Sgt Stripes Posted 27 March , 2018 Share Posted 27 March , 2018 Hi. I have just visited a bookshop and obtained the following book "The story of the Salonika army by G Ward Price" . Only just noticed written on the back page in pencil is " This book belongs to 141051 Gunner H Brown 67th S.A.S.A.C . 100Th R.A Bde. 22nd Division". Could someone please tell me what S.A.S.A.C stands for, possibly Small arms ----- Column also if possible any information on his unit and Gunner Brown. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 27 March , 2018 Share Posted 27 March , 2018 His papers are on Ancestry. He served in Salonika. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 27 March , 2018 Share Posted 27 March , 2018 S.A.S.A.C. is probably Small Arms Section, Ammunition Column. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 27 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2018 Many Thanks. This is great news that he served in Salonika. He must have relived many memories when reading the book, both good and bad. Will go to the library on Thursday and take a look at his papers. Can not go for the next two days due to babysitting duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 27 March , 2018 Share Posted 27 March , 2018 The war diary for 100 Bde RFA is here at National Archives. Not digitised so requires a visit. It may not detail the 67th SASAC Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 27 March , 2018 Share Posted 27 March , 2018 The next file in the class contains the following: WO 95/4846 101 Brigade Royal Field Artillery 1915 Nov. - 1919 Apr. WO 95/4846 1 Medium Trench Mortar Brigade 1918 Mar. - Oct. WO 95/4846 Divisional Ammunition Column 1915 Nov. - 1916 Dec. It is possible that the activities of the SASAC are recorded in the last of these three files. Because of the nature of the ground in Macedonia, there were a number of units equipped with pack mules, and I suspect that the SASAC may be one of those. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Stripes Posted 27 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2018 (edited) Thank you for the above information. As his rank was Gunner would he have operated the guns, or did R A men take turns to bring up ammunition or was it a special unit with its own soldiers attached to the R A. Sorry to ask this question but I do not really know the ways of the Royal Artillery. Edited 27 March , 2018 by Sgt Stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 28 March , 2018 Share Posted 28 March , 2018 (edited) Royal Field Artillery (RFA) units had both Gunners and Drivers, who handled the guns and drove the wagons and gun teams, respectively. Ammunition supply to the front lines by horsed transport was also carried out by the RFA. Ammunition was brought up from the rear by mechanical transport companies of the ASC. Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) units also had both Gunners and Drivers, although they had fewer horsed transport vehicles. ASC MT companies brought up their ammunition. More information on the artillery can be found on the parent site, The Long Long Trail - see the link at top left of this page. Ron Edited 28 March , 2018 by Ron Clifton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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