34th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
XXXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War.
It was originally formed with 22nd, 50th and 70th Batteries, and attached to 2nd Infantry Division. In August 1914, it mobilised and was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw service with 2nd Division until 1917. 56th (Howitzer) Battery joined the brigade in May 1916.
In January 1917, it left 2nd Division to become an army-level artillery brigade.
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