Whose Name We Share

26 Chapter 3: Cloud Killers The 103 rd Battery faded out of existence in a post-war world. It continued to be a memory, until the Royal Australian Artillery would decide in 1954 that the Regular Batteries needed to be numbered using a more standardised system for ease of understanding. A DRA minute written in August of 1954 stated that batteries needed to bear this number despite their roles. As a result of this decision, the 103 rd Battery would rise again, this time far from the welcoming community of Guildford WA and during this rebirth they would not be behind the sights of a Howitzer. This was a new chapter for the Battery as they re-raised as the 103 rd Anti- Aircraft Battery. Once again, this battery has no relation to the Great War unit. According to Warrant Officer 2 L Johnston’s History of A Field Battery The 1 st Field Regiment in Middle Head, Sydney, had already raised B Anti-Aircraft Battery on the 16 th July 1949. B Anti- Aircraft Battery was originally a Light Anti-Air Battery, but in early 1950 made the transition to Heavy Anti-Air. They would reorganise into two troops, bearing three QF 3.7-Inch mobile Heavy Anti-Air Guns. This was done for ease of training and it wasn’t necessary at the time to have Light Anti-Air Gunners, so they deemed it easier to train them if the need arose.