These units were formed as part of the raising of the Third New Army, K3. They are also sometimes shown as 106, 107, 108 and 109 (Howitzer) Brigades RFA.
CVI
- This brigade was originally comprised of A, B, C and D Batter ies RFA and the Brigade Ammunition Column. It was placed under command of the 24th Division. The batteries were all armed with four 18-pounder field guns. The brigade then remained with the division throughout the war: you can see details of its battles and movements on the page describing the division.
- On 13 May the Brigade Ammunition Column left, being merged into the 24th Divisional Ammunition Column.
- On 13 May 1916 D Battery left, becoming the A Battery of 109 Brigade. The D (Howitzer) Battery of that brigade joined in its place.
- On 3 October 1916 the field gun batteries were made up to six guns each: two-gun sections from what had been A Battery of 109 Brigade joined A and B Batteries respectively, and C Battery wasjoined by a section from 109 Brigade’s B Battery.
- D (Howitzer) Battery was also brought up to six howitzers by the arrival of a section of two from C (Howitzer) Battery of 108 Brigade on 27 January 1917.
CVII
- This brigade was originally comprised of A, B, C and D Batteries RFA and the Brigade Ammunition Column. It was placed under command of the 24th Division. The batteries were all armed with four 18-pounder field guns. The brigade then remained with the division throughout the war: you can see details of its battles and movements on the page describing the division.
- On 13 May the Brigade Ammunition Column left, being merged into the 24th Divisional Ammunition Column.
- On 13 May 1916 D Battery left, becoming the B Battery of 109 Brigade. The D (Howitzer) Battery of that brigade joined in its place.
- On 3 October 1916 the field gun batteries were made up to six guns each: a two-gun section from what had been B Battery of 109 Brigade joined A Battery, and B and C Batteries were each joined by a section from 109 Brigade’s C Battery.
- D (Howitzer) Battery was also brought up to six howitzers by the arrival of a section of two from C (Howitzer) Battery of 108 Brigade on 27 January 1917.
CVIII
- This brigade was originally comprised of A, B, C and D Batteries RFA and the Brigade Ammunition Column. It was placed under command of the 24th Division. The batteries were all armed with four 18-pounder field guns. The brigade then remained with the division until it left to become an Army Brigade RFA on 27 January 1917: you can see details of its battles and movements on the page describing the division.
- On 13 May the Brigade Ammunition Column left, being merged into the 24th Divisional Ammunition Column.
- On 13 May 1916 D Battery left, becoming the C Battery of 109 Brigade. The B (Howitzer) Battery of that brigade joined in its place and was renamed as D (Howitzer) Battery.
- On 3 October 1916 the brigade was reorganised and the batteries became six-gun units. A Battery was broken up, with one of its two-gun sections going to join B and C Batteries respectively. Five days later 522 (Howitzer) Battery arrived from England and was renamed as A (Howitzer) Battery. On 13 October C Battery was renamed as A Battery and A (Howitzer) Battery was renamed as C (Howitzer) Battery.
- On 27 January 1917 the brigade left 24th Division and became an army Brigade. At that point C (Howitzer) Battery was broken up, with two-howitzer sections going to the D (Howitzer) Batteries of 106 and 107 Brigades respectively. C Battery joined from 96 Brigade of 21st Division and became 108 Brigade’s new C Battery. A section of two howitzers arrived from D (Howitzer) Battery of 96 Brigade and was added to D (Howitzer) Battery to bring it up to six.
CIX (Howitzer)
- This brigade was originally comprised of A, B, C and D (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and the Brigade Ammunition Column. It was placed under command of the 24th Division. The batteries were all armed with four 4.5-inch howitzers. The brigade then remained with the division until it was broken up on 3 October 1916: you can see details of its battles and movements on the page describing the division.
- On 13 May the Brigade Ammunition Column left, being merged into the 24th Divisional Ammunition Column.
- On 3 December 1915 C (Howitzer) Battery left to join 131 (Howitzer) Brigade of 2nd Canadian Division.
- On 13 May 1916 the brigade was reorganised. A, B and D (Howitzer) Batteries all left to joinj106, 108 and 107 Brigades respectively, all becoming those brigades’ D (Howitzer) Battery. The D Batteries (field gun units) of 106, 107 and 108 Brigades joined and became 109’s new A, B and C Batteries respectively.
- On 3 October 1916 the brigade wasbroken up. A Battery and half of B went to 106 Brigade; C Battery and the other half of B went to 107 Brigade; they were used to bring the batteries of those brigades up to six guns each.