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The Wartime Wanderer
In 1914, the 3rd (Bolton) East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery formed part of the East Lancashire Territorial Division, which was the first Territorial Division to volunteer for
foreign service. Re-titled the 212th Brigade RFA in 1916, the unit served throughout the 1st World War.
On 8th April 1939, with war looming again, Harry Goslin (real name Henry), the captain of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, delivered a speech to a crowd of 23,000 at Burnden Park, to encourage volunteers to sign up for service. The Bolton Wanderers first team, led by Harry, signed up to join the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment Royal Artillery, with a further 15 members of the team joining the local police force. Britain entered the 2nd World War in September, and the Regiment fought at Dunkirk, in North Africa and Iraq.
In Italy, during the Battle of the Moro River in 1943, 166334 Lieutenant Harry Goslin was a Forward Observation Officer supporting the 3rd/15th Punjab Regiment, 21st Brigade, 8th Indian Division. On 14th December, Lt Goslin’s observation post was under indirect fire when a mortar bomb detonated in a tree behind his position, wounding him. His signaller, 1130966 Gunner Plummer was then killed by a sniper’s bullet; he was 21 years old. Lt Goslin died of his wounds on 18th December 1943, aged 34.
In 2018, the Battery was equipped with the L118 light gun and has served most recently in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Printed image size(s): B2 only (58 x 38 cm)
Owner: 216 Battery, 103 Regiment Royal Artillery
Price(s): £70
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