"
The war of 1914-18 was an artillery war. Artillery
was the battle winner, artillery was what caused the greatest loss of life, the most
dreadful wounds and the deepest fear"
John Terraine, White Heat, p. 95
AWM Negative Number: E01209 Caption: Near Zonnebeke;
24 Oct 1917; An 18 pounder gun of the 38th Battery of Australian Field Artillery dug in among the ruins of an old factory near Zonnebeke, in the Ypres Sector. Abraham Heights are seen on the sky line.
Identified, left to right: 9880 Sergeant J A Burton;
346 Sergeant E T Cornish; 3867 Bombardier
W. H. Neil;
1388 Bombardier R L Corbett (partially obscured); 34831 Gunner E G Stevenson. Note the
heavy artillery shells in the foreground. Unknown photographer
Division ArtilleriesThe 1912 divisional organisation provided for a colonel, known as the Commander Royal Artillery (CRA) to command the divisional artillery. He had a Brigade Major, Royal Artillery (BMRA) for a chief of staff. The position of CRA was regraded as a Brigadier General in July 1915.
The 1912 tables provided for a division to have three field artillery brigades each of 12 of the new 18-pounders. They also provided for a heavy or howitzer battery, but this was not raised in 1914. In March 1916 Division Artilleries were greatly expanded for service on the Western Front, with three brigades each of four batteries and one of three batteries, and medium and heavy trench mortars were added. This was changed again in January 1917, with the number of brigades reduced to just two. In February 1918, medium trench mortar batteries were reorganised and the heavy batteries reduced to just one, under Corps control.
On the Western Front the normal practice was for divisions in the line to have support from two or more division artilleries.
1st Division Artillery [1st Division]
Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division.
Subunits:
- 1st Division Ammunition Column August 1914 to past November 1918
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to past November 1918
- 2nd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to past November 1918
- 3rd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to 20 January 1917
- 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 23 January 1917
- V1A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- X1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Y1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Z1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- 1st Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
- 2nd Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
- Brigadier General J. J. T. Hobbs 15 August 1914 to 13 October 1915
- Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Bessell-Browne (acting) 13 October 1915 to 6 November 1915
- Brigadier General J. J. T. Hobbs 6 November 1915 to 10 January 1917
- Brigadier General W. A. Coxen 10 January 1917 to 8 October 1917
- Brigadier General S. M. Anderson 8 October 1917 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
Egypt, Sinai: Defence of Suez Canal, Gallipoli: Defence of Anzac, Sari Bair, Withdrawal from Anzac, Western Front: Pozieres, Advance to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Hindenburg Line
2nd Division Artillery [2nd Division]
Formed September 1915 and assigned to 2nd Division.
Subunits:
- 2nd Division Ammunition Column September 1915 to past November 1918
- 4th Field Artillery Brigade 23 September 1915 to past November 1918
- 5th Field Artillery Brigade 6 September 1915 to past November 1918
- 6th Field Artillery Brigade 19 October 1915 to 20 January 1917
- 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 27 January 1917
- V2A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- X2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Y2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Z2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
- 3rd Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
- 4th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
- Brigadier General G. J. Johnston 1 December 1915 to 8 October 1917
- Brigadier General O. F. Phillips 8 October 1917 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
Gallipoli: Defence of Anzac, Egypt: Defence of Suez Canal, Western Front: Pozieres, Advance to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hamel, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, Montebrehain
3rd Division Artillery [3rd Division]
Formed February 1916 for 3rd Division
Subunits:
- 3rd Division Ammunition Column February 1916 to past November 1918
- 7th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 8th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 9th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to6 January 1917
- 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 6 January 1917
- V3A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 to 21 February 1918
- X3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Y3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Z3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 to 21 February 1918
- 5th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
- 6th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
- Brigadier General H. W. Grimwade 10 July 1916 to 15 November 1918
- Lieutenant Colonel H. D. K. MacCartney 15 November 1918 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hamel, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line
4th Division Artillery [4th Division]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division
Subunits:
- 4th Division Ammunition Column February 1916 to past November 1918
- 10th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 11th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 12th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to 20 January 1917
- 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 23 January 1917
- V4A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- X4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Y4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Z4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- 7th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
- 8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
- Brigadier General C. Rosenthal March 1916 to 25 August 1917
- Brigadier General W. L. H. Burgess 25 August 1917 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
Egypt: Defence of Egypt, Western Front: Pozieres, Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Villers Bretonneux, Hamel, Amiens, Albert, Hindenburg Line
5th Division Artillery [5th Division]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division
Subunits:
- 5th Division Ammunition Column February 1916 to past November 1918
- 13th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 14th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to past November 1918
- 15th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 to 22 January 1917
- 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 23 January 1917
- V5A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- X5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- Z5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 to 21 February 1918
- 9th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
- 10th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
- Brigadier General S. E. Christian 21 February 1916 to 18 January 1917
- Brigadier General A. J. Bessell-Browne 18 January 1917 to 8 November 1918
- Brigadier General H. W. Lloyd 8 November 1918 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
Egypt: Defence of Egypt, Western Front: Fromelles, Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Villers Bretonneux, Morlancourt, Hamel, Amiens, Peronne, Hindenburg Line
Artillery BrigadesField Artillery brigades were formed for infantry divisions. In 1914 and 1915 the First and Second Division each had three brigades equipped with 12 x 18 pounder field guns. In March 1916 a fourth battery of four 18 pounder field guns was added. At the same time a Howitzer Brigade was raised for each division with 12 x 4.5 inch howitzers each.
On arrival in France, the artillery was reorganised with each field artillery brigade having 12 x 18 pounders and 4 x 4.5 inch howitzers. The Howitzer Brigades then became Field Artillery Brigades as well. Because there wasn't enough howitzer batteries, the 9th, 12th, 15th, 21st and 22nd Field Artillery Brigades had no howitzer batteries. New batteries were raised for them, both in Australia and England, the 118th, 119th, 120th, 116th and 117th respectively, but only the 118th had joined its brigade before the artillery was reorganised again in January 1917. Of the batteries raised in Australia, only the 116th and 117th had departed before the formation of the batteries in England became known. Accordingly, the 116th and 117th were broken up for artillery reinforcements on arrival in England while the others were broken up in Australia and sent as reinforcements.
In January 1917, batteries were increased in size to 6 guns each in order to economise on battery and brigade commanders and the number of Field Artillery Brigades in each division was reduced to two. The 9th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th Field Artillery Brigades were disbanded while the 3rd, 6th and 12th Field Artillery Brigades became Army Brigades, not assigned to any division but more or less permanently assigned to the Australian Corps. Because the new howitzer batteries had not yet arrived, not all howitzer batteries were reorganised until April 1917.
A Reserve Artillery Brigade was created as a training unit in England on 28 November 1916 to train artillery reinforcements as gunners, the number of guns and qualified instructors in Australia having fallen too low for this to be carried out here.
A siege brigade was raised in April 1915, largely from regular gunners of the Australian Garrison Artillery and wore the cap badge of the Royal Australian Artillery rather than the " Rising Sun" of the Australian Imperial Force. It operated mainly in support of British units on the Western Front before it joined the Australian Corps Heavy Artillery in March 1918.
1st Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed Sydney 16 August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 18 October 1914.
1st Reinforcement departed Newcastle Barambah 21 December 1914,
Melbourne Borda
22 December 1914;
2nd and 3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Hymettus
5 February 1915 , Sydney Runic
19 February 1915, Melbourne Bulla
2 February 1915;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 10 April 1915;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Hororata 10 April 1915 and
Kabinga 20 May
1915;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Berrima 26 June 1915; 7th Reinforcements departed
Melbourne Persia 10 August 1915;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Makarini
10 July 1915;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 9 September 1915;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 27 September 1915;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Nestor 11 October 1915;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wandilla 9 November 1915;
13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Berrima 17 December 1915;
14th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 15 January 1916;
15th Reinforcements departed Sydney Nestor 9 April 1916;
16th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
17th Reinforcements departed Sydney Borda 9 June 1916;
18th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
19th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
20th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
21st Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
22nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
23rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
24th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February 1917;
25th Reinforcements departed Fremantle Borda 29 June 1917;
26th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 11 May 1917,
departed Sydney Marathon 10 May 1917, departed Melbourne
Ascanius 11 May 1917, Melbourne
Suevic 21
June 1917, Sydney Miltiades 2 August 1917;
27th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 9 November 1917;
28th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 9 November 1917;
29th Reinforcements departed Sydney Port Sydney 5 November 1917 and Melbourne Port Sydney
9 November 1917;
30th Reinforcements departed Sydney Port Sydney 5 November 1917 and Melbourne Port Sydney
9 November 1917;
31st Reinforcements departed Sydney Port Sydney 5 November 1917 and Melbourne Port Sydney 9 November 1917;
32nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Canberra 16 November 1917 and Melbourne
Indarra 26 November 1917;
34th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ulysses 19 December 1917 and Port Darwin 30 April 1918;
35th Reinforcements departed Albany Port Darwin 8 May 1918, departed Sydney
Orontes 5 June 1918 and departed Sydney Borda17 July 1918
Egypt. Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
1st Siege Artillery Brigade
Formed Victoria April 1915. Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915 as Siege Artillery Brigade (Heavy). Renamed O Siege Brigade 28
September 1915. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Group 18 July 1916. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade 5 February 1918. Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and
renamed 1st Siege Artillery Brigade March
1918. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915; 2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 6 October 1915; 3rd
Reinforcements departed Sydney 10 November 1915; 4th Reinforcements departed
Sydney Osterley 15 January 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Nestor 9
April 1916; 6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Beltana 13 May 1916; 7th
Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916; 8th Reinforcements departed
Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916; 9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Beltana 25
November 1916; 10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February 1917;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 11 May 1917; 12th Reinforcements
departed Sydney Ulysses 9 May 1917, Port Sydney 9 May 1917, Marathon 10 May 1917
and Benalla 10 May 1917; 13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Indarra 26
November 1917; 14th Reinforcements departed Sydney Demosthenes 9 November 1917;
15th Reinforcements departed Sydney Wiltshire 2 February 1918; 16th
Reinforcements departed Melbourne Nestor 28 February 1918; 17th Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Nestor 28 February 1918; 18th Reinforcements departed Sydney
Orontes 5 June 1918; 19th Reinforcements departed Sydney Borda 17 July 1918;
20th Reinforcements departed Sydney Gaika 30 July 1918; 21st Reinforcements
departed Sydney Wyreema 14 October 1918.
England, Western Front
2nd Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed Melbourne August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Shropshire 20 October 1914. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Borda 22 December 1914;
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Bulla 2 February
1915;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Hymettus 5 February 1915 and Melbourne
Runic 25 February 1915;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 20
March 1915;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 17 April 1915;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Bakara 14 May 1915;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Persia 10 August 1915;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Makarini 16
September 1915;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 9 September 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 27 September 1915;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Nestor 11 October 1915;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wandilla 9
November1915;
13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Afric 5 January 1916;
14th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Themistocles 28 January 1916;
15th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Malwa 21 March 1916;
16th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4
May 1916;
17th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 27 May 1916; 18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
19th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
20th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916;
21st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
22nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Hororata 23 November 1916;
23rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23
December 1916;
24th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
3rd Field Artillery (Army) Brigade
(Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania)
Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division Artillery. Headquarters
departed Brisbane Rangatira 24 September 1914. 1st Reinforcements departed
Newcastle Barrambah 21 December 1914, Melbourne Borda 22 December 1914;
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Bulla 2 February 1915, Brisbane Star of
England 8 April 1915 and Sydney Hymettus 5 February 1915;
3rd Reinforcements departed
Adelaide Itonus 15 February 1915, Fremantle Itonus
22 February 1915,
Sydney Runic 19 February 1915, Melbourne Runic 25 February 1915;
4th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Star of England 8 April 1915, Adelaide Port Lincoln 1 April 1915,
Fremantle Argyllshire 19 April 1915, Melbourne Wiltshire 13 April 1915;
5th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Kyarra 16 April 1915, Melbourne Hororata 17 April 1915, Adelaide
Botanist 2 June 1915, Fremantle Hororata 26 April 1915;
6th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Medic 2 June 1915, Adelaide Borda 23 June 1915, Melbourne
Wandilla 17
June 1915 and Fremantle Wandilla 25 June
1915; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Persia 10 August 1915;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Makarini 16
September 1915;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 9 September 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 27 September 1915;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Nestor 11 October 1915;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wandilla 9
November1915;
13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Berrima 17 December 1915; 14th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 15 January 1916;
15th Reinforcements departed Sydney Nestor 9 April 1916;
16th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
17th Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 22 May 1916;
18th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
19th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
20th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
21st Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
22nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
23rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
24th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917. Became an Army
Brigade 20 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
4th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed Melbourne 23 September 1915 for 2nd Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Wiltshire 18 November 1915. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Wiltshire 18 November 1915;
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Afric 5 January 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Themistocles
28 January 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Malwa 21 March 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 27 May
1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August 1916; 8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20
October 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orontes 23 December 1916;
13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14
February 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
5th Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed Sydney 6 September 1915 for 2nd Division Artillery. Departed Sydney Persic 18 November 1915 and Bulla 25
November 1915.1st Reinforcements departed Sydney Persic 18 November 1915;
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Berrima 17 December 1915;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 15 January 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Nestor 9 April 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Borda 9 June 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
11th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
12th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade
(Victoria, Tasmania)
Formed Melbourne 19 October 1915 for 2nd Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915;
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Afric 5 January 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Themistocles
28 January 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Malwa 21 March 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Berrima 4 July
1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August 1916; 8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20
October 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orontes 23 December 1916;
13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14
February 1917. Became an Army Brigade
20 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
7th Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11 May 1916. 1st Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 11 May 1916;
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917
England, Western Front
8th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed Victoria April 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May 1916. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Medic 20 May 1916;
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917. Became an Army Brigade
20 January 1917.
England, Western Front
9th Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed New South Wales April 1916. Departed Sydney Argyllshire
11 May 1916. 1st Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 11 May 1916;
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917. Disbanded 6 January 1917.
England, Western Front
10th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt April 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements departed
Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Berrima 4
July 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20
October 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14
February 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
11th Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Borda 5 June 1916; 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade
(Victoria)
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ascanius 27 May 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August
1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917. Became an Army Brigade 20 January
1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
13th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Berrima 4 July 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Borda 20 October 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 25 October
1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Benalla 9 November 1916; 9th Reinforcements departed
Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10
February 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
14th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ascanius 27 May 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August
1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
15th Field Artillery Brigade
(Victoria) [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Berrima 4 July 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orsova 1 August 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Borda 20 October 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October
1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916; 9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14
February 1917. Disbanded 23 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
21st Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 as 21st Howitzer Brigade for 1st Division Artillery.
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ajana 5 July 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October
1916 and Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November
1916 and Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917. Renamed 21st Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded 23 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
22nd Field Artillery Brigade
(New South Wales) [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 as 22nd Howitzer Brigade for 2nd Division Artillery.
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ajana 5 July 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October
1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November
1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917. Renamed
22nd Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded 27 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
23rd Field Artillery Brigade [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in England for 3rd Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May
1916;
1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Medic 20 May 1916; 2nd Reinforcements
departed Melbourne Medic 20 May 1916 and Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd
Reinforcements departed Sydney Beltana 13 May 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917. Disbanded 6 January 1917.
England, Western Front
24th Field Artillery Brigade [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 as 24th Howitzer Brigade for 4th Division Artillery.
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements
departed Sydney Beltana 13 May 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917. Renamed
24th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded 23 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
25th Field Artillery Brigade [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt February 1916 as 25th Howitzer Brigade for 5th Division Artillery.
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4 May 1916;
3rd Reinforcements
departed Sydney Beltana 13 May 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917. Renamed
25th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded 23 January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Formed Victoria April 1915 as Siege Artillery Brigade (Heavy). Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915. Renamed O Siege Brigade 28 September 1915. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Group
18 July 1916. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade 5 February 1918. Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and
renamed 1st Siege Artillery Brigade March
1918.
England, Western Front
Reserve Artillery Brigade
Formed Egypt January 1916 as Artillery Training Depot. Arrived England 20 June 1916.
Renamed Reserve Artillery Brigade 28 November 1916.
England
Artillery
Groups36th Heavy Artillery Group
Formed Victoria April 1915 as Siege Artillery Brigade (Heavy). Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915. Renamed O Siege Brigade 28 September 1915. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Group
18 July 1916. Renamed 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade 5 February 1918.
England, Western Front
Artillery
BatteriesField artillery batteries were equipped with four 18 pounders until January 1917, when the number was raised to six per battery. Field artillery (Howitzer) batteries were equipped with four 4.5 inch howitzers until January 1917, when the number was similarly raised to 6 per battery. The equipment of other batteries is noted below.
1st Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [1st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales August 1914 from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Royal Australian Field Artillery
Batteries of the regular army and assigned to 1st Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Sydney
Afric 18 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
1st Heavy Artillery Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed at Gallipoli 14 July 1915. Equipped with two old 6 inch howitzers and one even
older 4.7 inch naval gun which was left behind at Gallipoli but later salvaged as a museum
piece. The battery was disbanded in Egypt in February 1916 to provide personnel for
howitzer batteries.
Gallipoli
1st Siege Artillery Battery [1st
Siege Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria April 1915. Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915 as 1st Siege Artillery Battery. Renamed 54th Siege Artillery Battery
28 September 1915. Equipped first with four 8 inch howitzers and then with six from July
1917. Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and resumed former title March 1918.
Western Front
1st Field Artillery Training Battery [Reserve Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 28 November 1916. Supplied reinforcements for howitzer batteries.
England
2nd Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [1st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales August 1914. Departed Sydney Afric
18 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
2nd Siege Artillery Battery [1st
Siege Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria April 1915. Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915 as 2nd Siege Artillery Battery. Renamed 55th Siege Artillery
Battery 28 September 1915. Equipped first with four 9.2 inch howitzers and then with six from July 1917.
Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and resumed former title March 1918.
Western Front
2nd Field Artillery Training Battery [Reserve Artillery Brigade]
Formed England England 28 November 1916. Supplied reinforcements for 18 pounder batteries
of the 1st and 2nd Divisions.
England
3rd Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [1st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales August 1914. Departed Sydney Afric
18 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
3rd Field Artillery Training Battery (Victoria) [Reserve Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 28 November 1916. Supplied reinforcements for 18 pounder batteries of the
4th and 5th Divisions.
England
4th Field Artillery Battery
(Victoria) [2nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria August 1914 and assigned to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed
Melbourne Shropshire 20 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
4th Field Artillery Training Battery [Reserve Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 8 November 1916. Supplied reinforcements for 5th Division and Army
Brigades.
England
5th Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [2nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria August 1914 and assigned to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed
Melbourne Shropshire 20 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
5th Field Artillery Training Battery [Reserve Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 8 November 1916. Disbanded 27 September 1917.
England
6th Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [2nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria August 1914 and assigned to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed
Melbourne Shropshire 20 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
7th Field Artillery Battery
(Queensland) [3rd
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed August 1914 and assigned to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Brisbane Rangatira 24 September 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
8th Field Artillery Battery
(Western Australia) [3rd
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Western Australia August 1914 and assigned to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Departed Fremantle Medic 31 October 1914
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
9th Field Artillery Battery
(Tasmania) [3rd
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed August 1914 and assigned to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Hobart Geelong
20 October 1914.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
10th Field Artillery Battery (1) [1st Light Horse Brigade]
Formed August 1914 as a horse artillery battery. Disbanded September 1914.
10th Field Artillery Battery
(Victoria) [4th Field
Artillery Brigade] (2) Formed Melbourne 23 September 1915 for 4th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Wiltshire 18
November 1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
11th Field Artillery Battery
(Victoria) [4th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed Melbourne 23 September 1915 for 4th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Wiltshire 18
November 1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
12th Field Artillery Battery
(Victoria) [4th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed Melbourne 23 September 1915 for 4th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Wiltshire 18
November 1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
13th Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [5th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed New South Wales September 1915 for 5th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Persic 18 November
1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
14th Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [5th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed New South Wales September 1915 for 5th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Persic 18 November
1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
15th Field Artillery Battery
(New South Wales) [5th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed New South Wales September 1915 for 5th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Persic 18 November
1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
16th Field Artillery Battery
[6th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed New South Wales September 1915 for 6th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed
Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
17th Field Artillery Battery
(Tasmania) [6th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Claremont, Tasmania September 1915 for 6th Field Artillery Brigade.
Embarked for Melbourne 7 October 1915 aboard the Mokia. Trained at Keilor Rd Camp, North Essendon,
Victoria until they departed for Egypt on 22 November1915. Departed Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
18th Field Artillery Battery [6th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed September 1915 for 6th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915..
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
19th Field Artillery Battery
(Victoria) [22nd
Field Artillery Brigade
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Field Artillery Brigade. Reassigned to 22nd Field
Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
20th Field Artillery Battery
[22nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Field Artillery Brigade. Reassigned to 22nd Field
Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
21st Field Artillery Battery [22nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 6th Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 22nd Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
22nd Field Artillery Battery [21st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 1st Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 21st Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
23rd Field Artillery Battery [21st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 21st Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
24th Field Artillery Battery [21st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 21st Field Artillery Brigade April 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
25th Field Artillery Battery [7th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 7th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11
May 1916.
England, Western Front
26th Field Artillery Battery [7th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 7th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11
May 1916.
England, Western Front
27th Field Artillery Battery [7th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 7th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11
May 1916.
England, Western Front
28th Field Artillery Battery [23rd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 7th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11
May 1916. Reassigned to 23rd Field Artillery Brigade 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
29th Field Artillery Battery [8th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1916 for 8th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May
1916.
England, Western Front
30th Field Artillery Battery [8th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1916 for 8th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May
1916.
England, Western Front
31st Field Artillery Battery [8th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1916 for 8th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May
1916.
England, Western Front
32nd Field Artillery Battery [23rd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1916 for 8th Field Artillery
Brigade. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May
1916. Reassigned to 23rd Field Artillery Brigade 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
33rd Field Artillery Battery [9th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 9th Field Artillery
Brigade . Departed Sydney Argyllshire
11 May 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
34th Field Artillery Battery [9th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 9th Field Artillery
Brigade . Departed Sydney Argyllshire
11 May 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
35th Field Artillery Battery [9th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 9th Field Artillery
Brigade . Departed Sydney Argyllshire
11 May 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
36th Field Artillery Battery [23rd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 9th Field Artillery
Brigade . Departed Sydney Argyllshire
11 May 1916. Reassigned to 23rd Field Artillery Brigade 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
37th Field Artillery Battery [10th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
38th Field Artillery Battery [10th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
39th Field Artillery Battery [10th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
40th Field Artillery Battery [24th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 24th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
41st Field Artillery Battery [11th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 11th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
42nd Field Artillery Battery [11th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 11th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
43rd Field Artillery Battery [11th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 11th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
44th Field Artillery Battery [24th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 11th Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 24th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
45th Field Artillery Battery [12th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
46th Field Artillery Battery [12th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
47th Field Artillery Battery [12th
Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
48th Field Artillery Battery [24th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade. Reassigned to 24th Field
Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
49th Field Artillery Battery [13th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 13th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
50th Field Artillery Battery [13th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 13th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
51st Field Artillery Battery [13th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 13th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
52nd Field Artillery Battery [25th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 13th Field Artillery Brigade. Reassigned to 25th Field
Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
53rd Field Artillery Battery [14th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 14th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
54th Field Artillery Battery [14th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 14th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
54th Siege Artillery Battery [36th
Heavy Artillery Group]
Formed Victoria April 1915. Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915 as 1st Siege Artillery Battery. Renamed 54th Siege Artillery
Battery on arrival in Europe. Equipped first with four 8 inch howitzers and then with
six from July 1917 . Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and resumed
former title March 1918.
England, Western Front
55th Field Artillery Battery [14th
Field Artillery Brigade] Formed Egypt March 1916 for 14th Field Artillery Brigade.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
55th Siege Artillery Battery [36th
Heavy Artillery Group]
Formed Victoria April 1915. Departed Melbourne Orsova
17 July 1915 as 2nd Siege Artillery Battery. Renamed 55th Siege Artillery
Battery on arrival
in Europe. Equipped first with four 9.2 inch howitzers and then with six from July 1917.
Assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and resumed former title March 1918.
England, Western Front
56th Field Artillery Battery [25th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 14th Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 25th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
57th Field Artillery Battery [15th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade.
Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
58th Field Artillery Battery [15th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade.
Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
59th Field Artillery Battery [15th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade.
Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
60th Field Artillery Battery [25th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade.
Reassigned to 25th Field Artillery Brigade June 1916. Disbanded January 1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
101st Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [1st Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 21st Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 1st Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
102nd Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [2nd Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 21st Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 2nd Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
103rd Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [3rd Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 21st Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 3rd Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
104th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [4th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 22nd Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 4th Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
105th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [5th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 22nd Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 5th Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
106th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 22nd Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 6th Field Artillery
Brigade April 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
107th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [7th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 23rd Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 7th Field Artillery Brigade
1916.
England, Western Front
108th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [8th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 23rd Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 8th Field Artillery Brigade
1916.
England, Western Front
109th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [23rd Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 23rd Howitzer Brigade. Disbanded January 1917.
England, Western Front
110th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [10th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 24th Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 10th Field Artillery
Brigade June 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
111th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [11th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 24th Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 11th Field Artillery
Brigade June 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
112th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 24th Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 12th Field Artillery
(Army) Brigade 6 March1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
113th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [13th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 25th Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 13th Field Artillery
Brigade June 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
114th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [14th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 25th Howitzer Brigade. Reassigned to 14th Field Artillery
Brigade June 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
115th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery [25th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt March 1916 for 25th Howitzer Brigade. Disbanded 2 April1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
116th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (1) [21st Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 21st Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded 29 March 1917.
England
116th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (2) [21st Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1916 for 21st Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916. Disbanded on arrival
in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being already raised in the
United Kingdom.
England
117th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (1) [22nd Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 22nd Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded 3 April 1917.
England
117th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (2) [22nd Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1916 for 22nd Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916. Disbanded on arrival
in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being raised in the United
Kingdom.
England
118th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (1) [9th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England August 1916 for 9th Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded 6 March 1917.
England, Western Front
118th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (2) [9th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1916 for 9th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Melbourne Aeneas 3 October 1916. Disbanded on arrival
in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being raised in the United
Kingdom.
119th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (1) [12th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded April 1917.
England
119th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (2) [12th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1916 for 12th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Melbourne Aeneas 3 October 1916. Disbanded on arrival
in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being raised in the United
Kingdom.
120th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (1) [15th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed England 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded 1 April 1917.
England
120th Field Artillery (Howitzer)
Battery (2) [15th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1916 for 15th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Melbourne Aeneas 3 October 1916. Disbanded on arrival
in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being raised in the United
Kingdom.
338th Siege Artillery Battery
Formed England 20 December 1916 for 36th Heavy Artillery Group. It was intended to
equip this battery with 6 inch howitzers. Disbanded July 1917;
personnel to 54th and 55th
Siege Batteries to enable them to increase from 4 howitzers apiece to 6.
England
A Captured Gun Battery
Formed France September 1918 from personnel of V Heavy Trench Mortar Battery. This was
one of four captured gun batteries (lettered A, B, C and D) formed by the Australian Corps
Heavy Artillery to operate captured German guns using ammunition from captured stocks;
the
other three were composed of British troops. It operated three captured German 10.5 cm guns.
Western Front
Medium Trench Mortar BatteriesUnlike Light Mortar Batteries these were manned by artillerymen. In 1916 three medium trench mortar batteries were formed per division each of which was eventually equipped with four 2 inch Stokes Mortars, numbered XnA and YnA where n was the division number. In February 1918 the batteries were reorganised. Each division was assigned two numbered batteries equipped with six 6 inch Newton mortars.
1st Medium Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 1st Division Artillery.
Western Front
2nd Medium Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 1st Division Artillery.
England
3rd Medium Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 2nd Division Artillery.
Western Front
4th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 2nd Division Artillery.
Western Front
5th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 3rd Division Artillery.
Western Front
6th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 3rd Division Artillery.
Western Front
7th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 4th Division Artillery.
Western Front
8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 4th Division Artillery.
Western Front
9th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 5th Division Artillery.
Western Front
10th Medium Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 21 February 1918 for 5th Division Artillery.
Western Front
X1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 1st Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
X2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 2nd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
X3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in England August 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
England, Western Front
X4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for4th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
X5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Y1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 1st Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Y2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 2nd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Y3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in England August 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
England, Western Front
Y4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Z1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 1st Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Z2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France 17 April 1916 for 2nd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Z3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in England August 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Z4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Z5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Heavy
Trench Mortar BatteriesLike Medium Mortar Batteries, these were manned by artillerymen. In 1916 one heavy trench mortar battery was formed in each division, numbered VnA where V was the letter V and not the number 5 and n was the division number, similar to the Medium Trench Mortar Batteries. The letter W was allocated for a second heavy trench mortar battery per division but these were never formed. Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries were each equipped with four 9.45 inch (240mm) mortars. In January 1918 the batteries were disbanded and a single battery of six 9.45 inch mortars was assigned to the Australian Corps Heavy Artillery.
V Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
Formed in France 21 February 1918 and assigned to Australian Corps Heavy Artillery.
Disbanded 19 September 1918. Personnel transferred to Ordnance units.
Western Front
V1A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed in France April 1916 for 1st Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
V2A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed in France April 1916 for 2nd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
V3A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed in England August 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
England, Western Front
V4A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 4th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
V5A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed in France June 1916 for 5th Division Artillery. Disbanded 21 February 1918.
Western Front
Ammunition
ColumnsThese hauled ammunition for the artillery. Originally each division had a division ammunition column and three brigade ammunition columns. In mid 1916, the brigade ammunition columns were consolidated with the division ammunition column to economise on transport, each division ammunition column having 1,040 horses. When separate army brigades were formed in 1917, new brigade ammunition columns were formed for them. Only the siege battery ammunition columns were motorised, equipped with Peerless trucks.
1st Brigade Ammunition Column [1st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1914. Departed Sydney Argyllshire
18 October 1914. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Western Front
1st Division Ammunition Column [1st
Division Artillery]
Formed Australia 1914. Departed Melbourne Shropshire
20 October 1914, Sydney Argyllshire18
October 1914, Brisbane Rangatira 24 September 1914, Adelaide Medic 20 October
1914, Melbourne Anglo Egyptian 19 October 1914, Melbourne Geelong 22 September
1914, Hobart Geelong 20 October 1914, Sydney Katuna 19 September 1914,
Fremantle Medic 31 October 1914. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda
22 December 1914 and Barunga 22 December 1914; 2nd and 3rd Reinforcements
departed Sydney Runic
19 February 1915 and Melbourne Runic
22 February 1915,
Adelaide Itonus 15 February 1915, Fremantle
Itonus 22 February 1915 and
Sydney Marere 20 February 1915;
4th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Star of England 8 April 1915, Melbourne Shropshire
20 March 1915, Adelaide Port Lincoln 1 April 1915,
Sydney Argyllshire 10 April
1915, Fremantle Argyllshire 19 April 1915, Melbourne Wiltshire 13 April
1915 and Melbourne Hororata 17 April
1915; 5th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Kyarra 16 April 1915,
Melbourne Hororata 17 April 1915 and
Bakara 14 May 1915, Sydney Hororata 10 April 1915 and
Kabinga 20 May 1915, Adelaide
Botanist 2 June 1915, Fremantle Hororata 26 April 1915;
6th Reinforcements departed
Brisbane Medic 2 June 1915, Sydney
Uganda 15 June 1915, Adelaide Borda 23 June 1915, Melbourne
Ajana 4 June 1915 and Berrima 28
June 1915 and Fremantle Wandilla 25 June
1915; 7th Reinforcements departed
Melbourne Persia 10 August 1915;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Makarini
10 July 1915;
9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ballarat 9 September 1915;
10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 27 September 1915;
11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Nestor 11 October 1915;
12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Barambah 10 December 1915;
13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Afric 5 January 1916;
14th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Themistocles 28 January 1916;
15th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Malwa 21 March 1916;
16th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Lincoln 4
May 1916;
17th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Berrima 4 July 1916; 18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
19th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
20th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916;
21st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 25 October 1916;
22nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Hororata 23 November 1916;
23rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23
December 1916;
24th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917.
Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Western Front
1st Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1st
Siege Artillery Brigade]
Formed in France March 1918.
Western Front
2nd Brigade Ammunition Column [2nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Australia 1914. Departed Melbourne Shropshire
20 October 1914. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Western Front
2nd Division Ammunition Column
(New South Wales) [2nd
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt 1915 for 2nd Division. Departed Melbourne Port MacQuarie 16 November 1915.
1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Persic 22 November 1915;
2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney Berrima 17 December 1915;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 15 January 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Nestor 9 April 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ceramic 14 April 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 22 May 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
11th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
12th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
13th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
2nd Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1st
Siege Artillery Brigade]
Formed in France March 1918.
Western Front
3rd Brigade Ammunition Column (1)
[3rd Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed August 1914. Departed Brisbane Rangatira
24 September 1914, Adelaide Medic 20 October 1914, Fremantle Medic 31
October 1914, Hobart Geelong
20 October 1914. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Gallipoli, Western Front
3rd Brigade Ammunition Column (2)
[3rd Field Artillery (Army) Brigade]
Reformed 20 January 1917 for 3rd Field Artillery (Army) Brigade..
Western Front
3rd Division Ammunition Column
(Victoria) [3rd
Division Artillery]
Formed Australia 1916 for 3rd Division Artillery. Departed Melbourne Wandilla 6 June 1916 and Barambah
27 June 1916. 1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Barambah 27 June 1916; 2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Orsova 1 August 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Port Sydney 7
September 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Borda 20 October 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne
Ulysses 25 October 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23
November 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Orontes 23 December 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 14 February 1917.
England, Western Front
4th Brigade Ammunition Column [4th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria July 1915. Departed Melbourne Wiltshire
18 November 1915. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
4th Division Ammunition Column
(New South Wales) [4th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt March1916 for 4th Division Artillery. 2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 22 May 1916; 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
5th Brigade Ammunition Column [5th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales July 1915. Departed Sydney Persic
18 November 1915. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
5th Division Ammunition Column
(New South Wales) [5th
Division Artillery]
Formed Egypt March1916 for 5th Division. 2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Warilda 22 May 1916; 4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 29 July 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916;
6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Aeneas 30 September 1916;
7th Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
8th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
9th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orontes 19 December 1916;
10th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
6th Brigade Ammunition Column (1)
[6th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales July 1915. Departed Sydney Persic
22 November 1915. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
6th Brigade Ammunition Column (2)
[6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade ]
Reformed 20 January 1917 for 6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade..
Western Front
7th Brigade Ammunition Column [7th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916 for 3rd Division. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11 May 1916. Disbanded 6 May
1916.
England, Western Front
8th Brigade Ammunition Column [8th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1916 for 3rd Division. Departed Melbourne Medic 20 May 1916. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
England, Western Front
9th Brigade Ammunition Column [9th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed New South Wales February 1916. Departed Sydney Argyllshire 11 May 1916. Disbanded 6 May
1916.
England, Western Front
10th Brigade Ammunition Column [10th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
11th Brigade Ammunition Column [11th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
12th Brigade Ammunition Column (1)
[12th Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
12th Brigade Ammunition Column (2)
[12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade
Reformed 20 January 1917 for 12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade..
Western Front
13th Brigade Ammunition Column [13th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
14th Brigade Ammunition Column [14th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
15th Brigade Ammunition Column [15th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
21st Brigade Ammunition Column [21st
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for1st Division.. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
22nd Brigade Ammunition Column [22nd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916. Disbanded 6 May 1916..
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
23rd Brigade Ammunition Column [23rd
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed in England for 3rd Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
England, Western Front
24th Brigade Ammunition Column [24th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
25th Brigade Ammunition Column [25th
Field Artillery Brigade]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division. Disbanded 6 May 1916.
Egypt, Sinai, Western Front
Artillery
Training DepotArtillery Training Depot
Formed Egypt January 1916. Arrived England 20 June 1916. Renamed Reserve Artillery Brigade
28 November 1916.
Egypt, England
Artillery ReinforcementsFebruary 1917 departed Melbourne Shropshire 11 May 1917; March 1917 Sydney Marathon 10 May 1917 and Melbourne Ascanius 11 May 1917; April 1917 departed Melbourne Suevic 21 June 1917; May 1917 departed Sydney Miltiades 2 August 1917.
Light Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcements
1st Reinforcements departed Sydney Euripides 9 September 1916; 2nd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Ceramic 14 April 1916;
3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney Ascanius 25 October 1916;
4th Reinforcements departed Sydney Benalla 9 November 1916;
5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 2 December 1916; 6th Reinforcements
departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire
11 May 1917
Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcements
1st Reinforcements departed Sydney Mashobra 14 September 1916; 2nd
Reinforcements Aeneas 30 September 1916; 3rd Reinforcements departed Sydney
Suevic 11 November 1916; 5th Reinforcements departed Sydney Orsova 2
December 1916; 6th Reinforcements departed Sydney Osterley 10 February
1917; 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire
11 May 1917
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Mallett
ross@metva.com.au
Last update 28 June 2010