Great Britain (Volunteers)

Ayrshire - Wigtownshire - Kirkcudbrightshire - Lanarkshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Ayrshire AVC raised
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│		 1st Lanarkshire AVC raised
2nd Lanarkshire AVC raised
3rd Lanarkshire AVC raised
4th Lanarkshire AVC raised
5th Lanarkshire AVC raised
6th Lanarkshire AVC raised
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1860: 2nd Ayrshire AVC raised
3rd Ayrshire AVC raised
4th Ayrshire AVC raised
5th Ayrshire AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Ayrshire Artillery Volunteers
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│		 1st Wigtownshire AVC raised
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│		 1st Kirkcudbrightshire AVC raised
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│		 7th Lanarkshire AVC raised
8th Lanarkshire AVC raised
9th Lanarkshire AVC raised
10th Lanarkshire AVC raised
11th Lanarkshire AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers
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12th Lanarkshire AVC raised
13th Lanarkshire AVC raised
14th Lanarkshire AVC raised
15th Lanarkshire AVC raised
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│		 2nd Wigtownshire AVC raised
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│		 consolidated as
1st Lanarkshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1863: 1nst Wigtownshire AVC added
2nd Wigtownshire AVC added
1nd Kirkcudbrightshire AVC added
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1867: 3rd Wigtownshire AVC raised
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Ayrshire and Galloway
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889:
part of
Southern Division
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part of
Southern Division
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1891: 1st Ayrshire and Galloway
Volunteer Artillery Corps
│		 1st Lanarkshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Ayrshire and Galloway
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Lanarkshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 1st Ayrshire Battery,
2nd Ayrshire Battery,
Kirkcudbrightshire Battery,
II Lowland Ammunition Column,
II Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 1st City of Glasgow Battery,
2nd City of Glasgow Battery,
3rd City of Glasgow Battery,
III Lowland Ammunition Column,
III Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 4th City of Glasgow (Howitzer) Battery,
5th City of Glasgow (Howitzer) Battery,
IV Lowland Ammunition Column,
IV Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1914: 1/II Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/II Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/III Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/III Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/IV Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/IV Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCLX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLXI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLXII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXVIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1916: CCLXI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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│		 CCLXII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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│		 CCLXIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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│		 disbanded suspended animation
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1920: 2nd Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 79th (Lowland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 80th (Lowland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
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1924: 79th (Lowland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 80th (Lowland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 130th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 131st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 130th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
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│		 131st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland - City of Glasgow)
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1946: suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 279th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
│		 330th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
│		 280th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland - City of Glasgow) (TA)
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328th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
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1950: │
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│		 330th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
│		 280th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland - City of Glasgow) (TA)
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1955: 279th (Ayrshire) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 280th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(City of Glasgow Artillery) (TA)
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1961: Q (Ayrshire) Battery,
279th (City of Glasgow and Ayrshire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 P (City of Glasgow) Battery,
R (City of Glasgow) Battery,
Creation of the Territorial
and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
S (Ayrshire) Battery,
T (Glasgow) Battery,
The Lowland Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
 

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2025-06-05