Great Britain (Volunteers)

Hampshire - Dorsetshire

from part of
2nd Hampshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)

from part of
1st Dorsetshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)

Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Hampshire (Howitzer) Battery,
5th Hampshire (Howitzer) Battery,
II Wessex Ammunition Column,

II Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
6th Hampshire Battery,
Dorsetshire Battery,
Wiltshire Battery,
III Wessex Ammunition Column,

III Wessex Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
RA
RA
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1914: 1/II Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
2/II Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1/III Wessex Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
2/III Wessex Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
1916: CCXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
CCXXVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
1919: suspended animation
disbanded suspended animation
disbanded
1920: 2nd Wessex Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
3rd Wessex Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 55th (Wessex) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
part of
56th (Wessex) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
1924: 55th (Wessex) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1927: 55th (Wessex) Army Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)





from the West Somerset elements of
94th (Dorset and
Somerset Yeomanry)
(Army) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)

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1929:
1938: 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939:

112th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
98th Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1940:



98th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1942:


112th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Wessex)



1946: suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 663rd Super Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)

255th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Wessex) (TA)
312th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Wessex) (TA)
498th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Gloucestershire) (TA)
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1950:




HQ Battery,
Q Battery,

312th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Gloucestershire) (TA)
P Battery,
R Battery,
RA
RA
1955:



Q (Bristol) Battery,
311th (City of Bristol)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
from
421st (Dorset) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)




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1956: 255th (West Somerset Yeomanry
and Dorset Garrison)
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1961: Q (West SomersetYeomanry) Battery,
R (Dorset Garrison) Battery.

250th (Queen’s Own Dorset and West Somerset Yeomanry)
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)