A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
| 'A' Battery, Royal Australian Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 August 1871 – present |
| Country |
 Australia
|
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Field Artillery |
| Size | 1 Artillery Battery |
| Part of | 7th Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Enoggera Barracks |
| Motto(s) | Semper Paratus |
| Engagements |
Sudan Campaign Malayan Emergency |
Sudan Campaign
Second Boer War
World War I
Malayan Emergency
Confrontation
'A' Field Battery is an artillery battery of the Australian Army. The unit has been in existence since 1871, having originally been raised as part of the New South Wales colonial defence force. Today it is part of the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, attached to the 7th Brigade based at Enoggera, Queensland. It was previously an airborne unit, but no longer maintains that role.
'A' Field Battery was originally formed as 'A' Field Battery, New South Wales Artillery. The battery served in the Sudan Campaign but saw only limited action as the war was near its end when it arrived. In 1899 the battery was renamed A Battery, Royal Australian Artillery and departed for the Second Boer War on 30 December, 1899. During the war, the battery was involved in several important actions, such as playing an important role in the capture of the Boer commander de Wet's artillery pieces. 'A' Battery lost one man killed in action, two died of disease, and 45 men returned to Australia due to illness. For its service in South Africa, A Battery was presented a Kings Banner, and is believed to be the only Commonwealth artillery unit to have been honoured in this way.
Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the battery was among the first units of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) to leave Australia. Following a period of training and preparation in Egypt with the rest of the AIF, the unit served with distinction at Gallipoli (where only one gun was able to be brought to shore) and in France and Belgium on the Western Front.
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