100 Years Ago Today on 9 May 1917

​One hundred years ago on 9 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 good. Artillery on both sides active throughout the day. Smoke was seen coming from chimneys in factories in HEIN-LIETARD.
O.O. No. 71 –attached-was never issued, as immediately after writing, the changes contained in it were cancelled.
 
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 – Batteries in the field. Warm day. Gas training progressing.
 
5th Canadian Siege Battery, Canadian Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force war diary records:
SOUCHEZ – 100 Rounds were fired in Trench at T1a 7.6 to 9 ½.5.  F.O.O. reported very good results many O.K’s in Trench 50 Rounds were also fired on MERICOURT.
 
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.