User:Hossen27/AIF Artillery Units

This is a user sub page listing the artillery units of the First Australian Imperial Force

Division Artilleries

The 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 Brigades