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1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne Artillery Volunteers

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Attached to the 1st Newcastle AVC were the 1st Berwick-on-Tweed Artillery Volunteers from 1863 until 1866. In addition the 2nd Northumberland Artillery Volunteers were attached during 1863 and 1864 and the 3rd Durham Artillery Volunteers from 1873 until 1890.
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The unit was formed on the 2 June 1860 during the great surge of enthusiasm after an invasion scare that saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and Engineer Volunteer units composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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in 1908 the Corps provided the 5th (Durham) Howitzer Battery of the 4th Northumbrian (County of Durham)(H) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
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In 1899 the Headquarters for the Corps was built. Named as the Angus Hall Drill Hall, it was constructed at Liddell Terrace, Gateshead.
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The Honorary Colonel from January 1866 until his death in 1877 was Lord Henry H M Percy VC. From 1885 it was Colonel J R Young.
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Litchfield, Norman E H, and Westlake, R, 1982. The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham, p134
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Litchfield, Norman E H, and Westlake, R, 1982. The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham.
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Osborne, Mike, 2006. Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces, Partizan Press, Essex, p157
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org)
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Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1908
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United Kingdom

Volunteer Force
Western Division, Royal Artillery
Lord Henry Percy
Volunteer Force
British Army
British Army
Territorial Force


ISBN
0 85936 271 X
ISBN
0-9508205-0-4
British History Online
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org)
Categories
Military units and formations in Northumberland
Artillery Volunteer Corps of the British Army
Military units and formations established in 1860
Military units and formations disestablished in 1908

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