1st Field Artillery Brigade
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 Oct 1917. Australian artillery drivers and horses dragging 4.5 inch howitzers into position on Westhoek and Anzac Ridges, east of Ypres. AWM C00467 | |
 Farriers of the 1st Brigade of Australian Field Artillery shoeing the horses of the 2nd Battery in an improvised smithy, near Morcourt. AWM EO3086 | |
Brief History
The 1st Field Artillery Brigade was formed in Australia prior to embarkation in late 1914 to support the newly raised 1st Infantry Division. It served from August 1914 until the cessation of hostilities and beyond. It was comprised of:
1st Field Artillery Battery
2nd Field Artillery Battery
3rd Field Artillery Battery
101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
1st Brigade Ammunition Column
It went on to serve in ANZAC: Defence of ANZAC, Egypt: Defence of Egypt, Western Front: Pozieres, Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Ancre, Villers Bretonneux, Hamel, Amiens, Albert, Hindenburg Line. One hundred and ninety three men died while posted to this unit.
Individual Honours
- 1 x Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- 2 x Distinguished Service Order
- 16 x Military Cross
- 8 x Distinguished Conduct Medal
- 55 x Military Medal
- 4 x Bar to Military Medal
- 3 x Meritorious Service Medal
- 26 x Mentioned in Despatches
- 2 x Belgium Croix de Guerre
- 1 x Serbian Silver Obilich Medal for Bravery
Notes