List of Australian Army artillery units in World War I
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The following is a list of Australian Army artillery units in World War I.
Divisional Artillery
[edit]1st Division Artillery
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1st Division Artillery Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division.
Subunits:
- 1st Division Ammunition Column August 1914 – past November 1918
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – past November 1918[1][2][3]
- 2nd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – past November 1918
- 3rd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – 20 January 1917
- 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- V1A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- X1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Y1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Z1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 1st Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 2nd Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 1st Heavy Artillery Battery
2nd Division Artillery
[edit]2nd Division Artillery Formed September 1915 and assigned to 2nd Division
Subunits:
- 2nd Division Ammunition Column September 1915 – past November 1918
- 4th Field Artillery Brigade 23 September 1915 – past November 1918
- 5th Field Artillery Brigade 6 September 1915 – past November 1918
- 6th Field Artillery Brigade 19 October 1915 – 20 January 1917
- 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 27 January 1917[4][5]
- V2A Heavy Trench Mortar Batter 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- X2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Y2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Z2A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 3rd Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 4th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
3rd Division Artillery
[edit]Formed February 1916 for 3rd Division
Subunits:
- 3rd Division Ammunition Column February 1916 – past November 1918
- 7th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 8th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 9th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 6 January 1917[6][5]
- 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 6 January 1917[7][8]
- V3A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- X3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Y3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Z3A Medium Trench Mortar Battery August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 5th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 6th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
4th Division Artillery
[edit]Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division
Subunits:
- 4th Division Ammunition Column February 1916 – past November 1918
- 10th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 11th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 12th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 20 January 1917
- 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- V4A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- X4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Y4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Z4A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 7th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
5th Division Artillery
[edit]Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division
Subunits:
- 5th Division Ammunition Column February 1916 – past November 1918
- 13th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918[11]
- 14th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 15th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 22 January 1917
- 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- V5A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- X5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Y5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- Z5A Medium Trench Mortar Battery June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 9th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 10th Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
Siege artillery
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Captured units
[edit]Heavy trench mortar batteries
[edit]Reserve units
[edit]Training depot
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Horner 1995, pp. 99, 117 & 138.
- ^ "1st Field Regiment". RSL Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1st Field Artillery Brigade". RSL Virtual Memorial. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Mallett, Ross. "Artillery". AIF Project. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ a b Horner 1995, pp. 117, 137–138.
- ^ Harris, Ted. "AIF Artillery units of World War I". Digger History. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Mallett, Ross. "Artillery". AIF Project. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Horner 1995, pp. 137–138.
- ^ "Fourth Division". Australian Defence Force Academy. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Harvey 1986, p. 59.
- ^ Mallett, Ross. "Artillery". AIF Project. Australian Defence Force Academy. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Harvey, R.J (1986). "48th Field Battery 1921–1943". In Brooks, David (ed.). Roundshot to Rapier: Artillery in South Australia 1840–1984. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 59–66. ISBN 0-85864-098-8.
- Horner, David (1995). The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery. Sydney, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1863739173.