Kut-el-Amara (7) Royal Garrison Artillery- 86th and 104th Heavy Batteries

Kut-el-Amara (7) Royal Garrison Artillery- 86th and 104th Heavy Batteries

British NCOs and ORs of 86th and 104th Heavy Batteries who were trapped inside Kut during the siege from 7/12/15 to 29/4/16 then went into a brutal captivity if they hadn't already been killed or exchanged. A heavy Bty had some 80+ British ORs and 110 Indian ORs. Since the whole of 86 Bty and half (ie No 1 section) of 104 Bty were trapped inside Kut this should represent about 120 British ORs and 160 IORs. But sadly the records for Indian ORs are sparse. I have concentrated here on the British.---------82 of these 123 men died died in Turkish captivity and 2 more had died during the siege---------- NB there are 2 men, Hamilton and Lumsden, who are in this community as RGA but were in fact attached to S&T Corps thus perhaps nothing to do with 86 or 104 HBs

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  • Born 1887

    British Army 35366 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 86 Hvy Bty

  • Died 1916

    British Army 24824 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1887

    Died 1916

    British Army 27015 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1879

    Died 1916

    British Army 1712 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1891

    Died 1916

    British Army 32322 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1916

    British Army 25235 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

  • British Army 32323 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1887

    Died 1916

    British Army 23858 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1916

    British Army 37486 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1917

    British Army 26360 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1916

    British Army 25458 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • British Army 27533 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1889

    Died 1916

    British Army 27534 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

    British Army 27534 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1886

    Died 1916

    British Army 16572 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

    British Army 16572 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

  • British Army 28764 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • British Army 24778 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1891

    Died 1916

    British Army 33847 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1916

    British Army 24297 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Born 1889

    Died 1917

    British Army 28122 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

  • Died 1917

    British Army 28795 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery