ANZAC Q&A - What was a field artillery brigade?
Q. What was a field artillery brigade?
A. The basic tactical unit of the AIF’s artillery was the field artillery brigade, which consisted of 796 officers and men at full strength and was commanded by a lieutenant colonel. There were three brigades per division at Gallipoli, organised into a headquarters, three batteries, each of 12 x 18-pounder field guns, and a brigade ammunition column. The latter was responsible for receiving and storing shells and delivering them to the firing batteries.
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