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[]
1st Division Artillery[]
1st Division Artillery Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division.
Subunits:
- August 1914 – past November 1918
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – past November 1918[1][2][3]
- 1st Field Artillery Battery
- August 1914 – past November 1918
- August 1914 – 20 January 1917
- 103rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
- February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 1st Heavy Artillery Battery
2nd Division Artillery[]
2nd Division Artillery Formed September 1915 and assigned to 2nd Division
Subunits:
- September 1915 – past November 1918
- 4th Field Artillery Brigade 23 September 1915 – past November 1918
- 6 September 1915 – past November 1918
- 13th Field Artillery Battery
- 105th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
- 19 October 1915 – 20 January 1917
- 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 27 January 1917[4][5]
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 17 April 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
3rd Division Artillery[]
Formed February 1916 for 3rd Division
Subunits:
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- 7th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
- 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]
- August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- August 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
4th Division Artillery[]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division
Subunits:
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- February 1916 – 20 January 1917
- February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
5th Division Artillery[]
Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division
Subunits:
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- 13th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918[11]
- February 1916 – past November 1918
- February 1916 – 22 January 1917
- February 1916 – 23 January 1917
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- June 1916 – 21 February 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
- 21 February 1918 – past November 1918
Siege artillery[]
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- 1st Siege Artillery Battery
- 2nd Siege Artillery Battery
Captured units[]
Heavy trench mortar batteries[]
Reserve units[]
Training depot[]
See also[]
- Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery
- Military history of Australia during World War I
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ 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[]
- 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.
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