He was a captain for the field battery at Kingston.
The gun proved successful, and was the standard equipment of Australian field batteries by 1943.
The Brigade was made up of 5 field batteries.
The city itself was protected by coast, anti-aircraft, and field batteries.
Militia forces, including the five field batteries formed, would for the first time be maintained at public expense.
The 7th Field Battery did all that was possible to support the advance and cover the retirement.
It is just possible that the American troops and field batteries could have been sent by train to go around our flank.
The British 16th and 69th field batteries galloped to within range and opened fire.
More reinforcements - the 9th and 5th Field Batteries - were sent immediately into action in support of the attack.
Tactically employed in battle as a 4-gun field battery.