15th Field Artillery Brigade

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Brief History

n size, a Field Artillery Brigade was equivalent to an Infantry Battalion. The 14th FAB was raised to support the 5th Division. Formed in New South Wales during September 1915, it comprised:
57th Field Artillery Battery
58th Field Artillery Battery
59th Field Artillery Battery
120th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
Formed in England in 1916. [Another unit with the same name was formed in Melbourne and sailed on the HMAT A60 Aeneas, departing on 3 Oct 1916 for England where it was disbanded as another unit with the same name was already formed.]
15th Brigade Ammunition Column

• Hugh Gibson Winning 15 Dec 1916 - ?? Mar 1917

The 15th Field Artillery Brigade departed Sydney on HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915. Each Brigade generally comprised three Batteries of four 18 Pounder Mk 1 or II guns. With a range of about 6,500 yards (almost 6km) they fired a range of ammunition natures including High Explosive fragmentation, Shrapnel, Smoke, Gas, Star (illumination) and Armour Piercing projectiles. In March 1916 a fourth battery of four 18 pounder field guns was added. In January 1917, batteries were increased in size to 6 guns each in order to economise on headquarters structures and the number of Field Artillery Brigades in each division was reduced to two. The 15th Brigade was one that participated in the 1916 campaigns but was disbanded on 22 Jan 1917.

Nine men died while a member of this unit, 6 due to enemy action and three to illness.

Individual Honours

• 1 x Military Cross
• 1 x Military Medal