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John Victor Macartney-Filgate
Best known for recording the story of a First World War artillery formation, this soldier-author wrote from direct experience and left behind a detailed account of service on the Western Front. His work has endured as a useful and vivid piece of military history.
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The History of the 33rd Divisional Artillery, in the War, 1914-1918.
by John Victor Macartney-Filgate
About the author
Born in Dublin in 1897, John Victor Macartney-Filgate was educated at Rugby School and went on to serve in the British Army during the First World War. He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery, fought on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Cross.
He is chiefly remembered by readers today for The History of the 33rd Divisional Artillery, in the War, 1914-1918, a careful chronicle of the unit's wartime service. Because he had firsthand military experience, his writing carries the authority of someone who understood both the daily demands of artillery work and the larger shape of the campaign.
After the war, he remained connected to public and professional life, and later sources also note his career in the British Indian Army. He died in 1964, but his surviving book continues to interest readers looking for firsthand-rooted military history from the First World War era.