II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
| II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2 September 1914 – 21 January 1916 |
| Country |  Ordnance QF 15-pounder |
| Engagements | World War I |
II Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force), along with its sister I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.), was a horse artillery brigade[a] of the Territorial Force that was formed in September 1914 for the 2nd Mounted Division at the start of World War I.
The brigade moved to Egypt with the division in April 1915 and remained there when the bulk of the division went to
History
Formation
A decision was made to form a new mounted division from the mounted brigades in and around the
Each of the four mounted brigades include a
Active service
On 1 November, Warwickshire Battery of I Brigade, RHA (T.F.) was posted to France: the first Territorial Force artillery battery to go on active service.[8] B Battery, HAC was transferred to I Brigade to replace it.[9]
In November 1914, the division moved to
In March 1915, the division was put on warning for overseas service. In early April, the division starting leaving
On 10 August 1915, the division was reorganized as a dismounted formation in preparation for service at
The 2nd Mounted Division returned from Gallipoli in December 1915 and was reformed and remounted.[13] On 10 December 1915, Berkshire RHA rejoined the brigade from Suez Canal Defences but on 20 December 1915, A Battery, HAC left for I Brigade. The dismemberment of the division began almost immediately as units were posted to the Western Frontier Force or to various other commands. On 21 January 1916 the brigade HQ was disbanded;[9] 2nd Mounted Division was disbanded on the same day.[4]
See also
Notes
- Lieutenant-Colonel. Artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments in 1938. Note that the battery strength refers to a battery of six guns; a four-gun battery would be about two thirds of this.
- ^ B Battery, HAC joined the division from Canterbury and was attached to 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade.[4]
References
- ^ "The Royal Artillery". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Baker, Chris. "What was an artillery brigade?". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ a b Rinaldi 2008, p. 36
- ^ a b c d e f Becke 1936, p. 16
- ^ Westlake 1992, p. 3
- ^ Clarke 2004, p. 23
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 12
- ^ Baker, Chris. "The Royal Horse Artillery". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Frederick 1984, p. 449
- ^ Farndale 1988, p. 357
- ^ James 1978, p. 35
- ^ James 1978, p. 34
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 17
Bibliography
- Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
- Clarke, Dale (2004). British Artillery 1914–19 Field Army Artillery. Vol. 94 of New Vanguard Series. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-688-7.
- ISBN 1-870114-05-1.
- Frederick, J.B.M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
- James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
- Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-97760728-0.
- Westlake, Ray (1992). British Territorial Units 1914–18. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-168-7.