BIDDLES, Woolaston (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, November 02, 2011, 22:18 (4773 days ago) @ alison2

Thanks Alison, sorry for being confused. I wonder why Henry becomes Harry ?. Oddly enough one of my Beard line who also fought in WW1 was a Henry who was known as Harry, so presumably not as odd as I first thought.

Anyhow another Gunner eh !

For any research into The Great War the Long Long Trail website is brilliant
http://www.1914-1918.net/whatartbrig.htm

This shows the Royal Field Artillery structures athough sadly no reference to the number of horses they had. However I know a Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery comprised 6 guns and 228 Horses to draw and serve them !. These were lighter more mobile guns than Field Guns which presumably needed even more horses per gun, and the big guns were THE main weapon of WW1 so many many thousands of horses hence skilled handlers were needed.
(Incidentally the lighter Royal Horse Artillery guns are still used for the Queen's Birthday Salute and in displays such as the Royal Tournament etc)