List of Australian Army artillery units in World War I

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File:Australian 1st field brigade.jpg
Members of the 1st Field Brigade firing an 18 pounder gun during a night exercise

The following is a list of Australian Army artillery units in World War I.

Divisional Artillery

1st Division Artillery

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The Kangar, a 6 inch 30 cwt howitzer, about to open fire on the "Olive Grove" from "White's Valley", Gallipoli August 1915.

1st Division Artillery Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division. Subunits:

2nd Division Artillery

2nd Division Artillery Formed September 1915 and assigned to 2nd Division Subunits:

3rd Division Artillery

Formed February 1916 for 3rd Division Subunits:

4th Division Artillery

Formed Egypt February 1916 for 4th Division Subunits:

5th Division Artillery

Formed Egypt February 1916 for 5th Division Subunits:

Siege artillery

File:FrankHurleyAustralian8inchHowitzerBattery.jpg
54th Siege Battery with its 8-inch howitzers, Western Front.

Captured units

Heavy trench mortar batteries

Reserve units

Training depot

See also

References

Notes

  1. Horner 1995, pp. 99, 117 & 138.
  2. "1st Field Regiment". RSL Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. "1st Field Artillery Brigade". RSL Virtual Memorial. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. Mallett, Ross. "Artillery". AIF Project. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Horner 1995, pp. 117, 137–138.
  6. Harris, Ted. "AIF Artillery units of World War I". Digger History. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. Mallett, Ross. "Artillery". AIF Project. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. Horner 1995, pp. 137–138.
  9. "Fourth Division". Australian Defence Force Academy. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  10. Harvey 1986, p. 59.
  11. 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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