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*[http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/OXVU1:LSCOP_OX:oxfaleph011568508 ''The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, 1914-1918''] by Ralph GA Hamilton 1924. University of Oxford Digital Collection. Alternative [http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/503077282.pdf direct pdf link], same website. Diary of the Hon. Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton, Master of Belhaven. Served as an interpreter with the Expeditionary Force in 1914 until wounded, returned to France in September 1915 as O/C “C” Bty., 108 Bde. Royal Field Artillery, 24th Div. Later rose to command the brigade. Killed in action 31st March 1918.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209654/page/n249 WW1 period] page 241 ''Sword And Stirrup'' by Hervey De Montmorency 1936 Archive.org. Initially the author commanded D Battery, 75th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. After the war he worked as an Intelligence Officer in Ireland.
*[https://archive.org/details/blastingbombardi0000unse/page/n3/mode/2up ''Blasting & Bombardiering''] by Wyndham Lewis 1937. [https://archive.org/details/blastingbombardi0000lewi/page/n5/mode/2up 1967 reprint] Both Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis Wyndham Lewis] Wikipedia. Writer and artist. He served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, with much of his time spent in Forward Observation Posts
*[https://archive.org/details/momentsofmemoryr011518mbp/page/n9 ''Moments of Memory: Recollections and Impressions''] by Herbert Asquith 1938. Archive.org. The author was the son of H H Asquith who was Prime Minister of Great Britain at the commencement of the war until December 1916, and an officer in the Royal Marine Artillery. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Asquith_(poet) Herbert Asquith (poet)]
*[https://archive.org/details/ebbflowofbattle0000camp/mode/2up ''The Ebb and Flow of Battle''] by P. J. Campbell (Patrick James) 1977. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He also wrote [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000694479 ''In the Cannon's Mouth''] by P. J. Campbell 1979 (146 pages), available to those with suitable University access at HathiTrust Digital Library. There was also an edition with the latter title published containing both volumes (317 pages), published 1986.
*[https://archive.org/details/canadiansroadtor0000tomp/page/n7 ''A Canadian's Road to Russia : Letters from the Great War Decade''] by Stuart Ramsay Tompkins 1989. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was initially in France with Calgary’s 31st Battalion, Canadian Second Division, (infantry) then transferred to the 6th Canadian Brigade Trench Mortar Battery. He subsequently joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia, arriving in Vladivostok January 1919. He later became a university professor specialising in Russian history.
*The Royal Marine Artillery was part of the Royal Marines. For chapters in a history, see [[Western Front#Other histories (regimental, corps etc.) and general|Other histories (regimental, corps etc.) and general, above]].
*Also see In The Air, below, for letters of George Weston Devenish, Lieut. R.A., attached R.F.C.
*Also see Fiction below for sketches written by Boyd Cable, the nom de plume of Ernest Andrew Ewart, an officer in the Royal Artillery.
 
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22Journal+of+the+United+States+Artillery%22&sort=date ''Journal of the United States Artillery''] by Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia USA. Archive.org. Multiple volumes from 1892 to 1922. The title then changed to
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22The+Coast+Artillery+Journal%22&sort=date ''The Coast Artillery Journal''] Archive.org. Multiple volumes from 1922 to 1949.
*Volumes, from 1911, of ''The Field Artillery Journal'' published by The United States Field Artillery Association, are available on the webpage [https://sill-www.army.mil/fires-bulletin-archive/ Fires Bulletin Archive] published by the US Army Field Artillery. sill-www.army.mil Fort Sill, Oklahoma USA.
*[https://archive.org/details/artilleryfiring00statgoog/page/n4/mode/2up/ ''Artillery Firing (reprint of pamphlet translated by American Expeditionary Forces, France)''] by War Plans Division, [US] General Staff June 1918. Archive.org.
*Available on HathiTust Digital Library, restricted regions or University access only. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000442301 ''Field Guns in France''] by Lieut.-Col. Neil Fraser-Tytler 1922. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102644358 ''Salute of Guns''] by Donald Boyd 1930- [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=gbXNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4 Sample pages Google Books] for a reprint edition. Boyd was a professional journalist prior to the war.
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