2nd Siege Artillery Battery was formed in
Victoria
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during April 1915. The battery departed
Melbourne
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on 17 July 1915 and served on the
Western Front during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
The battery along with the
1st Siege Artillery Battery made up the
1st Siege Artillery Brigade. 2nd Siege Artillery Battery was renamed the 55th Siege Artillery Battery on 28 September 1915. The battery was equipped first with four
BL 9.2-inch howitzers and then 6 from July 1917. In March 1918 the battery was assigned to the
Australian Corps
The Australian Corps was a World War I army corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front. It was the largest corps fielded by the British Empire in France. At its peak the Australian Corps numbered 1 ...
Heavy Artillery and resumed its original title.
Gallery
Image:Australian9.2inchHowitzerGunnersRammingTheShell.jpeg,
Image:FrankHurleyAustralian9.2inchHowitzerFiring.jpg,
Image:FrankHurleyAustralian9.2inchHowitzerGunnersInGasMasks.jpg,
Image:CamouflagedAustralian9.2inchHowitzerYpres1917.jpeg,
Image:Australian9.2inchHowitzerVoormezeeleSeptember1917.jpeg,
See also
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Australian Army Artillery Units, World War I
The following is a list of Australian Army artillery units in World War I.
Divisional Artillery
1st Division Artillery
1st Division Artillery
Formed August 1914 and assigned to 1st Division.
Subunits:
* 1st Division Ammunition Column A ...
References
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Military units and formations established in 1915
1915 establishments in Australia
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