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.

Members of the 1st Field Brigade firing an 18 pounder gun during a night exercise

Divisional Artillery

1st Division Artillery

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:

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

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

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

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

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

54th Siege Battery with its 8-inch howitzers, Western Front.

1st Siege Artillery Brigade

Captured units

'A' Captured Gun Battery

Heavy trench mortar batteries

V Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

Reserve units

Reserve Artillery Brigade

Training depot

Artillery Training Depot

See also

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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