3rd Northumbrian Brigade, RFA, War Diary

17 April 1915 1.15pm Entrained for embarkation at Newcastle upon Tyne.

18th April 1915 2am Arrived at Southampton, sailed at 5.15pm  

19th April 1915 11am. Arrived at Le Havre.

25th April 1915 5am, Arrived at Ratte Hot Inn, Brigade Headquarters Trappist Monastery. Position of area 2.38E 50.51 North

19th May Brigade ordered to report CRA 27th Div artillery Ypres.
CRA 27th Div ordered 1 Battery to take up position in action Ref Sheet 28 NW I.15.B. Remaining  Batteries reserve at WATOV. Armour column & wagon lines on POPERINGHE VLAMERTINGHE road south of railway.

20th May 3rd  Div Battery took up position - Brigage HQ at Krustraat.

24th May Battery opened fire against German attack 3am - on gone zone Menin Road - Stirling Castle - expending 891 rounds.
 Owing to short range of of guns, battery was well forward of artillery line and when germans advanced to within 1500 yards, guns were taken out of action and relieve to wagon line having almost exhausted ammunition at 1pm
Casualties - Wounded Captain & Adjutant S R Radcliffe. 5 gunners.