List of Australian Army artillery units in World War I

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]
    • 1st Field Artillery Battery
    • 2nd Field Artillery Battery
    • 3rd Field Artillery Battery
    • 101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 1st Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 2nd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – past November 1918
    • 4th Field Artillery Battery
    • 5th Field Artillery Battery
    • 6th Field Artillery Battery
    • 102nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 2nd Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 3rd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 – 20 January 1917
  • 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 23 January 1917
    • 22nd Field Artillery Battery
    • 23rd Field Artillery Battery
    • 24th Field Artillery Battery
    • 116th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 21st Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 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
    • 16th Field Artillery Battery
    • 17th Field Artillery Battery
    • 18th Field Artillery Battery
    • 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 6th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 27 January 1917[4][5]
    • 19th Field Artillery Battery
    • 20th Field Artillery Battery
    • 21st Field Artillery Battery
    • 117th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 22nd Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 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
    • 25th Field Artillery Battery
    • 26th Field Artillery Battery
    • 27th Field Artillery Battery
    • 107th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 7th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 8th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
    • 29th Field Artillery Battery
    • 30th Field Artillery Battery
    • 31st Field Artillery Battery
    • 108th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 8th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 9th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 6 January 1917[6][5]
    • 33rd Field Artillery Battery
    • 34th Field Artillery Battery
    • 35th Field Artillery Battery
    • 118th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 9th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 6 January 1917[7][8]
    • 28th Field Artillery Battery
    • 32nd Field Artillery Battery
    • 36th Field Artillery Battery
    • 109th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 23rd Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 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
    • 37th Field Artillery Battery
    • 38th Field Artillery Battery
    • 39th Field Artillery Battery
    • 110th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 10th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 11th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
    • 41st Field Artillery Battery
    • 42nd Field Artillery Battery
    • 43rd Field Artillery Battery
    • 111th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 11th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 12th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 20 January 1917
    • 45th Field Artillery Battery
    • 46th Field Artillery Battery
    • 47th Field Artillery Battery
    • 101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 119th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 12th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 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]
    • 49th Field Artillery Battery
    • 50th Field Artillery Battery
    • 51st Field Artillery Battery
    • 113th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 13th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 14th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – past November 1918
    • 53rd Field Artillery Battery
    • 54th Field Artillery Battery
    • 55th Field Artillery Battery
    • 114th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 14th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 15th Field Artillery Brigade February 1916 – 22 January 1917
    • 57th Field Artillery Battery
    • 58th Field Artillery Battery
    • 59th Field Artillery Battery
    • 15th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 – 23 January 1917
    • 120th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 52nd Field Artillery Battery
    • 56th Field Artillery Battery
    • 60th Field Artillery Battery
    • 115th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
    • 25th Brigade Ammunition Column
  • 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.

Captured units

Heavy trench mortar batteries
  • V Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

Reserve units
  • Reserve Artillery Brigade
    • 1st Field Artillery Training Battery
    • 2nd Field Artillery Training Battery
    • 3rd Field Artillery Training Battery
    • 4th Field Artillery Training Battery
    • 5th Field Artillery Training Battery

Training depot
  • Artillery 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. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Horner, David (1995). The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery. Sydney, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1863739173.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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