Details of the regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 Footnote 12 to provide artillery support for the defence of the St. Lawrence River approach below the town of Lévis, Quebec.13. Field artillery had problems, but it was a vital part of the war. Of 1,600 British artillery pieces opening up the Battle of the Somme in 1916, 1,200 were a field or medium gun. Military Regiments. 6th Field Artillery Brigade: 3d and 78th (light), 11th (heavy), Field Artillery; 6th Trench Mortar Battery. Son of Robert & Constance Elizabeth Gray of Ellerslie, Los Kop, Natal, South Africa. Note: in early 1917 many RFA Brigades were detached from Divisions and placed under orders of higher formations. You may also select the Division or Brigade. ft. 391.2.1 Records of the 1st-7th Artillery Regiments 391.2.2 Records of field artillery units 391.2.3 Records of coast artillery companies 391.2.4 Records of field artillery regiments (1916-43) … If you are unsure of the official name of the Division, Brigade, Regiment or Battalion, you may wish to try a keyword, such as 'Essex', 'Machine Gun', '12' or 'Irish' etc. A tree commemorates those who served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade during World War One. 66th field artillery brigade. Search thousands of identified photos, obituaries and service records of First World War officers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen and civilian workers. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. 6 Rue Marie Antoinette, 62630 Étaples, France Thursday, 7 December 1916 XI Brigade (4th Canadian Division) 20 names. 1-6th Field Artillery Regiment held a PCS Award Ceremony for CPT Andre, 1LT Shelton, and 1LT Sullivan. 20, 37, 38, 40, and Ambulance Companies Nos. The standard organisation of Field Artillery took on the form of the Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) which were formed ostensibly to support infantry Brigades. See More Exclusive Collections. There are:5 items tagged 6th Brigade Australian Field Artillery available in our Library These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. May 27, 1918 - Germans attack on the Aisne River. Pershing nominated the 6th Field Artillery and the 16th, 18th, 26th, and 28th Infantry. The tree was planted on the 4th August 1934 and was No. During the afternoon of May 3, 1917, the 28th Battalion , a fresh unit from the 7th Brigade came up where the the 5th Brigade should have been. 37 in the ballot. In three days they drive 50 kilometres towards Paris as far as the Marne River just 80 kilometres from Paris. Royal Field Artillery, Attached To :-"L" Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. The New Zealand forces on Gallipoli initially included a single artillery brigade, with a second added in July 1915. The Germans used 3,965 field artillery pieces in the launch of Operation Michael two years later. The main resources will be the brigade headquarters war diary, its units’ war diaries and the divisional general staff war diary. The Royal Horse Artillery The RHA provided light, mobile guns giving firepower in support of the cavalry. Machine Gun Battalion, 318th Engineer Regiment and Train, 6th Field Signal Battalion, 6th Train … 1914 - one battery to each Brigade of Cavalry. 20, 37, 38, 40). [from old catalog], World War, 1914-1918 Publisher [Denver, Printed by … 57th Field Battery, RCA; 59th Field Battery, RCA; 58th Air Defence Battery, RCA; Operational history The First World War. A battery consisted of 4 guns. 1st Heavy Battery, Canadian Field Artillery ... Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade ... Cobourg Heavy Battery, 1st Garrison Artillery at Halifax, 3rd Garrison Artillery at Saint John and 6th Garrison Artillery at Lévis and Quebec. In reality, the 6th no longer existed as a division and command of the brigade fell under the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum, NY. 10-10-1917. in 90 minutes of fighting they captured 450 metres of OG1, which was more than half of the 5th Brigade's original objective. Artillery Brigades . For details of movements and battles, click through to the Divisions concerned. Artillery units had arguably the least intuitive structure and organisation of any of the major Corps in the AIF. Medal Rolls. ft. Overview of Records Locations Table of Contents 391.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 391.2 RECORDS OF THE ARTILLERY 1821-1943 1,607 lin. 6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade Signal Sub-Section [6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade] Formed January 1917 and assigned to 6th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade. showed great gallantry on the 11th December, 1916. Thanks for the hard work and best wishes going forward! 6th field artillery regiment – Uncategorized – February 15, 2021 Uncategorized – February 15, 2021 XVII Brigade (29th Division) 11 names. Field artillery was still used heavily throughout the war. Enlisted in the AIF at Prahran, ... Egypt Friday, 12 May 1916 Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance for laryngitis and dental work in Etaples, France. XV Brigade (5th Division) 23 names. The original BEF was organised into two Brigades. The 6th Division was composed of the following units: 11th and 12th Infantry Brigades, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th Infantry Regimetns, 17th and 18th Machine Gun Battaliosn, (6th Artillery Brigade), 3d, 11th and 78th Artillery Regiments, 6th Trench Mortar Battery, 16th Div. 318th Engineers: 6th Field Signal Battalion. II Brigade (6th Division) 28 names. Royal Field Artillery (d.6th Nov 1916) It was the senior arm of the artillery. (Record Group 391) 1815-1950 6,255 cu. V Brigade (4th Canadian Division) 8 names. 5th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade, Canadian Army Veterinary Corps Section 1916/01/18-1916/02/29 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 1915/09/01-1917/07/31 ... 6th Canadian Siege Battery 1917/04/01-1919/05/03 1918/12, 1919/02 (No LAC Entries Currently Exist) 7th Canadian … 12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade Signal Sub-Section [12th Field Artillery (Army) Brigade] Sergeant William Ruthven, 22nd Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd Division - Victoria Cross Field Artillery at the Australian War Memorial. To this brigade belonged an ammunition train a heavy artillery mobile ordnance repair shop, and this brigade headquarters was the organization whereby the brigade commander could operate his brigade as an … Early in May Scott alerted Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the Southern Department, about the possibility of sending an expeditionary force to France and asked him to select one field artillery and four infantry regiments for overseas service. [from old catalog] Publication date 1919 Topics United States. Jewry Book of Honour. The first unit of the division arrived in France July 10; the last July 26, 1918. XVIII Brigade (4th Canadian Division) 4 names. 9470, Captain Thomas Charles Richmond Baker DFC MM & Bar Australian Field Artillery – 16th Battery 6th Field Artillery Brigade No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps Recommended for Military Medal Awarded Military Medal – 25th July, 1917 Citation: At GUEUDECOURT as telephonist to F.O.O. 6th Brigade, Field Artillery - Brigadier General E. A. Millar 3rd Field Artillery Regiment; 11th Field Artillery Regiment; 78th Field Artillery Regiment; 6th Trench Mortar Battery; Engineer Troops - 318th Regiment; Signal Troops - 6th Battalion; Division Units - 6th Division Headquarters Troop; 16th Machine Gun Battalion; 36th Division 41st Field Artillery Brigade 1-77 FA Falcons First 7th Army Training Command... HHB 1-6 FA 246 Forward Support Company 589th Brigade Support Battalion. This section of the Long, Long Trail describes the formation, attachments and history of each brigade and battery of the Royal Field Artillery. The standard organisation of Field Artillery took on the form of the Field Artillery Brigade which were formed to support infantry Brigades. Listed is a WW1 medal trio awarded to 1398 Gunner L Wand, Royal Field Artillery. Military Records. Lidgett, John Cuthbert College Notes: Came up in 1904 to read Classics. WW1 Troop Movements and ORBATS for Royal Field Artillery. Hitler's Black Book. Age 20. ... Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps; Search. 8th Field Artillery Brigade and Australian Army Pay Corps : 6 August 1920: Heidelberg, Victoria: FERGUSON, Hamilton Cleophane: Bombardier: 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 22nd Field Artillery Brigade: 31 December 1916: Ginchy, France: FERGUSON, William Aitchison: Driver WW1 Records. ... Andrew Gibson 147th Brigade, 10th Bty. Condition is "Used". VJ Day. Leonard Wand was born 1885 at Guildford, Surrey and later resided at Canterbury, Kent. XIV Brigade (4th Division) 23 names. In 1914 and 1915 the First and Second Division each had three brigades (initially corresponding to the Brigade numeric designation) equipped with 12 x 18 pounder field guns. Unknown Rank/s ... Enlistment - WW1. The division was inactivated most recently on 6 July 1994, and reduced to a single brigade, the 1st Brigade, 6th Infantry Division. Military Service: 2nd Lieutenant 'D' Battery, 107 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Died 4 August 1917 of wounds received in the Battle of Pilkem, 3rd Battle of Ypres. Artillery Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. This in part reflected changing priority and availability of equipment. If you select a Regiment, then in the Battalion drop-down list you will only be shown the Battalions within that Regiment. Dispatched with Royal Mail Signed For® 1st Class. The 6th Brigade continued to hold its exposed position being subject to friendly and foe artillery. A battery of six 13-pounder field guns included 5 officers and 200 men and 228 horses. All available to download. Western Front. Each brigade comprised three or four batteries, each of which had around 185 men operating three or four field guns. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. A history of the Sixty-sixth field artillery brigade, American expeditionary forces by Wright, William R.], ed. Brigade/s. Left Halifax 15 June 1915 aboard CALEDONIAN. WW2 Records. WW1 Medal Trio W.I.A to Gnr Wand, 6th London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. CXLVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served as Divisional artillery with 29th Division. A brigade of army artillery consisted of three regiments of artillery, divided into three battalions of two batteries each. Resources: There is a history of the 6th Cavalry Brigade. In 1914, a cavalry brigade contained a brigade headquarters, three cavalry regiments and a battery of the Royal Horse Artillery. Trains (6th Sanitary Train; Field Hospitals Nos.