1st Siege Artillery Battery was formed in
Victoria during April 1915. The battery departed
Melbourne on 17 July 1915 and served on the
Western Front Western Front or West Front may refer to:
Military frontiers
*Western Front (World War I), a military frontier to the west of Germany
*Western Front (World War II), a military frontier to the west of Germany
*Western Front (Russian Empire), a majo ...
during
World War I. The battery along with the
2nd Siege Artillery Battery made up the
1st Siege Artillery Brigade. 1st Siege Artillery Battery was renamed the 54th Siege Artillery Battery on 28 September 1915. The battery was equipped first with four
8 inch howitzers and then 6 from July 1917. In March 1918 the battery was assigned to the
Australian Corps Heavy Artillery and resumed its original title.
Image gallery
Image:Australian8inchHowitzerFiringYpres15September1917.jpeg,
Image:Aust8inchHowitzerWithScotchesVoormezeele15September1917.jpeg,
Image:Australian8inchHowitzerCrewYpres17September1917.jpeg,
Image:AIF8inchHowitzerBatteryBirrCrossRoads26September1917.jpeg,
Image:Camouflaged8inchHowitzerAustralian1stSiegeBatteryOctober1917.jpeg,
Image:8inchShellsAustralianHeavyArtilleryMenYpres17October1917.jpeg,
Image:FrankHurleyAustralian8inchHowitzerBattery.jpg,
Image:FrankHurleyAustralian8inchHowitzerShells.jpg,
See also
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Australian Army Artillery Units, World War I
References
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Military units and formations of Australia in World War I
Military units and formations established in 1915
1915 establishments in Australia
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