The History of ‘A’ Battery 84th Army Brigade R.F.A.: 1914–1919

The battery whose story is briefly chronicled in this book, was fortunate in one respect, possibly even unique. From its formation in October 1914 till demobilised in 1919 it had only one commander, the author of this book, Major Grant, who, as a young subaltern, was given command of a hundred Kitchener volunteers and told to make a battery of them. So the 262nd Battery RFA came into being; three months later it became A' Battery of the 84th Brigade, RFA. Another piece of good fortune was the di