Bristol Gunners

240 Brigade Battery Officers, 1916

This is a list of battery officers of 240 Brigade as of 30 October 1916. The Brigade commander was Colonel Arthur Mackinford Balfour DSO.


A Battery

Battery Commander - Major Chester Todd (KIA 9 August, 1917)

Lieutenant H. P. Lane
2nd Lieutenant F. S. Gedye
2nd Lieutenant G. F. Matthews (attached)
2nd Lieutenant W. F. Ridler
2nd Lieutenant W. A. Todd

B Battery

BC - Captain Prideaux

Captain Lucas Lucas
2nd Lieutenant F. Ellerton
2nd Lieutenant Hannam
2nd Lieutenant D. P. Morgan
2nd Lieutenant Yirrall (East Anglian. Attached)

C Battery

BC - Major Constantine

Lieutenant Ryan
2nd Lieutenant Baines (Warwick's)
2nd Lieutenant Baynes (North Midland)
2nd Lieutenant Payne (attached)
2nd Lieutenant M. E. Todd

D Battery (4.5" Howitzers)

BC - Major Fowler

Lieutenant Brodribb
2nd Lieutenant Brooke-Taylor
2nd Lieutenant Lowe
2nd Lieutenant Nickalls
2nd Lieutenant Selby-Downes (attached)


Sources and Resources

Derek Driscoll's original pages

Officers Roll 1916
Officers Roll 1916