37th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery
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37th Brigade Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery
which served in the First World War.
It was originally formed with 31st, 35th and 55th (Howitzer) Batteries, each equipped with 4.5" howitzers
, and attached to 4th Infantry Division
. In August 1914 it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 4th Division until February 1915, when it was assigned to IV Corps. 55th Battery was withdrawn in May 1915, and assigned to 128th (Howitzer) Brigade. The Brigade joined the 7th Infantry Division in June 1915, and was broken up in May 1916.
In May 1916, the artillery brigades of infantry divisions were reorganised; the pure howitzer brigades were disbanded, and their batteries attached individually to field brigades, in order to produce mixed brigades of three field batteries and one howitzer battery. Accordingly, the brigade was broken up and the batteries dispersed; 31st to 35th Brigade
, and 35th to 22nd Brigade
.
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
which served in the First World War.
It was originally formed with 31st, 35th and 55th (Howitzer) Batteries, each equipped with 4.5" howitzers
QF 4.5 inch Howitzer
The Ordnance QF 4.5 inch Howitzer was the standard British Empire field howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5 inch Howitzer and equipped some 25% of the field artillery. It entered service in 1910 and remained in service through the interwar period and was last used in...
, and attached to 4th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
. In August 1914 it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 4th Division until February 1915, when it was assigned to IV Corps. 55th Battery was withdrawn in May 1915, and assigned to 128th (Howitzer) Brigade. The Brigade joined the 7th Infantry Division in June 1915, and was broken up in May 1916.
In May 1916, the artillery brigades of infantry divisions were reorganised; the pure howitzer brigades were disbanded, and their batteries attached individually to field brigades, in order to produce mixed brigades of three field batteries and one howitzer battery. Accordingly, the brigade was broken up and the batteries dispersed; 31st to 35th Brigade
35th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
35th Brigade Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War.It was stationed in Eastern Command in the United Kingdom on mobilisation in August 1914, and was attached to 7th Division and sent to the Continent in September...
, and 35th to 22nd Brigade
22nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
22nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War.It was composed of 104th, 105th and 106th Batteries, and on mobilisation in August 1914 was stationed in South Africa. It returned to the United Kingdom, and was attached to 7th...
.