Artillery Volunteers

Glamorganshire - Pembrokeshire

1859: 1st Glamorganshire AVC

1860: 2nd Glamorganshire AVC
3rd Glamorganshire AVC
4th Glamorganshire AVC


1st Pembrokeshire AVC



1861: all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers







from
2nd Pembrokeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps
1864: 4th Glamorganshire AVC absorbed by 3rd


2nd Pembrokeshire AVC
1870:
disbanded
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Glamorganshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
2nd Pembrokeshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
1880:

1st Pembrokeshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps

Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
1882:
volunteer brigade of
Welsh Division
volunteer brigade of
Welsh Division
1885:
disbanded
Regrouping into three large divisions
1889:
part of
Western Division
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1890:



2nd Glamorganshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
part of
Western Division
1891: 1st Glamorganshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
2nd Glamorganshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
1899:

Division system abolished
1902: 1st Glamorganshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
2nd Glamorganshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
RAVols



from part of
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Welsh Regiment



Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 1st Glamorgan (Howitzer) Battery,
2nd Glamorgan (Howitzer) Battery,
I Welsh Ammunition Column,

I Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
The Glamorgan
Royal Horse Artillery
(TF)
Glamorgan and Pembroke
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
RA
RA
RA
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1910:



Glamorgan
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
Pembroke
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
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1914: 1/I Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
2/I Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1/1st Glamorgan
Royal Horse Artillery
(TF)

2/1st Glamorgan
Royal Horse Artillery
(TF)





1916: CCLXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCCXL Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery








1916: broken up broken up



1919: suspended animation
disbanded suspended animation
suspended animation
reconstituted



from
The Glamorganshire
Yeomanry







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1920: 1st Welsh Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
Glamorgan
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
Pembrokeshire
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 81st (Welsh) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
Glamorgan Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
Pembrokeshire Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
RA
RA
RA
1924: 81st (Welsh) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Glamorgan Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Pembrokeshire Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1938: 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Glamorgan Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Pembrokshire Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939:

132nd Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)




1940:





531st (Glamorgan)
Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
532nd (Pembroke)
Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
1942:


132nd Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Welsh) (TA)
disbanded


1944:





620th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Pembroke)
1946: suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 281st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Welsh) (TA)
disbanded 664th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Welsh) (TA)
424th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Pembrokeshire) (TA)
425th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Pembrokeshire) (TA)
1948:





424th Heavy Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Pembrokshire) (TA)



1950: 281st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Glamorgan Yeomanry) (TA)
664th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Glamorgan) (TA)
disbanded


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1953:
R Battery,
S Battery,
P Battery,
Q Battery,


408th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
RA
RA
1954:


408th (Glamorganshire and Pembroke)
Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1956:



Glamorgan batteries Pembroke batteries merged into
302nd (Pembroke Yeomanry)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1961: P (Glamorgam Yeomanry) Battery,
282nd (Glamorgan and
Monmouthshire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)