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32nd Divisional Artillery
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The 32nd Divisional Artillery (32nd DA) was a Royal Artillery force [lower-alpha 1] raised as part of 'Kitchener's Army' in early 1915. Recruited in Yorkshire, originally for the 31st Division, the units served with the 'Pals battalions' of the 32nd Division on the Western Front for three years. They saw action at the Somme, the pursuit to the Hindenburg Line, the German spring offensive, and the Allied Hundred Days Offensive.
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32nd Divisional Artillery | |
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Active | 1915–19 |
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Role | Field artillery |
Size | 2–4 Artillery brigades |
Part of | 32nd Division |
Patron | West Yorkshire Coal Owners' Association Major Ernest Meysey-Thompson, MP Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme |
Engagements | Battle of the Somme Battle of the Ancre Operation Alberich Battle of Messines Defence of Nieuport German spring offensive Hundred Days Offensive |
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Notable commanders | Brig-Gen J.A. Tyler |
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