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58th Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade
The 58th Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade was a group ('Brigade' in contemporary Royal Artillery parlance) of mortar batteries formed within the British Army's 58th (2/1st London) Division during World War I. Manned by volunteers from the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and Royal Field Artillery (RFA) it provided short-range fire support as well as carrying out a variety of other trench warfare duties.
==Background==
The short-range high-angle fire support provided by mortars proved valuable in the trench warfare of the Western Front. By 1916 the infantry divisions of the British Expeditionary Force serving in France and Flanders included light Trench Mortar Batteries (TMBs) formed within the infantry brigades, and three medium and one heavy TMB at divisional level manned by the artillery.〔(TMBs at Long, Long Trail. )〕
58th (2/1st London) Division was a 2nd Line formation of the Territorial Force raised after the outbreak of war in August 1914. As with all the 2nd Line formations, the shortage of equipment meant that organisation and training was held up. It was not until December 1916 that the War Office decided that 58th Division was ready to embark for overseas service. At this point, 58th Division formed its Divisional TMBs.〔Becke, pp. 9–15.〕〔(58 Division at Long, Long Trail. )〕
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