Great Britain (Volunteers)

Kent - London

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
made independent of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Kent Artillery Volunteers
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1870: 9th Kent Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: 2nd Kent Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
London Division
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889:
part of
Eastern Division
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1891: 2nd Kent Volunteer Artillery Corps
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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: 2nd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 10th County of London (Howitzer) Battery,
11th County of London (Howitzer) Battery,
IV London Ammunition Column,
IV London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 21th County of London (Howitzer) Battery,
22th County of London (Howitzer) Battery,
VIII London Ammunition Column,
VIII London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
RA
│		 RA
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1914: 1/IV London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/IV London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/VIII London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/VIII London (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCLXXXIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXCIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXXXVIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1916: │
│		 broken up │
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1917: │
│		 broken up │
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded
1920: 4th London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
│		 8th London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 91st (4th London) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 65th (London) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
│		 RA
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1922: │
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│		 65th (8th London) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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1924: 91st (4th London) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 65th (8th London) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 91st (4th London) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 65th (8th London) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 139th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 118th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1941: │
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│		 caputured
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1942: │
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│		 139th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(4th London)
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1942: │
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│		 139th Jungle Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(4th London)
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1946: suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 291st Airborne Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(4th London) (TA)
│		 disbanded 265th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(8th London) (TA)
│		 disbanded
RA
│		 RA
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│		 from
567th (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(7th City of London) (TA)
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│		 from
569th (The Queen’s Own)
(Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 from
460th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(City of London),
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: 291st (4th London)
Parachute Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 HQ Battery,
P (7th City of London) Battery,		 S (8th London) Battery,
265th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 Q (Queen’s Own) Battery, R (4th City of London) Battery,
1956: 291st (4th London) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
458th (Kent)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
570th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(First Surrey Rifles) (TA)
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1961: Q (4th London) Battery,
263rd (Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 P (Kent) Battery, Q (London) Battery,
265th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 R (Surrey) Battery,
1961: 265th Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 265th Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
The London and Kent Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
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1969: reduced to cadre
The London and Kent Regiment Royal Artillery
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1971: C (London and Kent Royal Artillery) Battery,
6th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
 

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