set-piece attack. During the Battle of the Selle 39th DA was among the mass of guns supporting 51st (Highland) Division in its attack over the Ecaillon river towards the Schelde Canal. Zero hour was 06.10, and even though some of the infantry lost the barrage the attack went well: by 10.30 the engineers had two bridges over the Ecaillon for the field artillery to cross. The brigades were withdrawn into reserve on 25 October, but on 30 October they moved into action again and next day fired in support of the Canadians' assault at Valenciennes. Supplies had to come up a single bad road, but sufficient ammunition was brought up and the attack on 1 November succeeded despite some stout resistance (the guns were forbidden to shell the town itself, in which French civilians were sheltering). The Canadians liberated Valenciennes on 3 November. On 4 November 39 DA was transferred to VIII Corps and went into First Army Reserve, where it remained until the Armistice with Germany entered force on 11 November. Demobilisation began in 1919 and 39th DA and its constituent units were disbanded. Commanders The following officers commanded 39th Divisional Artillery and its units during the war: CRA Brig-Gen C.E. Goulburn, appointed 21 September 1915, to 26 February 1916 Brig-Gen R.W. Fuller, 26 February to 24 March 1916 Brig-Gen G. Gillson, 24 March 1916 to 11 October 1917 Lt-Col C.H. Kilner, acting 11 to 18 October 1917 Brig-Gen G.A.S. Cape from 18 October 1917, killed 18 March 1918 while acting divisional commander Lt-Col E.W.S. Brooke, acting 18 to 26 and 29 March 1918 Brig-Gen W.G.H. Thompson, 26 to 29 March, and from 30 March 1918 to demobilisation CLXXIV (Deptford) Bde Lt-Col E.R. Phillips, 19 May 1915 to 11 April 1916 Lt-Col J.G.B. Allardyce, 11 April 1916 to 17 December 1917 Lt-Col E.W.S. Brooke, 18 December 1917 to 1 April 1918 Lt-Col F.E. Spencer, 1 April 1918 to demobilisation CLXXIX (Deptford) Bde Col D. Fulton, 3 June 1915 to 5 January 1916 Lt-Col A.M. Kennard, DSO, 5 January to 11 August 1916 Col A. Hardley-Wright, 11 August 1916 to disbandment CLXXXIV (Deptford) Bde Lt-Col C.M. Rudkin, from 20 July 1915 to disbandment CLXXXVI (Deptford) Howitzer Bde Col R. Oakes, 21 August to 10 December 1915 Lt-Col C.H. Kilner, 10 December 1915 to 30 November 1917 Lt-Col G.S. Henderson, 30 November to 12 December 1917 Lt-Col Lord Alfred Browne, DSO,