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1st Division Artillery [1st Division]
The 1st Division was formed in Australia in August 1914. The Division was originally to be trained in Britain, before moving to the front line in France, but a lack of suitable accommodation there caused it to be diverted to Egypt. On 25 April 1915, the 1st Division landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. After being withdrawn from Gallipoli in December, the division returned to Egypt. It sailed for France in March 1916 and served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
Subunits:
  • 1st Division Ammunition Column August 1914 to past November 1918
  • 1st Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to past November 1918
  • 2nd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to past November 1918
  • 3rd Field Artillery Brigade August 1914 to 20 January 1917
  • 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade February 1916 to 23 January 1917
  • V1A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
  • X1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
  • Y1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
  • Z1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery 17 April 1916 to 21 February 1918
  • 1st Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
  • 2nd Medium Trench Mortar Battery 21 February 1918 to past November 1918
Commanders:
  • Brigadier General J. J. T. Hobbs 15 August 1914 to 13 October 1915
  • Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Bessell-Browne (acting) 13 October 1915 to 6 November 1915
  • Brigadier General J. J. T. Hobbs 6 November 1915 to 10 January 1917
  • Brigadier General W. A. Coxen 10 January 1917 to 8 October 1917
  • Brigadier General S. M. Anderson 8 October 1917 to past November 1918
Campaigns:
The division was first formed in 1914 as part of theFirst Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)and served in the campaigns of Egypt, Sinai: Defence of Suez Canal, Gallipoli: Defence of Anzac, Sari Bair, Withdrawal from Anzac, Western Front: Pozieres, Advance to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Hindenburg Line.