100 Years Ago Today on 13 May 1917

​One hundred years ago on 13 May 1917
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force had recently become a sub-unit of the 9th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 3rd Canadian Division. The 9th Brigade war diary records:
Visibility fair. Enemy Artillery activity was fairly light today. The F.O.O of the 36th Battery observed 25 men digging anew trench in N.35.c.90.80 and N.35.d.30.20. They were immediately fired upon and dispersed, much damage being done to the new work.
Lieut-Col. H.G. Carscallen, D.S.O., Commanding, Major L.C. Goodeve, D.S.O., C.O. Goodeve’s Group, assumes command.
 
58th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a sub-unit of the 14th Canadian Field Artillery Brigade in the 5th Canadian Division. The Division was training in England and the Brigade war diary records:
WITLEY – ? ? in field in MILFORD under COL. ALMOND. Lovely day. CPL. MACPHERSON 60th returned from LARKHILL GUN COURSE.
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
DIVION – Battery on rest in Billets at DIVION.
 
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA perpetuates the following sub units:
31st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
58th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force,
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, North Russia Expeditionary Force, was not authorized to be formed until 3 August 1918, and
85th Battery, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was not authorized to be formed until 12 July 1918.

Artillery Valcartier Quebec 1914. MIKAN No. 3337050