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152:, a local coal mining engineer. By 25 May 1859, the first drill was held for Rifle and Artillery volunteers at Tynemouth, formal enrolment for the 1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteers opened on 2 August, and the corps was formally accepted on 16 August 1859. In November 1859, the new unit held its first gun practice, on two 70-year-old muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon at
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in 103 Coast
Brigade, while 510 was formally disbanded. 404 and 405 Regiments, based at North Shields and Blyth respectively, had recruited sufficiently to become separate units by September 1948, but as it had been decided to reduce the number of TA coast regiments, 405 Coast Rgt was converted into
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Then, in
January 1945, the War Office began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft and coastal artillery regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties in North West Europe, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. On 15 January
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detachments or in the hands of care and maintenance parties. On 18 October 1944, 510th Coast Rgt was placed in suspended animation and its units (264, 312, 314, 397 Coast Btys, 68 COD) were transferred to 508th Coast Rgt, and the positions manned by 259, 260, 262, 263 and 444 Coast Btys were placed
417:
Under Army
Council Instruction 686 of April 1917, the coastal defence companies of the RGA (TF) were reorganised. The four serving companies of the Tynemouth RGA (1/1st, 1/2nd/ 1/3rd and 1/4th) were reduced to three (1st, 2nd and 3rd) albeit with a slightly larger establishment of five officers and
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of 1908, the
Tynemouth RGA was intended to combine with the 1st Durham RGA to form a Northumberland and Durham RGA (and spin off a battery and ammunition column for the local RFA brigade). These plans were radically changed, so that by 1910 the Tynemouth and 1st Durham elements had formed their own
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and there was an urgent need for batteries of siege artillery to be sent to France. The War Office decided that the TF units were well enough trained to take over many of the duties in the coastal defences, releasing
Regular RGA gunners for service in the field. Soon the TF RGA companies that had
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HQ by May 1942. By then the threat from German attack had diminished and there was demand for trained gunners for the fighting fronts. A process of reducing the manpower in the coast defences began. 265/509 Coast Bty was placed in suspended animation on 20 June, just before 397 Bty arrived, and
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refused to pay for the upkeep of field guns for
Volunteers and they had largely died in the 1870s. In 1888 the 'position artillery' concept was revived and some Volunteer companies were reorganised as position batteries to work alongside the Volunteer infantry brigades. The Tynemouth Volunteer
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In the early years, the volunteer gunners practised on whatever guns were available, including those at
Tynemouth Castle. But in addition to manning fixed coast defence artillery, some of the early Artillery Volunteers manned semi-mobile 'position batteries' of smooth-bore field guns pulled by
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in 1915 had its cadre provided by the
Tynemouth RGA, while a number of others formed at Tynemouth (14 batteries in 1916 alone) may have included men from the Tynemouth RGA among the Regulars and recruits, although the War Office or Army Council Instructions did not specifically order this.
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was adopted, the upper scroll on the helmet plate read 'THE TYNEMOUTH' and the lower read 'TYNEMOUTH ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS' with the RA motto 'QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT' with the royal crown. The unit wore brass shoulder titles with the lettering in three tiers: 'THE/RA/TYNEMOUTH'.
989:) led to further reductions in coast defences in April 1944. 509th Coast Rgt was placed in suspended animation on 1 April 1944 and its remaining batteries (264, 312, 314, 397) were regimented with 508th Coast Rgt. 70 Coast Observer Detachment was also disbanded in April 1944.
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261/508 Coast Bty was disbanded 10–17 October. 322/510 Coast Bty went to War Office
Control on 7 May 1943, but was replaced by 444 Coast Bty, newly formed at Gloucester Battery. 420/508 Coast Bty was disbanded on 20 September 1943. IX Corps HQ left for North Africa (
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to form new units, although complete defended port units never went overseas. Thus the siege batteries formed in late 1915–early 1916 were a mixture of
Regular and TF gunners from the RGA coast establishments together with new recruits. 44th Siege Battery formed at
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The battery remained in action throughout the Somme fighting of 1916. Thereafter the heavy howitzers were in great demand it was frequently shifted around the railway network behind the Western Front from one army to another. It ended the war attached to
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Shortly after the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, TF units were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service, and they began forming Second Line units (distinguished from the original First line by a '2/' prefix). By October 1914, the campaign on the
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was abolished and the number of AA units reduced on 10 March 1955, 405 (Tynemouth) HAA Rgt was amalgamated into 324 (Northumbrian) HAA Regiment (successor to the 1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteers from which the Tynemouth had separated in 1884
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RA (V), the battery regaining its subtitle 'Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery' in 1993. In July 2006, the battery was disbanded, but the name was perpetuated in the Radar (Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery) Troop, of 204 Battery, RA (V).
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However, the Tynemouth Volunteers were withdrawn to become independent again in April 1884. They were supposed to become the new 3rd Northumberland, but objected to the title, asserting their primacy, and in August were renamed
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The unit formed part of North Eastern Coast Defences, which also included the Regulars of Nos 12 and 47 Companies RGA at Tynemouth. These units were responsible for the manning the following guns in the Tyne defences:
315:(RGA), which was responsible for all coastal and fortress artillery; the Volunteers were affiliated to the RGA. On 1 January 1902 the RA abandoned its divisional organisation and the unit changed its designation to
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304:, and the Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery immediately began training to operate them. This was reflected in the War Office Mobilisation Scheme for that year, which allocated the unit to the Tynemouth fixed defences.
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and named after a previous volunteer unit of 1805, was formed as the 3rd Northumberland AVC on 22 March 1860, then took the vacated position as 2nd. A new 3rd Northumberland AVC of two batteries was formed at
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 30: Coast Artillery, Defence Troops, Royal Artillery, and AA Defence of Merchant Ships, 14 May 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/122.
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and 2nd Northumberland (Percy Artillery) AVCs remained independent.) The 2nd Newcastle was absorbed into the 3rd Northumberland in 1868, in which year the brigade's HQ moved from Tynemouth to Newcastle. The
642:
628:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 30: Coast Artillery, Defence Troops, Royal Artillery, and AA Defence of Merchant Ships, 12 December 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO
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led to a massive increase in Britain's coast defences. In addition to the existing fixed defences, a number of Coast Defence Emergency Batteries were established in May and June 1940, including:
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
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The Volunteers were consolidated into larger units in 1880, and the Administrative Brigade became the 1st Northumberland and Durham Artillery Volunteers on 23 July with its HQ at Newcastle:
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with scarlet plume. The artillery wore a gun badge on the shako and pouch in place of the riflemen's bugle. This uniform only lasted a short while before Royal Artillery blue was adopted.
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638:
686:, and a new 152 Heavy Battery was formed in October 1937. In 1938 the TA replaced wits traditional unit designation of 'brigade' with 'regiment', and the unit was redesignated the
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148:, Royal Navy, that a modern ironclad warship could do untold damage to the towns of Tyneside due to the poor state of their defences. The unit was raised by Edward Potter of
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was formed at Tynemouth on 4 April 1866 and included the 1st Northumberland (Tyneside Volunteers) and both its offshoots, the 2nd Newcastle and the 3rd Northumberland. (The
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A 2nd Northumberland AVC was formed at Tynemouth on 12 January 1860 but in May 1860 it was absorbed into the 1st as its second battery; four other batteries were raised at
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641:. However, on 10 December 1936 these two batteries left their new brigades and were converted again into 179 and 180 (Tynemouth) Anti-Aircraft batteries forming a new
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Order of Battle of the Forces in the United Kingdom, Part 7, Coast Artillery and AA Defence of Merchant Ships (1 April 1944), with amendments, TNA file WO 212/120.
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Order of Battle of the Forces in the United Kingdom, Part 7, Coast Artillery and AA Defence of Merchant Ships, with amendments, 1 July 1943, TNA file WO 212/124.
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The original uniform of the Tynemouth Artillery Volunteers was the same as the Rifle Volunteers of the area: a silver-grey tunic with black braid and scarlet
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A gunner of 508th (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment keeps watch at the 9.2 inch gun coastal defence battery at Castle Priory, Tynemouth, 28 November 1940 (IWM H5799)
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By early 1918 the companies were serving in No 18 Coastal Fire Command based at Tynemouth. In April 1918 the following guns were in place around the Tyne:
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on 23 November 1860, but was disbanded in January 1864. In September that year the Newcastle members of the Tynemouth Volunteers left to form a separate
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 20: Coast Artillery, 16 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/118.
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From 1952, 404 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment wore the word 'TYNEMOUTH' inserted beneath the 'ROYAL ARTILLERY' on their red-on-blue shoulder badge.
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1118:, grey trousers with black stripes, and black belts with bronze ornaments for other ranks, silver for officers wore. The headdress was a grey
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based at North Shields. This unit could therefore be considered an indirect offshoot of the Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery. It saw service in
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 20: Coast Artillery, 1 June 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/117.
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that year. On 1 January 1954, 405 HAA Rgt absorbed 464 (Northumbrian) HAA Rgt (the successor of 64th (Northumbrian) HAA Rgt formed in 1936,
369:
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The expansion of the RA's coast defence branch led to the Tynemouth Heavy Regiment being split into three coast regiments on 14 July 1940:
468:
462:
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44th Siege Battery continued in the Regular Army after the Armistice, becoming 16th Medium Battery in 4th Medium Brigade, RGA, in 1920.
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Formed with A and B Batteries. On 31 December it was joined by 312 and 314 Coast Btys, and on 1 April 1941 A and B Btys were numbered:
239:
2582:
2525:
2511:
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2462:
2447:
2428:
2410:
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1640:
1192:
582:
243:
61:
1658:
1185:
145:
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on 1 October. On the outbreak of war on 3 September the regiment was responsible for manning one 9.2-inch and four 6-inch guns.
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133:
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1602:
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222:
205:
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led to further reductions in coastal artillery. By this stage of the war many of the coast battery positions were manned by
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1082:). The RA's Coast Artillery branch was also abolished the following year, and 404 (Tynemouth) Coast Rgt amalgamated into
260:
256:
1865:
449:
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agricultural horses. The Tynemouth Artillery Volunteers were supplied with light 9-pounder field guns in 1869. But the
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1006:
558:
546:
519:
396:
153:
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In 1893, the batteries at Tynemouth Castle were equipped with modern 6-inch breech-loading guns on hydro-pneumatic
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volunteered for overseas service were also supplying trained gunners to RGA units serving overseas and providing
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2070:
2056:
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1156:, appointed 30 December 1861 and continued in this role with the 1st Admin Brigade (his younger brother, Lt-Gen
2549:, London: Royal Artillery Institution, 1959/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-845740-31-3.
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1710:
1142:
637:. Then on 1 April 1934 150 Heavy Battery at North Shields also left to be converted into 150 Medium Battery in
312:
2115:
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2126:
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On the outbreak of war, the Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery deployed to its war stations in the Tyne Garrison.
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908:
874:
711:
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No 3 Battery 15 August 1860, No 4 Battery 16 August 1860, No 5 Battery 12 October 1860, No 6 Battery later.
424:
1289:
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The regiment was placed in suspended animation on 31 October 1945, completing the process on 24 November.
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562:
508:
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Formed with A, B and C Batteries. On 31 December it was joined by 348 Coast Bty from 554th Coast Rgt at
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Formed with A Bty, joined by 311 (formed at Gloucester Battery) and 313 Coast Btys on 31 December 1940:
308:
181:
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Mobilization Tables for Home Defence, List of Militia, Yeomanry and Volunteer Units, HMSO, London, 1893
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On 1 October 1932, 152 Heavy Battery at Seaton Delaval left to be converted into 152 Medium Battery in
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from a cadre provided by the Tynemouth RGA and Regular RGA gunners brought back from the defences of
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fort guns in 1889 and on 14 July 1892 they were reorganised as a position battery and six companies:
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2423:, Volume II: "The Defeat of Germany", London: HMSO, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
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982:) and was replaced by Corps Coast Artillery HQ, Northumbrian District, by the end of 1942.
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18
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In 1926 it was decided that the coast defences of the UK would be manned by the TA alone.
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266:
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, 508 and 509 Coast Rgts were reformed as
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Rinaldi, Richard A, 2008. Order of Battle of the British Army 1914, Ravi Rikhye, p. 276
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The Tynemouth RGA reformed on 7 February 1920 and when the TF was reconstituted as the
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At their height in September 1941, the Tyne defences contained the following guns:
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in 1924 when the RGA was subsumed into the RA. It had the following organisation:
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org) – archive site
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238:(with emphasis on the definite article 'The'). The unit became part of the RA's
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117:
2355:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1970:
1034:, the brigade transferred to 21st Army Group on 9 May 1945, and landed on the
1023:, while RHQ 508th Coast Rgt and Tynemouth Fire Control HQ were converted into
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1086:(the old Tyne Electrical Engineers) at Tynemouth on 30 October 1956, forming
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Park, Gloucester and Frenchman's batteries were initially established by the
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The first artillery unit formed amid the enthusiasm that created the British
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Pro Patria Mori: The 56th (1st London) Division at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916
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and transferred to the RA when sufficient coastal gunners had been trained.
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The manpower requirements for the forthcoming Allied invasion of Normandy (
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on 7 May 1859. The meeting was held in response to statements by Commander
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1945, all the remaining Tyne batteries were transferred to the command of
770:. On 1 April 1941 A Bty was split up and the regiment was reorganised as:
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was designated as a Defended Ports unit with the following organisation:
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20 and 22 Mobile Defence Troops – attached to 311 Coast Bty January 1942
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
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in 1967, 439 (Tyne) LAD Rgt became the HQ Battery of the amalgamated
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Mk VII 6-inch gun in typical coast defence emplacement, preserved at
545:. It went out to the Western Front on 24 January 1916, manning two
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100 men, and were to be kept up to strength with Regular recruits.
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12-pounder gun in typical coast defence mounting at Newhaven Fort.
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Western Front 1914–18
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397 Coast Bty – joined from 511th (Durham) Coast Rgt 30 June 1942
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Regimental HQ (RHQ) at Tynemouth Castle in Tynemouth Fire Command
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64th (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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1st Administrative Brigade of Northumberland Artillery Volunteers
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Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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68 and 70 Coast Observer Detachments (CODs) – joined August 1941
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19 COD – joined January 1942, replaced by 97 COD by end of year
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the Tynemouth RGA was placed in suspended animation in 1919.
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1178:, former commanding officer (CO), appointed 16 February 1901
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259 Coast Bty from A/508 – 9.2-inch guns at Tynemouth Castle
1292:. Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery Association. Archived from
1164:, succeeded their father as Hon Col of the Percy Artillery)
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260 Coast Bty from A/508 – 6-inch guns at Tynemouth Castle
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The TA was expanded in the years of tension leading up to
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Nos 7–12 Companies from 3rd Northumberland AVC (Newcastle)
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Nos 1–6 Companies from 1st Northumberland AVC (Tynemouth)
2405:, Vol I, London: Macmillan, 1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
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and was involved in the preparatory bombardment for the
1866:'44 Siege Battery War Diary January 1916–February 1918'
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420 Independent Coast Bty joined 10 November 1941 from
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and in January 1865 the Willington Quay men became the
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Coast defence units and formations of the British Army
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RA Depots and Home Training Units at Long, Long Trail.
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Percy Artillery at Amble & District Local History.
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As the campaign in North West Europe progressed after
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on 1 July 1889. By now the unit had eight batteries.
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348 Coast Bty – at Frenchman's Battery, South Shields
171:. Other AVCs were also being formed in the area: the
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Military units and formations in Newcastle upon Tyne
585:(TA) the following year, it was redesignated as the
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12-inch Railway howitzer on the Western Front, 1917.
2488:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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75:
67:
52:
34:
26:
21:
2547:The History of Coast Artillery in the British Army
1618:Northumberland at Great War Centenary Drill Halls.
140:(AVC), which was raised after a public meeting at
2706:Military units and formations established in 1859
1182:Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park
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2212:
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2686:Military units and formations in Northumberland
2645:1st Volunteer Artillery (Tynemouth) Association
2472:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
2457:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988,
2442:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1986,
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1833:Siege Batteries of the RGA at Long, Long Trail.
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888:322 Coast Bty – joined from 565th Coast Rgt at
327:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new
317:Tynemouth Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
2691:Military units and formations in County Durham
2348:, London: HM Stationery Office, various dates.
1686:"Old Drill Hall, Military Road, North Shields"
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973:All three regiments came under the command of
730:Frenchman's (South Shields) – 2 × 6-inch MkXII
485:Tynemouth Castle Battery 2 – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
482:Tynemouth Castle Battery 1 – 1 × 9.2-inch Mk X
2681:Artillery Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2486:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2470:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2392:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
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790:262 Coast Bty from B/508 – at Spanish Battery
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1064:405 (Tynemouth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
823:RHQ at Sunderland in Sunderland Fire Command
529:44th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
359:No 4 Company at Plessey Road/Quayside, Blyth
138:1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteer Corps
2534:, 2nd Edn, West Wickham: Iona Books, 2008,
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1758:Sir John Eldridge's account in MacDonald,
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1308:"Northumbrian Gunner: Volunteer Artillery"
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1150:Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
533:The battery was formed on 12 July 1915 at
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1030:After infantry training in Scotland with
643:64th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
623:64th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
2556:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
2520:, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham, 1992,
2506:, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham, 1982,
2305:414–443 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
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2255:372–413 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
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208:was added to the Admin Brigade in 1873.
124:, and also served in the infantry role.
2502:Norman E H Litchfield and R. Westlake,
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2370:, Aldershot, The Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2218:Frederick, pp. 1005, 1010, 1013, 1016.
1749:WO Instruction No 248 of October 1914.
1420:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 138–43.
1246:The drill hall was demolished in 2000.
1167:R.S. Donkin, appointed 23 January 1886
1099:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1042:), where it came under the command of
727:Gloucester (Blyth) – 2 × 6-inch Mk XII
612:152 Heavy Battery at Seaton Delaval –
116:. It served coastal and siege guns in
18:
2386:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
1861:
1859:
1792:Army Council Instructions April 1917.
1771:Army Council Instructions, 1915–1916.
1092:439 (Tyne) Light Air Defence Regiment
600:150 Heavy Battery at North Shields –
307:On 1 June 1899 the RA was split into
7:
1971:Named Heavy Regiments at RA 1939–45.
1949:Frederick, pp. 616, 733–4, 755, 771.
1641:"Royal Garrison Artillery Batteries"
2518:The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988
2317:"101 Regiment, RA (V) [UK]"
2274:. Northumbriangunner.blogspot.co.uk
1847:'Allocation of Siege Batteries RGA'
1310:. Northumbriangunner.blogspot.co.uk
597:Headquarters moved to Blyth in 1934
479:Spanish Battery – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
2596:Amble & District Local History
2272:"Northumbrian Gunner: 1947 - 1967"
1059:404/405 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment
829:265 Coast Bty from B/509 – Barrows
635:55th (Northumbrian) Medium Brigade
473:Frenchman's Point Battery 2 – 2 ×
467:Frenchman's Point Battery 1 – 1 ×
344:HQ at Military Road, North Shields
236:The Tynemouth Artillery Volunteers
108:claims to be the oldest volunteer
14:
2504:The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908
1097:When the TA was reduced into the
353:No 3 Company at Prospect Avenue,
2635:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918
1851:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1711:"Old cannon to be returned home"
1501:Litchfield & Westlake, p. 6.
1349:Potter family at Grace's Guides.
863:313 Coast Bty – Tynemouth Castle
854:266 Coast Bty from A/510 – Blyth
826:264 Coast Bty from A/509 – Roker
714:(Sunderland) – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
708:(Sunderland) – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
255:Artillery were re-equipped with
136:in the mid-19th Century was the
56:
39:
2615:Great War Centenary Drill Halls
2610:British Army units from 1945 on
1338:Potter memorial at Cramlington.
1070:) providing RHQ, P and Q Btys.
669:and the occupation of Germany.
2575:The Army and Society 1815–1914
843:510 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment
815:509 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment
793:263 Coast Bty from C/208 – at
758:508 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment
693:The invasion threat after the
281:Nos 2–4 Companies at Tynemouth
128:Artillery Volunteers 1859-1908
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2701:Military history of Tynemouth
2194:616 Inf Rgt RA at RA 1939–45.
2016:Frederick, pp. 606–11, 624–5.
1103:101 (Northumberland) Regiment
639:51st (Midland) Medium Brigade
606:151 Heavy Battery at Blyth –
488:Roberts Battery – 2 × 12-inch
450:4.7-inch Quick Fire (QF) guns
350:No 2 Company at North Shields
347:No 1 Company at North Shields
175:, raised from tenants of the
106:Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery
22:Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery
2071:510 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2057:509 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2029:508 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
1025:616 (Tynemouth) Regiment, RA
1010:under care and maintenance.
869:310 Coast Bty – joined from
561:supporting the great Allied
2640:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
2553:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008).
1713:. News Guardian. 4 May 2001
783:261 Coast Bty from A/508 –
270:40-pounder gun being fired.
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1643:. War Path. Archived from
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1186:Northumberland RGA Militia
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885:80 COD – joined April 1942
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461:Kitchener's Battery – 2 ×
290:No 6 Company at Blyth and
242:on 1 April 1882, then the
2652:The Territorial Army 1947
2545:Col K. W. Maurice-Jones,
2453:Gen Sir Martin Farndale,
2346:Army Council Instructions
1661:. Warpath. Archived from
1474:. Dickinsons of Whitfield
547:12-inch railway howitzers
278:No 1 Battery at Tynemouth
221:Nos 13–15 Companies from
2658:101 Regiment RA (V) site
2394:, London: Methuen, 1938.
1691:. North Tyneside Council
1199:, appointed 20 July 1936
1141:The following served as
1038:on 15 May (a week after
1021:526th (Durham) Coast Rgt
1014:616 (Tynemouth) Regiment
832:312 Coast Bty – Whitburn
688:Tynemouth Heavy Regiment
313:Royal Garrison Artillery
2516:Norman E H Litchfield,
2484:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
1364:Beckett, Appendix VIII.
1188:, appointed 15 May 1925
1184:, CB, former CO of the
871:505th (Forth) Coast Rgt
591:Tynemouth Heavy Brigade
587:Tynemouth Coast Brigade
577:Tynemouth Heavy Brigade
515:44th Siege Battery, RGA
85:Anti-Aircraft Artillery
2603:The British Army, 1914
2292:Maurice-Jones, p. 277.
2227:Maurice-Jones, p. 276.
2116:Collier, Appendix XIX.
1958:Maurice-Jones, p. 221.
1940:Maurice-Jones, p. 206.
1868:, TNA file WO 95/545.]
1731:Maurice-Jones, p. 186.
1593:Maurice-Jones, p. 165.
1584:Litchfield, pp. 192–4.
1429:Maurice-Jones, p. 164.
1090:. The regiment became
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177:Duke of Northumberland
30:16 August 1859–present
2141:Collier, Chapter XXI.
2127:Collier, Chapter XIX.
1110:Uniforms and insignia
1088:P (Tynemouth) Battery
1084:439 Light AA Regiment
1075:Anti-Aircraft Command
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296:No 7 Company at Blyth
269:
2625:The Long, Long Trail
2390:Col John K. Dunlop,
2169:Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
1853:, file WO 95/5494/4.
1805:, Annexes 4 & 7.
1647:on 14 November 2014.
1296:on 24 December 2012.
498:Blyth Battery – 2 ×
2620:Northumbrian Gunner
2366:Ian F. W. Beckett,
1740:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
1665:on 4 February 2012.
1528:Spiers, Chapter 10.
1519:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
1237:Or in January 1865.
1127:Home Service helmet
1044:First Canadian Army
787:at Tynemouth Castle
551:Battle of the Somme
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2573:Edward M. Spiers,
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2181:Frederick, p. 881.
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1916:Frederick, p. 727.
1823:Frederick, p. 702.
1814:Frederick, p. 647.
1783:Frederick, p. 698.
1388:Frederick, p. 667.
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1984:Farndale,
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1760:Pro Patria
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1459:Army List
1290:"History"
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1080:see above
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