172 Brigade RFA 3rd September 1917 - Brigade marched to Kantara and on arrival was divided into two brigades 389 batttery becoming A 37th Brigade & 390 B Battery 37th Brigade. 391 battery and 392 battery becoming A & B Batteries 172nd Brigade respectively. A/37 and B/37 handed over to Lt Col G N Wyatt RFA. 4th to 16th Sept - Moved to Belah. 18th Sep - Marched into position in Abbas Sector 19th to 30th Sep - Registration carried out and the Turk harassed when & where seen. 1st to 31st October 1917 - Bombardment & harassing of the Turk. ABBAS APEX Nov 1st - 391 Battery (SR) & 406 (RP) supported raid. Brigade cut wire on Middlesex Hill and at 10pm assisted in bombardment of Outpost Hill. Nov 2nd - Operations carried out in accordance with 75th DA Warning Order No 1. The brigade forming the right group. Today was zero day. Night firing as few attacked. Nov 3rd - 391 Battery (SR) and 406 Battery (RP) participated in bombardment as per Appendix C. SOS received at 9pm but no serious attack was made by the Turks. 11pm bombardment by 406(RP) until midnight. Nov 4th & 5th - Brigade continued harassing Turks. Nov 6th - At 11.30pm assisted in general bombardment of Outpost & Middlesex Hill until midnight which were then taken by infantry. Nov 7th - Turks evacuated GAZA. Nov 8th - Turks evacuated Tank Ridge system. F.O.Os (Forward Observation Officers) went over it to a distance of 4 miles North but failed to get in touch with the enemy. Brigade marched at 7pm & bivouacked at ALI BURUALIE. Nov 9th - Rested. Nov 10th - 11am, Marched to DIR SINEID getting in at 9.30pm. Hot East wind. Nov 11th - 10am, Marched to EJJE arriving at 12 midday. Nov 12th - Marched to BEIT DORAS. Nov 13th - Marched & came into action supporting attack of 75th Division on KUSTINEH at 7am. At 1pm shifted position and supported attack on MESNIYEH. Bivouacked at KUSTINEH. Nov 14th - 7am, Marched down to position a bout 3 miles North of MESNIYEH covering 233 Infantry Brigade. Host East wind. Nov 15th - Rested. Nov 16th - 2pm, Marched to Railway Junction and took up position covering 234 Brigade. Nov 17th - Rested. Nov 18th - 9am, 391 & 406 moved out about 1 mile NE to support attack of 4th AMD on LATRON. Attack did not materialise and batteries returned to former bivouack at 5pm. Nov 19th 6am, Marched to LATRON. Rain fell morning & evening. Nov 20th 6pm, Marched at 6pm in very severe rain & hailstorm for ENAB after going 3 miles were stopped and ordered to bivouack where they were. Nov 21st, 6am - Continued march on ENAB. At 11am 406 advanced by order of XXI Corps commander & came into actrion about 2 miles further East & for one hour was 1 mile in front of the infantry it was supporting. 391 & 392 Batteries bivouacked at ENAB and 406 on its position. Nov 22nd - Country rocky, steep & difficult for guns. Altitude of gun positions 2700 feet. Superb climate, cold at night. Nov 23rd - General harassment of Turks. Liet G B DAWSON woounded & to hospital. Nov 24th - Support of attack by 52 Division on Turkish positions commencing at 12.5 pm. Nov 25th - 2pm 391 & 392 Batteries withdrawn and marched back to Railway Junction arriving there at 8pm. Nov 27th - 391 & 392 marched to KATTRA & bivouacked there. Nov 28th - 30th - Rested. Dec 1917 - KATTRA KHUBEIBEH Dec 1st - Marched to KHUBEIBEH 6 miles. Dec 10th - Marched to RAMLEH. Going very heavy. Dec 13th - Brigade marched and came into action at BEIT KUFAH near BEIT NEBABALA. Dec 15th - Brigade supported attack of 75th Division. Very slight opposition and operation completely successful Dec 17th, 18th Moved to BUDROS Dec 19th to 31st Any Turkish movement shelled, all this time the situation was extremely quiet. Jan 1st to 31st 1918, BUDROS. No hostile fire of any kind encountered. Feb 1st to 28th, Budros, No hostile fire. Mar 1st to 6th, Budros, Bombardment & sniping Turks March 7th, SHUKBAH, Brigade supported the advance of 232 Infantry Brigade to line IBANNEH-DEIR ABU MESHUL. No opposition encountered Mar 9th, 391 Batterymoved to position North of SHUKBAH. Mar 10th, 392 Battery, 406 Battery & Brigade HQ moved to ABUD. Mar 12th, Brigade supported advance of 232 Inf Brigade . Brigade moved to Lubban. Mar 13th, Lubban, Bombardment of Turks. Mar 15th to 19th Bombardment of Turks. Mar 23rd 391 Battery moved to position N of LUBBAN & 406 to one in WADI BALLUT. Mar 24th to 26th - Bombardment of Turks. Mar 27th - Brigade supported the advance of 233 Inf Brigade. Mar 28-20, Bombardment of Turks. Lubban 1st to 8th April 1918 - Registration & harassing the enemy 9th April - The brigade supported the attack of 232 Inf Brigade as per attached operation order but only phase 1 materialised. 10th April - The bridage supporrted further advance of 232 Inf Brigade but very little further progress was made. The enemy counter attacked in the center at 5pm but was driven off, all batteries succeeding on putting a barrage on him. 11th April - Line gained consolidated. 12th to 22nd - Registration & harassing the enemy 19th April - Major S R RADCLIFFE awarded the DSO. 22/23 April - Brigade relieved by South Africa FA Brigade & went into rest at Jewish Colony 2 miles north of LUDD. 23rd April - Major S R RADCLIFFE DSO admitted to hospital. 29th April - Brigade marched into poistions near LUBBAN. 1st May - Major S R RADCLIFFE DSO deceased.