Park vs Column

• by Stork

  The diary I'm tagging alternates between the 4th Divl Ammunition Park and the 4th Divl Ammunition Column. What's the difference between a Park and a Column?

  Posted October 6, 2017 9:28 PM

• by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

  An Ammunition Column consists of dedicated military vehicles carrying artillery and small arms ammunition for the combatant unit to which the column belongs. I presume the ammunition was stored in the Ammunition Park, where it could be stored and collected.

  Posted October 6, 2017 10:04 PM

• by cyngast moderator

  An ammunition park was an Army Service Corps unit that worked with its designated division as a supply depot for ammunition. An ammunition column was also an ASC unit responsible for the distribution of the ammunition to the artillery brigades.

  There's a bit of information here http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-army-service-corps-in-the-first-world-war/ under the heading of Mechanical Transport and also some in this thread from the Invision Zone http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/156438-division-ammunition-column-1916-1918/

  Sorry this took a while to answer. I have a new day job that hugely interferes with my usual OWD activity.

  Posted October 7, 2017 8:59 PM