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The first uniform of the
Caithness corps was similar to that of the Royal Artillery, but with scarlet cuffs and white cord and piping. Busbies and white belts were worn. The officers had silver lace, and their tunics were piped all round with silver cord, and had silver lace on the skirts. The early
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when the numbers were reduced on 1 July 1889. In
October 1882, the unit's HQ transferred from Wick to Thurso. In 1894, Nos 1 and 2 Companies at Wick ceased to exist, but in 1897 Mo 1 was resuscitated, the corps then consisting of seven garrison companies, No 2 being vacant. It had a drill battery at
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Once a 5th Orkney AVC had been raised in 1865 there were moves for Orkney to have its own brigade, and this was organised on 15 March 1867; at the same time the 1st Ross-shire joined the 2nd Ross-shire in the
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and
Engineer Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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were formed in 1860 as a response to a French invasion threat. They served as a Coast
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on 24 April, was increased to a battery and became the 2nd AVC on 28 December, and the 3rd AVC was formed at
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Volunteer corps were consolidated into larger units on 1 May 1880, when the 1st Admin
Brigade became the
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The following served as commanding officer of the 1st
Caithness Artillery Volunteers and Caithness RGA
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1st (Wick) Caithness AVC, increased to one and a half batteries in 1867, and to two batteries in 1870
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in time of need. The 1st
Caithness Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVC) was formed on 6 March 1860 at
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pattern brass shoulder title read 'C.A.V.', later '1/RA/Caithness' in three tiers.
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1st
Caithness (Caithness and Sutherland) Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
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1st
Caithness (Caithness and Sutherland) Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
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The
History of the Orkney and Shetland Volunteers and Territorials 1793–1958
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Sir John Sinclair of Dunbeath, DSO, VD, former CO, appointed 7 November 1900
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from the Inverness-shire brigade, giving it the following organisation:
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on 30 September 1861. In 1863 these units, together with the AVCs from
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The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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Sir Robert Sinclair of Murkle, VD, former CO, appointed 27 July 1881
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each station, and possessed six firing ranges for carbine practice.
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From 1 April 1882 all AVCs were affiliated to a division of the
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2nd (Thurso) Caithness AVC, increased to two batteries in 1870
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From 1 June 1899 all artillery volunteers became part of the
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1st Caithness (Caithness and Sutherland) Artillery Volunteers
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1st Administrative Brigade, Caithness Artillery Volunteers
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Gun battery at Castletown, used by the 5th Caithness AVC.
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1902
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1st (Helmsdale) Sutherland Artillery Volunteer Corps
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448:Col David Keith Murray, VD, appointed 5 April 1905
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736:Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859–1908
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45:Letterhead, Caithness artillery Volunteers, c1870
445:Col Alexander McDonald, VD, appointed 9 May 1900
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135:until being disbanded on the formation of the
791:Artillery Volunteer Corps of the British Army
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388:of 1908, the unit was disbanded on 31 March.
330:in the case of the 1st Orkney, moving to the
277:on 4 May 1867, as one battery, disbanded 1878
200:4th (Mey) Caithness AVC formed at Barrogill,
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650:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 94, 149, 167.
427:Col George R. Lawson, appointed 25 May 1889
363:62nd (Middlesex) Company, Imperial Yeomanry
306:Nos 3 and 4, at Thurso (late 2nd Caithness)
264:3rd (Lybster) Caithness AVC, disbanded 1873
796:Military units and formations in Caithness
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303:Nos 1 and 2 at Wick (late 1st Caithness)
273:6th (Thrumster) Caithness AVC formed at
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422:George Sinclair, 15th Earl of Caithness
315:No 7 at Helmsdale (late 1st Sutherland)
312:No 6 at Castletown (late 5th Caithness)
287:2nd (Golspie) Sutherland AVC formed at
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485:1st Berwickshire Artillery Volunteers
318:No 8 at Golspie (late 2nd Sutherland)
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490:1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers
413:, of Murkle, former captain in the
284:26 April 1860, joined 15 March 1867
159:, a 1st Sub-Division was formed at
211:on 1 December 1866, as one battery
129:1st Caithness Artillery Volunteers
32:1st Caithness Artillery Volunteers
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586:Litchfield & Westlake, p. 34.
248:1st Inverness-shire Admin Brigade
753:, Lerwick: Shetland Times, 1958.
411:Sir Robert Sinclair, 9th Baronet
309:No 5 at Mey (late 4th Caithness)
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354:The unit's commanding officer,
758:The Army and Society 1815–1914
270:5th (Castletown) Caithness AVC
239:1st (Stornoway) Ross-shire AVC
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738:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1909.
641:Frederick, pp. 660, 668, 670.
417:, appointed 10 October 1864
380:were subsumed into the new
371:Distinguished Service Order
197:3rd (Lybster) Caithness AVC
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233:4th (Stromness) Orkney AVC
227:3rd (Shapinsay) Orkney AVC
194:2nd (Thurso) Caithness AVC
54:6 March 1860–31 March 1908
665:: 'Sinclair of Dunbeath'.
215:1st (Kirkwall) Orkney AVC
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726:100th Edn, London, 1953.
457:The following served as
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339:Royal Garrison Artillery
191:1st (Wick) Caithness AVC
133:Royal Garrison Artillery
526:Beckett, Appendix VIII.
442:, appointed 2 July 1892
267:4th (Mey) Caithness AVC
221:2nd (Sanday) Orkney AVC
175:, were formed into the
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392:Uniforms and insignia
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771:Caithness Field Club
674:Beckett, pp. 247–53.
568:Grierson, pp. 152–3.
683:Spiers, Chapter 10.
401:Commanding officers
147:Enthusiasm for the
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546:Frederick, p. 651.
517:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
369:and was awarded a
356:Lieutenant-Colonel
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149:Volunteer movement
95:Artillery Regiment
382:Territorial Force
332:Southern Division
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718:References
378:Volunteers
326:(RA), the
252:Sutherland
209:Castletown
173:Ross-shire
749:D. Rollo
609:Army List
415:38th Foot
376:When the
365:, in the
282:Helmsdale
275:Thrumster
139:in 1908.
729:Maj-Gen
508:Beckett.
479:See also
708:Burke's
693:Burke's
663:Burke's
430:Lt-Col
420:Lt-Col
409:Lt-Col
289:Golspie
165:Lybster
59:Country
806:Thurso
169:Orkney
161:Thurso
116:Thurso
77:Branch
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51:Active
496:Notes
171:and
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127:The
112:Wick
100:Role
92:Type
438:,
436:DSO
202:Mey
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