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167:, enacted during a period of international tension. As before, units were raised and administered on a county basis, and filled by voluntary enlistment (although conscription by means of the Militia Ballot might be used if the counties failed to meet their quotas). Training was for 56 days on enlistment, then for 21–28 days per year, during which the men received full army pay. Under the Act, Militia units could be embodied by Royal Proclamation for full-time service in three circumstances:
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unit had only 18 men on its books. In
October 1918 Army Order 287 formed 'Fire Commands' in the coastal garrisons, which took over all the headquarters and units, whether Regular, Special Reserve, or Territorial Force. Together with No 15 Company RGA the Antrim RGA was split between Nos 34 (Antrim) and 35 (
401:(ORC). While in the ORC the gunners constructed 'Fort Antrim', which the Inspector of Fortifications described as 'the finest bit of fortification in South Africa'. At the end of September 1900 a detachment of 25 Antrims joined a similar number of Donegals, all under the command of Capt F.H. Crawford,
564:
At the outbreak of war the Antrim RGA had a strength of 607 all ranks, but as the war progressed and the likelihood of German attacks on the coast diminished, the
Special Reserve's role of supplying and training reinforcement drafts for fighting units of the RGA took precedence. By August 1918 the
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At the end of the 19th century, the Antrim
Artillery was largest militia artillery unit in Ireland, with 739 men enrolled (from an establishment of 980) in 1901. Recruiting was mainly from shipbuilders and agricultural labourers, and the average height of 5 ft 8 ins (1.73 m) was
594:
Although the
Special Reserve remained in legal existence (reverting to the title of Militia in 1921) it was moribund. The 'Antrim Militia, RA', as it was termed from 1 June 1924, only had two officers listed by 1939. The militia was formally disbanded in 1953.
386:, under the command of Lt-Col Eldred Pottinger of the Antrim, with Major G.E. Elmitt in command of the Antrim Company. Lieutenant-Colonel Pottinger had been the Antrim's CO since 11 October 1890, and Maj Elmitt Instructor of Artillery since 27 February 1892.
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Under the
Militia Acts, units could also volunteer for overseas service. The Antrim Artillery did so in 1900, and was one of the six Militia Artillery units permitted to form a Service Company of volunteers to serve in South Africa alongside the Regulars.
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502:, a semi-professional force whose role was to provide reinforcement drafts for Regular units serving overseas in wartime. Although the majority of RGA (M) units accepted conversion to Special Reserve
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413:, being relieved in mid-October by a similar detachment of Antrims and Donegals. While there, they took part in demolishing 32 miles (51 km) of railway lines to the north and laying
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The service company of five officers and 153 other ranks embarked for South Africa in March 1900. There they combined with the service company of the
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Defences. The
Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 divisions of garrison artillery on 1 April 1882, and the Antrim unit became the
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491:. Some batteries of Militia Artillery were to be converted to field artillery. However, little of Brodrick's scheme was carried out.
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After the Boer War, the future of the
Militia was called into question. There were moves to reform the Auxiliary Forces (Militia,
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units in addition to the traditional infantry regiments. Their role was to man coastal defences and fortifications, relieving the
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135:, from 1853 to 1919. It numbered 1st on the order of precedence of the Militia Artillery. Volunteers from the unit served in the
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432:. The Antrim Artillery lost three gunners who died of disease during the campaign. Lieutenant-Colonel Pottinger, Maj Elmitt,
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from 1859) were used for training, and the 64-pounders were fired on 27 May 1856 to salute the peace at the end of the
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649:, became custodian of the Antrim Artillery property and adopted the subtitle '(Ulster and Antrim Artillery)'. A new
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248:, (1842–1905), the eldest son of the first commandant, was appointed Lt-Col on 20 November 1872, having served as
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In 1888 the ancient castle and obsolete guns at
Carrickfergus were replaced by two modern batteries to defend
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Carrickfergus Castle's obsolete guns (6 × 64-pounders, 7 × 32-pounders and 1 × mortar, with an additional 6 ×
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329:: 27 December 1854 to 21 May 1856. The unit volunteered for overseas service, but the offer was not accepted.
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and trained gunners for service overseas. Subsequent units continued the Antrim
Artillery traditions.
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2 ins (5 cm) greater than that laid down in regulations. The unit also possessed a band.
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Donegals, and proceeded to Orange River Station. There they took over the manning of three
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In the Mobilisation Scheme developed in the 1870s, the Antrim Artillery's war station was in the
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included 188 (Antrim) Heavy Battery. This was expanded into the Antrim Heavy Regiment early in
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all Special Reserve units were demobilised in 1919 and placed in suspended animation.
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acquired land to erect permanent buildings for the militia at the castle.
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1708:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992/Sandpiper Books, 1999,
1647:, London:United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987
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Antrim Militia Artillery at Gun practise at Carrickfergus castle, 1897
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The Militia Artillery 1852–1909 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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in Ireland and then spending the autumn and winter at Aldershot and
335:: 5 April 1859 to 28 February 1861. The unit was first stationed at
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The company's duties included escorting Boer prisoners of war to
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The title 'Antrim Artillery' was revived in 1937 when the first
510:, which remained in the RGA's order of battle in the absence of
351:. It remained at Shorncliffe until August 1860 when it moved to
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Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, Queen's University Belfast
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1645:
An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)
1629:
Scarlet into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War
236:. A new headquarters was provided at the County Court House in
1721:
The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
1503:"British Army units from 1945 on - Regiments TA - 118 to 432"
1355:"Grey Point Battery | The Pillbox Study Group Website"
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on the south shore of Belfast Lough between 1904 and 1907.
174:'In all cases of invasion or upon imminent danger thereof'.
657:, in 2006 and continues the Antrim Artillery traditions.
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in September until it was disembodied the following year.
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483:) to take their place in the six Army Corps proposed by
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since 5 August 1865. Another early officer was the Hon
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Coast defence units and formations of the British Army
1631:, London: Sampson Low, 1899/London: Greenhill, 1988,
221:(1812–1863), and the headquarters was established at
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The unit was embodied for home defence three times:
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623:146 (Antrim Artillery) Corps Engineer Regiment, RE
2433:Military units and formations established in 1853
2423:Military units and formations in Northern Ireland
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534:Grey Point Fort, with Mk VII 6-inch gun emplaced.
246:Clotworthy Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene
1612:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
1597:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988,
637:. In 1967 the regiment was reduced to a single
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718:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
641:, which was eventually disbanded in 1999, and
590:525th (Antrim) Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery
444:. In addition, Lt-Col Pottinger was awarded a
1802:
1610:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1584:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
1551:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 298, 315, 317, 322.
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177:'In all cases of rebellion or insurrection'.
1719:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
1528:"591 Field Squadron - British Army Website"
1403:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
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215:John Skeffington, 10th Viscount Massereene
123:was a part-time reserve unit of Britain's
651:591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, RE
498:of 1908, the Militia was replaced by the
2438:Militia regiments of the Royal Artillery
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639:74 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, RE
1215:"Lord Roberts' dispatch of 4 September
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470:Antrim Royal Garrison Reserve Artillery
464:, the Antrim unit taking the title of '
343:in the summer briefly returning to the
293:Antrim Artillery (Southern Division) RA
209:was raised in November 1854. The first
25:Antrim Artillery (Southern Division) RA
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289:2nd Brigade, North Irish Division, RA
84:Northern Irish Division, RA (1882–89)
23:2nd Brigade, North Irish Division, RA
7:
1678:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
1663:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1987,
724:, (1869–1961), appointed 7 June 1913
393:, and improving the defences of the
384:Irish Militia Artillery Brigade, RGA
1491:525 (Antrim) Coast Rgt at RA 39–45.
1478:"Named Coast Regiments at RA 39–45"
240:in September 1856, and in 1876 the
27:Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery (M)
690:(1818–1890) appointed 30 July 1873
610:and shortly afterwards designated
14:
1706:The Late Victorian Army 1868–1902
1295:Litchfield, p. 57 and Appendix 8.
86:Southern Division, RA (1889–1902)
688:Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet
61:
44:
1756:British Army units from 1945 on
1379:Stephen GI4RNP (14 July 2013).
625:. In 1961 the unit merged with
569:) Fire Commands at Belfast and
1691:The Army and Society 1815–1914
1507:british-army-units1945on.co.uk
1381:"THE BIRTH OF GREY POINT FORT"
701:8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
1:
699:(1847–1913), formerly of the
612:525th (Antrim) Coast Regiment
1627:(Col Peter S. Walton, ed.),
1273:Dunlop, pp. 131–40, 158-62.
711:, appointed 4 November 1896
365:: 8 May to 6 November 1900.
155:The long-standing national
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1723:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
1693:, London: Longmans, 1980,
1359:pillbox-study-group.org.uk
587:
518:. The unit took the title
489:Secretary of State for War
421:adjoining Zoutpans Drift.
1818:British Militia Regiments
1781:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
557:, a new battery built at
430:Norfolk Artillery Militia
189:(RA) for active service.
1674:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1659:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1643:Col George Jackson Hay,
1625:James Moncrieff Grierson
1586:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1579:100th Edn, London, 1953.
684:, appointed 16 June 1863
665:The following served as
462:Royal Garrison Artillery
207:Antrim Militia Artillery
181:The 1852 Act introduced
21:Antrim Artillery Militia
2428:Irish Militia regiments
2317:Forfar & Kincardine
1930:Forfar & Kincardine
442:Mentioned in dispatches
407:7-pounder mountain guns
1771:Pillbox Study Group UK
1749:The British Army, 1914
697:James Martin McCalmont
647:Royal Corps of Signals
578:Armistice with Germany
535:
440:J. McIlwaine were all
434:Company Serjeant Major
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807:Frederick, pp. 983–5.
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504:Royal Field Artillery
270:
200:
1582:Col John K. Dunlop,
1249:, 27 September 1901"
1219:, 10 September 1901"
676:(1811–1873), former
674:Lord John Chichester
643:85 (Ulster) Squadron
631:74 Engineer Regiment
223:Carrickfergus Castle
201:Carrickfergus Castle
95:Carrickfergus Castle
1656:ISBN 0-9508530-7-0.
1652:11 May 2021 at the
1255:. 27 September 1901
1225:. 10 September 1901
1113:, 4 September 1860"
1023:, 6 September 1859"
947:Late Victorian Army
776:Grierson, pp. 27–8.
655:Bangor, County Down
538:On the outbreak of
494:Under the sweeping
399:Orange River Colony
163:was revived by the
1704:Edward M. Spiers,
1689:Edward M. Spiers,
1608:J.B.M. Frederick,
1451:Frederick, p. 630.
1442:Frederick, p. 647.
1341:Farndale, Annex 4.
1315:Army & Society
1304:Dunlop, pp. 270–2.
1284:Army & Society
1119:. 4 September 1860
1083:, 1 November 1859"
1029:. 6 September 1859
787:Army & Society
551:Mk VII 6-inch guns
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211:Lieutenant-Colonel
203:
76:Garrison Artillery
35:November 1854–1919
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2053:England and Wales
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2026:England and Wales
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1915:Argyll & Bute
1832:England and Wales
1286:, pp. 243–2, 254.
1171:Edinburgh Gazette
1143:, 2 October 1860"
1141:Edinburgh Gazette
1111:Edinburgh Gazette
1089:. 1 November 1859
1081:Edinburgh Gazette
1053:, 3 October 1859"
1051:Edinburgh Gazette
1021:Edinburgh Gazette
991:Edinburgh Gazette
962:Edinburgh Gazette
923:, 15 August 1879.
767:Dunlop, pp. 42–5.
715:Brigadier-General
661:Honorary colonels
512:Territorial Force
472:on 19 July 1907.
448:and CSM McCabe a
424:The brigade left
380:Donegal Artillery
183:Militia Artillery
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602:units formed in
600:Territorial Army
584:Subsequent units
485:St John Brodrick
436:C.S. McCabe and
279:Division of the
165:Militia Act 1852
133:Northern Ireland
121:Antrim Artillery
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500:Special Reserve
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1537:19 November
1532:army.mod.uk
1512:19 November
1428:19 November
1389:19 November
1364:19 November
1259:19 November
1229:19 November
1183:19 November
1153:19 November
1123:19 November
1093:19 November
1063:19 November
1033:19 November
1003:19 November
973:19 November
949:, pp. 63–4.
873:, pp. 40–3.
789:, pp. 91–2.
709:Antrim East
559:Helen's Bay
540:World War I
526:World War I
349:Shorncliffe
327:Crimean War
318:Embodiments
262:60th Rifles
256:, a former
234:Crimean War
230:24-pounders
141:World War I
109:World War I
101:Engagements
91:Garrison/HQ
2412:Categories
2260:North York
2155:Lancashire
2125:Flintshire
2001:Mid-Ulster
1935:Haddington
1869:Lancashire
1844:Carmarthen
1570:References
755:, pp. 1–7.
629:, to form
576:After the
481:Volunteers
415:land mines
411:Maxim guns
308:9-inch RML
151:Background
2388:Westmeath
2378:Tipperary
2343:Fermanagh
2307:Edinburgh
2255:East York
2245:Wiltshire
2165:Middlesex
2130:Glamorgan
2065:Berkshire
2019:Engineers
1991:Tipperary
1920:Edinburgh
1899:Yorkshire
1859:Glamorgan
1825:Artillery
1467:, p. 310.
896:Army List
514:units in
426:Cape Town
391:St Helena
341:Aldershot
304:6-inch BL
139:. During
127:based in
2363:Longford
2290:Scotland
2276:Guernsey
2220:Somerset
2100:Cheshire
2046:Infantry
1908:Scotland
1884:Pembroke
1839:Cardigan
1650:Archived
1589:Gen Sir
1399:cite web
1327:Conrad,
1313:Spiers,
1282:Spiers,
1204:, p .67.
945:Spiers,
785:Spiers,
621:(RE) as
477:Yeomanry
438:Serjeant
409:and two
403:Adjutant
397:and the
357:Pembroke
353:Woolwich
2393:Wicklow
2353:Leitrim
2338:Donegal
2326:Ireland
2230:Suffolk
2215:Rutland
2180:Norfolk
2006:Wicklow
1966:Donegal
1944:Ireland
1889:Suffolk
1874:Norfolk
1623:Lt-Col
1561:Burke's
1202:Militia
934:Burke's
908:Burke's
871:Militia
753:Militia
694:Colonel
682:Belfast
567:Donegal
417:in the
345:Curragh
337:Kinsale
277:Tilbury
260:in the
258:captain
193:History
159:of the
157:Militia
67:Militia
40:Country
2383:Tyrone
2281:Jersey
2240:Sussex
2235:Surrey
2160:London
2120:Durham
2115:Dorset
1996:Tyrone
1976:Galway
1971:Dublin
1956:Armagh
1951:Antrim
1894:Sussex
1854:Durham
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419:kopjes
285:Medway
281:Thames
58:Branch
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32:Active
2368:Meath
2333:Clare
2110:Devon
1961:Clare
1849:Devon
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1384:(PDF)
729:Notes
544:Derry
250:major
2312:Fife
2150:Kent
1925:Fife
1864:Kent
1725:ISBN
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1695:ISBN
1680:ISBN
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1539:2017
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