lacy J 873 840573
213 Dvr Eales George 874 840574
214 Dvr Edwards Alec 876 840575
215 Dvr Chattaway Herbert A 877 840576 vic medal rtnd Died of wounds 14/8/17
216 Gnr Cramp Reginald 879 840578 Died of wounds 2/4/17
217 Dvr Townsend Charles 882 840580
218 Dvr Povey Henry W 883 840581
219 Dvr Young Arthur 884 840582
220 Cpl Banks Arthur J 886 840583
221 Dvr Woodhead Herbert W 887 840584
222 Sgt Randall Charles 888 840585
223 Bdr Lapworth Harry 889 840586
224 Dvr Jakeman James 890 840587
225 Dvr Crouch George E894 894 840589
226 Sgt Smith Percy 897 840591 killed in action 22/8/17
227 Dvr Poole Lawrence 899 840593
228 Dvr Lee Thomas A 906 840595
229 Gnr Tomlinson Harry 840596 840596
230 Gnr Burton Arthur 908 840597
231 Dvr Mahers Robert 910 840598 Disch 29/11/17 Para 392 xvi
232 Dvr Poole Thomas 911 840599
233 Gnr Chambers Edward 912 840600
234 Dvr Darlow William H 913 840601
235 Gnr Ryan Frncis 914 840602
236 Dvr Goodwin Benjamin 915 840603
237 Gnr Spreckley Thomas 918 840605
238 BQMS Cannings Arthur E 920 840607
239 Gnr Fleming Frederick 840608 840608
241 BQMS Wood Ralph M 924 840610 WO II
242 Bdr Quinney John J 925 840611 Disch 10/12/18 Para 392 xvia
243 Gnr Higgins John 928 840612
244 Gnr Sweet Herbert S 929 840613
245 Bdr Floyd Jesse 931 840614
246 Dvr Hill Richard A 932 840615
247 Cpl Townsend Frederick 933 840616
248 Dvr Giles Raymond 937 840619
249 Cpl Oldfield Walter 939 840621 died of wounds 20/9/17 "D" Bty. 242nd Bde.Enclosure No.2 I. F. 37. BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY
250 Gnr Rosser Thomas C 840622 840622
251 Gnr Cottrell Ernest E 941 840623
252 Gnr Lamb William 942 840624
253 Gnr Nutt Edward 944 840626 Disch 4/1/18 Para 392 xvi
254 Dvr Wood Ernest 840628 840628 Disch 15/6/19 Para 392 xvia
255 Dvr Gibbons Arthur 947 840629
256 Gnr Neish Arthur 949 840630
257 Bdr Nash James 950 840631 Cpl
258 Sgt Card Thomas 951 840632 M M
259 Dvr Kirby Reginald W 952 840633
260 Dvr Thomas Herbert 953 840634
261 Gnr Dodd Harry 955 840635 killed in action 22/8/17
262 Gnr Bosworth Fred 956 840636 Disch 5/12/18 Para 392 xvi
263 Gnr Duckett Robert W 957 840637
264 Cpl Hayes Francis X V 959 840638
265 Gnr Bailey Frank 840639 840639
266 Gnr Greenhall Herbert 961 840640
103 Gnr Coleman Thomas W 641 840641 [note this should probably be 840424 in sequence. They have copied in his previous short number. This number belongs to someone else. Numbers as on Medal card. No 1915 Star.]
267 Dvr Duckham Frank 962 840641
268 Gnr Taylor Alex L 840643 840643
269 Dvr Brown Thomas 965 840644
270 Gnr Bloxham Hubert 840646 840646
271 Dvr Lines Albert 840647 840647 Disch 12/7/19 Para 392 xvia
272 Sgt Abbey Alfred 971 840648 Killed in action 15/8/17
273 Gnr Holt Joseph 974 840651
274 Bdr Moore Edward A 976 840652
275 Gnr Jones William 977 840653
276 Dvr Thrift Arthur 978 840654
277 Gnr Owen Ernest 979 840655
278 Dvr Palmer Percy 980 840656
279 Gnr Frandon Joseph 981 840657
280 Gnr Cleaver Alfred 840659 840659 Disch 28/1/19 Para 392 xvi
281 Cpl Pearson George H 986 840660 died of wounds 6/3/17
282 Gnr Smith William 987 840661
283 Gnr Edwards James 840662 840662 Dvr
284 Gnr Kendall Arthur 989 840663
285 Gnr Backhouse Wiliam 995 840667
286 Gnr Blakemore Thomas 999 840670
287 Gnr Leventon George William 1000 840671
288 Gnr Prince J E 840673 840673 Disch 31/3/21 Para 392 xi forfeited medals NW/9/2017
289 Drv Jones William 1004 840674
290 Gnr Coltman Montague 1006 840675
291 Bombr Weston Thomas 1007 840676
292 Gnr Barnett William H 1010 840678 Disch 26/4/19 Para 392 xvi
293 Drv Millerchip William Ernest 1011 840679 Killed in action 23/5/18
294 L/Bdr Gnr Dewis William John 1012 840680 A/Bdr
295 Gnr Cotterill James 1013 840681
296 Drv McQuhae James 840682 840682
297 Drv Tew Albert H 1015 840683
298 Drv Soden Frank 840685 840685
299 Gnr Sidwell Ernest 1020 840686
300 Gnr Finch Hubert 1022 840688
301 Driver Gibbs Robert 840689 840689
302 Gnr Brown Thomas Fredk 1024 840690
303 Drv Ollerenshaw C W 1025 840691
304 Corpl Higgs Geo Harold 1026 840692 Disch 17/12/18 Para 392 xvi
305 Driver Matthews Wm 1028 840693
306 Gnr Bell Alec 840694 840694
307 Gnr Tebbutt George 1034 840694
308 Gnr Flack Albert David 1035 840698 Disch 2/10/18 Para 392 xvi
309 Sgt Harper Thos R 1038 840700 MM
840*** numbers copied only to 840700 apart from a couple on Rugby Battery list