Great Britain (Volunteers)

City of Edinburgh - Midlothian - Haddington - Berwickshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Edinburgh AVC raised
│		 1st Midlothian AVC raised
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1860: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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│		 1st Haddington AVC raised
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│		 2nd Midlothian AVC raised
3rd Midlothian AVC raised
4th Midlothian AVC raised
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consolidated as
1st Midlothian (Midlothian Coast)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 1st Berwickshire AVC raised
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1863: │
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│		 2nd Berwickshire AVC raised
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1864: │
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│		 attached to
1st Administrative Battalion of
Haddington Rifle Volunteers
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│		 both attached to
1st Edinburgh (City)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1873: │
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│		 attached to
1st Midlothian (Midlothian Coast)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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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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volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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1883: │
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│		 2nd Berwickshire AVC disbanded
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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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
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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: │
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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1899: │
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Edinburgh (City)
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Midlothian
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Berwickshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:     1st City of Edinburgh Battery, →
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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
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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)
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│		 2/I Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: │
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│		 CCLVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1916: │
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│		 CCLX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1917: │
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1918: │
│		 disbanded disbanded
1919: suspended animation
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1920: 2nd Lowland Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
│		 1st Lowland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 from
6th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment) (TF)
and
8th Battalion,
The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment) (TF)
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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
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1924: 57th (Lowland) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 78th (Lowland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 57th (Lowland) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 66th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 129th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: │
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│		 66th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
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│		 129th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
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1943: │
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│		 129th Jungle Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
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1944: │
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│		 178th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland)
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1946: suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 357th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lothians) (TA)
│		 278th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lowland) (TA)
│		 disbanded
RA
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1955: 357th (Lowland) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 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)
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1961: 278th (Lowland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The City of Edinburgh Artillery) (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
Q (City of Edinburgh) Battery,
The Lowland Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
 

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2025-06-05