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37th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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In May 1916, the artillery brigades of infantry divisions were reorganised; the pure howitzer brigades were disbanded, and their batteries attached individually to field brigades, in order to produce mixed brigades of three field batteries and one howitzer battery. Accordingly, the brigade was broken
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A Subsection consisted of a single gun and limber drawn by six horses (with three drivers), eight gunners (riding on the limber or mounted on their own horses), and an ammunition wagon also drawn by six horses (with three drivers). Two Subsections formed a Section and in a six gun battery these
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On 20 August 1914 the Nominal Roll of Officers was: O.C. Brigade: Lt.Col. C. Battiscombe. Adjutant: Captain R.C. Dodgson. Orderly Officer: Lt R.B. Butler Stoney. Medical Officer: Captain Fraser RAMC. Veterinary Officer: Lt U.W.F. Walker AVC.
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31st Battery: Major D,H. Gill. Captain M.C.J. Hartland-Mahon. Lt. A.G. Bates. 2Lt G.F. Simpson. 2Lt. Johnstone.
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55th Battery. Major G.N. Cartwright. Captain J.R. Colville. Lt. P.H. Ferguson. 2Lt H.G. Hess. 2Lt S.H. Doake.
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35th Battery: Major H.A. Koebel. Captain. E.A. Wallinger. Lt. M.A. Phillips. Lt. K.M. Agnew. Lt. L. Browning.
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It was originally formed with 31st, 35th and 55th (Howitzer) Batteries, each equipped with
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on 17 May 1916 with one section of 31st (H) Battery and one section of 35th (H) Battery.
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37th Brigade Ammunition Column: Captain H.M. Ballingall. Lt. F.H. Richards.
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Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions
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up and the batteries dispersed; 31st (less one section) to
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A new XXVII Field Artillery Brigade was later formed in
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would be designated as Left, Centre and Right Sections.
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Index

brigade
Royal Field Artillery
First World War
4.5" howitzers
4th Infantry Division
British Expeditionary Force
IV Corps
128th (Howitzer) Brigade
7th Infantry Division
35th Brigade
22nd Brigade
XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
75th Division
Royal Artillery
Battery
World War I
headquarters
other ranks
Lieutenant-Colonel
"The Royal Artillery"
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
the original
"What was an artillery brigade?"
"War Diary Royal Artillery Commander 4th Division WO95/1453"
Clarke 1993
Clarke 1993
Becke 1935
ISBN
1-871167-09-4
ISBN

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