Sappersnooper Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Grateful for any references where I can match a particular siege battery to the type of gun/howitzer that was used, My interest is the 26CWT 6 Inch Howitzer. Relevant war diaries are rarely helpful. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John(txic) Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Download this from the NA: List of Royal Artillery, Army Service Corps, Machine Gun Corps and Medical Units with... | The National Archives Hours of fun await... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sappersnooper Posted 18 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 18 December , 2023 13 minutes ago, John(txic) said: Download this from the NA: List of Royal Artillery, Army Service Corps, Machine Gun Corps and Medical Units with... | The National Archives Hours of fun await... Superstar. Thanks. I look forward to the fun but maybe not the hours! Takes long enough to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 20 December , 2023 Share Posted 20 December , 2023 This is probably of minimal use but 289 Siege Battery was equipped with the 26cwt 6in howitzer. My Grandad served in that unit in Italy towards the end of the Great War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 20 December , 2023 Share Posted 20 December , 2023 6 hours ago, Buffnut453 said: This is probably of minimal use but 289 Siege Battery was equipped with the 26cwt 6in howitzer. My Grandad served in that unit in Italy towards the end of the Great War. Best for the OP to start reading the document quoted by John(txic) above (WO95/5494) from the beginning, he'll see that 5 of the first 20 SBs had them at some point. There were lots and lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sappersnooper Posted 20 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2023 Thanks, Johns doc has helped me identify the batteries that I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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