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The 1914 British infantry brigade comprised a small headquarters and four infantry battalions, with two heavy machine guns per battalion. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Over the course of the war, the composition of the infantry brigades gradually changed, and there was an increased emphasis upon providing them with their own organic fire support .
A Royal Horse Artillery battery contained six 13-pounder guns, whilst a Royal Field Artillery battery contained six 18-pounder guns, or six 4.5-inch howitzers. A heavy battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery contained four 60 pounder guns. Each battery had two ammunition wagons per gun, and each artillery brigade contained its own ammunition ...
The 3rd Brigade, holding a ridgeline nicknamed 'Banana Ridge', bore the brunt of the attack in the division's sector. While the German assault caused a potentially dangerous situation to arise for artillery that had been moved forward in preparation for the Allied offensive, it was repulsed with just 106 casualties among the 1st Division.
0–9. I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery; I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) 1st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
Pages in category "World War I artillery of the United Kingdom" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
XXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 113th Battery 114th Battery 115th Battery XXVI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 116th Battery 117th Battery 118th Battery XXXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 46th Battery 51st Battery 54th Battery XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 30th (H) Battery 40th (H) Battery 57th (H) Battery
The 1st London Artillery Brigade or City of London Artillery was a volunteer field artillery unit of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force and later the Territorial Army, that existed under various titles from 1863 to 1971 and fought in World War I and World War II.
List of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War. This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army' (wartime).