Artillery Volunteers

City of Edinburgh - Midlothian - Haddington - Berwickshire

1859: 1st Edinburgh AVC
1st Midlothian AVC
1860: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Artillery Volunteer Corps





1st Haddington AVC






2nd Midlothian AVC
3rd Midlothian AVC
4th Midlothian AVC


consolidated as
1st Midlothian (Midlothian Coast)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
1st Berwickshire AVC






1863:


2nd Berwickshire AVC
1864:


attached to
1st Administrative Battalion of
Haddington Rifle Volunteers




both attached to
1st Edinburgh (City)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
1873:


attached to
1st Midlothian (Midlothian Coast)
Artillery Volunteer Corps






Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:



Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
1882:
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
1883:


2nd Berwickshire AVC disbanded
Regrouping into three large divisions
1889: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
part of
Southern Division
1st Haddington
Artillery Volunteer Corps

part of
Southern Division
1st Midlothian
Artillery Volunteer Corps
part of
Southern Division
1st Berwickshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps

part of
Southern Division
1891: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
1st Haddington
Volunteer Artillery Corps

1st Midlothian
Volunteer Artillery Corps
1st Berwickshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps

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1897:


Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
1899:


Division system abolished
1902: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
1st Midlothian
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
1st Berwickshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
RAVols
RAVols
Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:     1st City of Edinburgh Battery, →


Lowland (City of Edinburgh)
Heavy Battery
,

Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
→ 1st City of Edinburgh Battery,    
2nd City of Edinburgh Battery,
Midlothian Battery,
I Lowland Ammunition Column,

I Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
disbanded
RA
RA
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1914: 1/1st Lowland
(City of Edinburgh) Heavy Battery
,

Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
2/1st Lowland
(City of Edinburgh) Heavy Battery
,

Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
1/I Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

2/I Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

1916:



CCLVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCCXXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
1916:



CCLX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery


1917:

broken up
1918:
disbanded disbanded
1919: suspended animation
1920: 2nd Lowland Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
1st Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)










from
6th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)

and
8th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
(TF)











Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
78th (Lowland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
RA
1924: 57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)

78th (Lowland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1938: 57th (Lowland) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
78th (Lowland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939:

66th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)


129th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1939: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery






1942:


66th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)



129th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
1943:








129th Jungle Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
1944:





178th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)



1946: suspended animation
disbanded suspended animation
suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 357th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lothians) (TA)
278th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
disbanded
RA
RA
1955: 357th (Lowland) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)






from
416th (Clyde) (Mixed)
Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)





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1956: P (City of Edinburgh) Battery,
Q (Lothian) Battery,

357th (Lowland) Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
R (Clyde) Battery,



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1961: 278th (Lowland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The City of Edinburgh Artillery) (TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
Q (City of Edinburgh) Battery,
The Lowland Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)