The 105th Howitzer Battery was raised in March 1916 in Egypt as a part of the 22nd Howitzer Brigade, following a decision to equip each infantry division with a howitzer brigade, and embarked for
Marseille, France shortly thereafter.
World War I By 11 May 1916, the battery joined
13th, 14th and 15th Batteries at
Fleurbaix, France (5 km SW of
Armentières) to form 5th Field Brigade Australian Field Artillery of 2nd Division Artillery, after a reorganisation of the artillery saw each field brigade having twelve 18 pound guns and four
QF howitzers. The howitzer brigades then became field artillery brigades also, seeing the 105th Howitzer Battery become the 105th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery. At the same time the gun troops and other sub-units of the battery were named :Command Troop "Somme" :Gun Troop "Perak" (Malay Theatre) :Gun Troop "Kedah" (Malay Theatre) :Joint Offensive Support Team (JOST) "Dekker". In 2009, 15 members of the 105th Medium Battery deployed to train with the
British Army. After training in Northern Ireland together with the British unit, they deployed to
Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. This was the first time since the Vietnam War that 105th Medium Battery personnel have been deployed in their role as artillery operators in combat. == References ==