Artillery Volunteers

Worcestershire - Warwickshire

1865: 1st Worcestershire AVC
part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Cheshire Artillery Volunteers

1866: part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers

1867: part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Cheshire Artillery Volunteers

1869: part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Shropshire Artillery Volunteers

1873: attached to
1st Monmouthshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps

1874: part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Monmouthshire Artillery Volunteers

1878: redesignated as
1st Administrative Brigade of
Worcestershire Artillery Volunteers
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
1st Worcestershire
(Worcester and Monmounth)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
1882:
volunteer brigade of
Welsh Division
Regrouping into three large divisions
1889:
part of
Southern Division
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1890: 1st Worcestershire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
1st Monmounthshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
1891: 1st Worcestershire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
1892: 1st Worcestershire and
Warwickshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
1899:
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1900: 1st Worcestershire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
1st Warwickshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
Division system abolished
1902: 1st Worcestershire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
1st Warwickshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
RAVols
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 1st Worcestershire Battery,
2nd Worcestershire Battery,
3rd Worcestershire Battery,
II South Midland Ammunition Column,

II South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1st Warwickshire Battery,
2nd Warwickshire Battery,
3rd Warwickshire Battery,
III South Midland Ammunition Column,

III South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
4th Warwickshire (Howitzer) Battery,
5th Warwickshire (Howitzer) Battery,
IV South Midland Ammunition Column,

IV South Midland
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1914: 1/II South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

2/II South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

1/III South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

2/III South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

1/IV South Midland
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
2/IV South Midland
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1916: CCXLI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCCVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXLII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCCVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXLIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCCVIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
1916:



broken up
1917:



broken up
1919: suspended animation
disbanded suspended animation
disbanded
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1920: 2nd South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
3rd South Midland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 67th (South Midland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
68th (South Midland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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1924: 67th (South Midland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
68th (South Midland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1938: 67th (South Midland)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
68th (South Midland)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
95th Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

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1939:

119th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)


120th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)


1940:







95th Heavy Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1942:


119th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(South Midland) (TA)



120th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(South Midland) (TA)



1944:



suspended animation
1946: suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 267th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(South Midland) (TA)

disbanded 268th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Warwickshire) (TA)

320th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(South Midland) (TA)

495th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Birmingham) (TA)
1951: 267th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)






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1954:


268th (Warwickshire))
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)











from
623rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Warwick) (TA)





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1955:







P Battery, Q Battery, R Battery,
443rd (Warwickshire)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1956: P Battery,
R Battery,

267th (Worcestershire and
Warwickshire) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Q Battery,




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Warwickshire Batteries



from
639th Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Worcestershire
Regiment) (TA)

→ Worwickshire Batteries of
267th (Worcestershire and
Warwickshire) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
from
Q (Warwickshire) Battery,
442nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)


P Battery,
Q Battery,




R Battery



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1961: P Battery,
Q Battery,

267th (Worcestershire) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
R Battery, R Battery, Q Battery,
268th (Warwickshire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
P Battery, merged into
7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
(TA)
1961:

268th (Warwickshire) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1964: 267th (Worcestershire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
268th (Warwickshire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)










from elements of
7th Battalion,
The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
(TA)

Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
The Worcestershire
Territorial Regiment
Royal Artillery


disbanded and formed
P (68 South Midland) Battery,
The Warwickshire Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Territorials)

Q (Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers) Battery,
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1969: reduced to cadre as
The Worcestershire Regiment
Royal Artillery



214th (Worcestershire)
Light Air Defence Battery,

104th Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Volunteers)
reduced to cadre as
The Warwickshire Regiment
Royal Artillery



1970: cadre redesignated as
The Worcestershire Regiment


1971: A (Worcestershire Regiment) Company,
The Light Infantry and
Mercian Volunteers
X troop,
A (Queen’s Own Warwickshire
and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron,

The Mercian Yeomanry