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In 1916 and 1917 there was a renaming and renumbering of Artillery Brigades and Batteries. As an example, in 1916, the IV Wessex Brigade was renamed, becoming the 218th (IV Wessex) Brigade, RFA. In 1917, the component batteries were numbered, with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Devonshire Batteries becoming 1094th, 1095th, and 1096th Batteries. <ref>Hoplophile. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=100251 218th RFA in India], ''Great War Forum'', 29 June 2008 . Retrieved on 8 Dec 2014.</ref>
===Royal Artillery Mountain Batteries===
There were eight British Army batteries of mountain artilleryin India, numbered 1 to 9, of which one was in Egypt, where the gunners were British, in comparison to the [[Mountain Artillery|Indian mountain artillery]] where the gunners were Indian. The designation changed to Pack Battery in 1920 and to Light Battery in 1927.<ref>Clifton, Ron. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/247013-royal-artillery-in-india-pack-battery-query/&do=findComment&comment=2488413 Royal Artillery in India, Pack Battery query] ''Great War Forum'' 28 January 2017. Mentions the book ''A Norfolkman in the Raj : the Royal Artillery 1920-1933'' by Alan W. Roper. Retrieved 28 January 2017.</ref> In 1937 these Batteries ceased to exist in their previous form, when they were transformed into Indian mountain artillery, when the British gunners were sent to other artillery units, and were replaced by Indian gunners.<ref> ''Seven Cantonments'' by Major S E G Ponder, see Historical books online, above.</ref>
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