Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter
• 1 Historical Background to the Territorial Artillery
• The Artillery Volunteers, 1859-1908
• The Territorial Force, 1908-1914
• The First World War
• The Volunteer Service, 1916-1918
• The Territorial Force re-formed, 1920
• 2 The Development of Field Artillery Tactics, Organisation and Equipment
• 3 The Early Years of the Hertfordshire Batteries, 1908-1914
• The Batteries come into being
• A Sound Foundation - Recruiting and Training, 1908-1910
• The King's Cup, 1910
• Prelude to Active Service, 1911-1914
• 4 At War - Approach March, Action and Stalemate
• Mobilisation and Service at War Stations, August 1914- November 1915
• A Few Shots in Anger - France, November 1915-January 1916
• Suez Canal Defences - Egypt, February 1916-January 1917
• War in Earnest - The First and Second Battles of Gaza, February-April 1917
• 5 Break-Through and Follow-up
• The Period of Waiting and Reorganisation, April-October 1917
• The Third Battle of Gaza, October-November 1917
• The Advance into Palestine and the First Action of the Nahr el Auja, November-December 1917
• The Battle of Jaffa, December 1917
• 6 Pursuit and Victory
• Winter Standstill, December 1917-March 1918
• The Advance to Majdal Yaba, March 1918
• Another Lull, April-June 1918
• Warned for Service in France, June 1918
• B Battery in the Jordan Valley, August 1918
• Armageddon and after, September-October 1918
• Occupation Duties, Cairo Garrison and Demobilisation, November 1918-June 1919
• 7 The Second and Third Line Units and the Depot
• 2nd/4th East Anglian Brigade, RFA
• 3rd/4th East Anglian Brigade, RFA No.4TF Artillery Training School and 4th Reserve Brigade
• 4th Provisional Battery; 1206 (East Anglian) Battery, RFA
• 4th East Anglian Brigade, Depot
• Epilogue