Brigade Ammunition Columns

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Ammunition Column - In The British Army
... All ammunition columns are officered and manned by the Royal Artillery ... They are not reserved exclusively to their own brigades, divisions, c ... but may be called upon to furnish ammunition to any unit requiring it during an action ...

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