XXIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a
brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division.
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of the
Royal Field Artillery which served in the
First World War
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It was originally formed with 107th, 108th and 109th Batteries, and attached to
3rd Division. In August 1914 it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the
British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 3rd Division until 1917. 109th Battery left the brigade in mid-1916 to join
CCLXXXI Brigade in
56th (London) Division
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[Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 141–7.]
In 1917 it was withdrawn from 3rd Division, to operate under higher unit control, and served out the rest of the war in this role.
Notes
References
Sources
* Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 1: The Regular British Divisions'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, .
* Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, {{ISBN, 1-84734-739-8.
External links
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Royal Field Artillery brigades
Artillery units and formations of World War I