100 Years Ago Today on 14 May 1917

​One hundred years ago on 14 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 was quite active today. During the morning he intermittently shelled in rear of VIMY with an 8” How. Aeroplane activity was slightly below normal today. No encounters of any importance took place.
 
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 – A case of mumps 66th Battery (B20), B2 ?. Batteries gun laying in Gun park. DR. BELL 58th admitted to BRAM HOS. for ? injury, received in runaway accident on SAT. MAY 12th when 2 horses were destroyed.
 
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.

​Great War Gun May 1917 LAC MIKAN No. 3194244