Great Britain (Volunteers)

County of London

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1861: 2nd Middlesex AVC raised

attached to
5th Administrative Battalion of
Middlesex Rifle Volunteers

1865: attached to
26th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps
1869: 2nd Middlesex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
1882:
volunteer brigade of
London Division
Regrouping into three large divisions
1889:
part of
Eastern Division
1891: 2nd Middlesex
Volunteer Artillery Corps
Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
1899:
Division system abolished
1902: 2nd Middlesex
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols



from
1st London Royal Engineers
(Volunteers)
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 6th County of London Battery,
7th County of London Battery,
8th County of London Battery,
III London Ammunition Column,

III London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1st London (Islington) Heavy Battery,
2nd London (Islington) Heavy Battery,

London Heavy Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
RA
RA
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1914: 1/III City of London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)


2/III City of London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)


1/1st London (Islingon) Heavy Battery,
1/2nd London (Islingon) Heavy Battery,

1/1st London Heavy Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery
2/1st London (Islingon) Heavy Battery,
2/2nd London (Islingon) Heavy Battery,

2/1st London Heavy Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery
1916: CCLXXXII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXCII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery




1919: suspended animation
disbanded suspended animation
disbanded
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1920: 14th London Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 53rd (London) Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
RA
1924: 53rd (London) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1938: 53rd (London) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
layout layout
1939:

64th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1942:


64th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(London) (TA)
1946: suspended animation
suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 353rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(London) (TA)
disbanded
RA
1954: 353rd (London) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)





from Essex elements of
415th (Thames and Medway)
Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

layout layout
1956:
1961: Q (53rd London) Battery,
254th (City of London)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)