22nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
XXII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War.
It was composed of 104th, 105th and 106th Batteries, and on mobilisation in August 1914 was stationed in South Africa. It returned to the United Kingdom, and was attached to 7th Infantry Division in October. It saw service with 7th Division throughout the war.
35th (Howitzer) Battery joined the Brigade in July 1916.
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