746:, IX Corps HQ selected important localities to be bombarded by 70th Siege Bty's heavy howitzers, for which 200 rounds of ammunition per gun were accumulated. The corps attacked on 17 October, 'lifted forward' by two great belts of intense artillery fire, and a German counter-attack was hit by every gun within range. IX Corps renewed its advance on 23 October, with 12th Bde part of a massive corps artillery reserve. The attack went in at 01.20 in moonlight, after the heavy guns had done the usual CB and harassing fire bombardments, and the results were extremely satisfactory. After a pause to regroup and reconnoitre, IX Corps stormed across the
1290:
300:(WO) issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate companies and batteries were created, releasing the 1st Line units to be sent overseas.
493:
762:
908:
43:
67:
84:
565:, and by 08.00 they had captured the front face of the Schwaben Redoubt. Although some parties got into the German 2nd Position, the divisions on either flank had met with disaster, allowing the defenders to get into their rear. Most of the 36th Division was pinned down in the open and had to be withdrawn after dark. The gunners helped to evacuate the wounded, a process that was not completed until 3 July.
791:
87th HAG with Third Army on 26 March before the Battle of Arras. Then it was with 76th HAG, First Army, from 30 April, and back to 50th HAG, Third Army, on 14 May. It remained with 50th HAG during the summer, being rested from 23 August to 7 September. On 25 September 1917, 108th Siege Bty was made up to six howitzers when it was joined by a section from the newly arrived 441st Siege Bty.
672:. There was to be no preliminary bombardment or registration: when the battle began with a crash of artillery at 06.20 on 20 November the German defenders were stunned, and the massed tanks completed their overcome. In most areas the attack was an outstanding success. Exploitation over succeeding days was less spectacular.
808:(formed by the Clyde RGA at the same time as the 108th). The German barrage on the battery positions lasted half an hour and although 110th Siege Bty managed to get two howitzers into action, the retreating British infantry had passed the batteries' position, and about noon the Germans came over the crest of
1364:
Unlike the anti-aircraft defences of the Forth, these units and batteries saw no action. As the invasion threat receded, the coast defences were seen as absorbing excessive manpower and were scaled back, the gunners being redeployed. The surplus TA coast regiments were placed in suspended animation.
790:
108th Siege Bty moved to 59th HAG on 29 September, then began a series of rapid changes in command, to 76th HAG with First Army on 23 December, to 50th HAG with Third Army on 26 January 1917, 31st HAG with First Army two days later, then to 53rd HAG on 5 February and 79th HAG on 18 February, joining
556:
Ridge. The bombardment programme was to extend over five days, U, V, W, X and Y, before the assault was launched on Z day. The bombardment began on 24 June, but on several days the weather was too bad for good air or ground observation and the programme was extended by two days (Y1 and Y2). When the
819:
After this action the battery moved to 86th HAG and was re-equipped, but reduced to an establishment of four guns; a section of gunners left on 24 December to join 288th Siege Bty, an 8-inch howitzer unit that had been broken up and was being reconstituted with 6-inch howitzers. 108th Siege Bty was
323:
as the basis on which to form complete new units for front line service. 70th Siege
Battery formed in October 1915 was based on a company (probably 1/4th Company) from the Forth RGA, and 108th Siege Battery formed in the Forth Defences in February 1916 also drew its cadre from the unit. A draft of
315:
to be sent to France. The WO decided that the TF coastal gunners were well enough trained to take over many of the duties in the coastal defences, releasing
Regular RGA gunners for service in the field, and 1st line RGA companies had been authorised to increase their strength by 50 per cent.
799:
attack. The attack on this front was a complete success, and the German artillery was largely neutralised by the bombardment (later analysis showed that enemy gun positions had been fixed with 90 per cent accuracy). However, further exploitation was slow, and the fighting bogged down round
774:
108th Siege
Battery was formed in the Forth Defences under Army Council Instruction No 397 of 21 February 1916 with a cadre of three officers and 78 men from the Forth RGA. It went out to the Western Front on 7 June armed with four 6-inch howitzers and also joined 40th HAG in X Corps' Heavy
675:
By now HAG allocations were becoming more fixed, and on 1 February 1918 they were converted into permanent RGA brigades. Because of the inclusion of 70th Siege Bty the 12th
Brigade was defined as an 8-inch Howitzer Brigade, though the other three batteries were all equipped with
853:
The fighting was ended by the
Armistice of 11 November 1918 and demobilisation began shortly afterwards. In the interim order of battle for the postwar army the battery was supposed to form 148th Bty in XXXVII Brigade, RGA, but this was rescinded after the signing of the
561:(1 July) the heavy guns lifted to successive targets, repeating the process six times. On 36th Division's front the initial assault was entirely successful, except for the area immediately adjacent to the Ancre. The Ulstermen overran the German front line trenches and
783:. A methodical bombardment of the village began on 19 July, the volume of fire increasing after dark on 22 July. Just before Zero hour (00.30 on 23 July) the heavy artillery provided five minutes of intense bombardment of the western part of the village between the
899:
shelling. Afterwards it returned to Third Army and moved south through various quiet sectors until it joined 17th HAG for the Battle of
Cambrai. It was heavily engaged in the fighting for Bourlon Wood when the Germans counter-attacked the
875:
was formed on 23 June 1916 in the Forth
Garrison under War Office Instruction No 1037 of 30 June 1916. A cadre of 50–60 volunteers was obtained for the battery from the Forth RGA and together with recruits from the depots it assembled at
919:
shelling, when the German Spring
Offensive broke on 21 March 1918. It suffered heavy shelling and air attack, being forced to abandon its guns temporarily, but was able to withdraw when Third Army fell back from the dangerous salient.
950:
In the interim order of battle for the postwar army the battery was supposed to form 155th Bty in XXXIX Brigade, RGA, but this was rescinded after the Treaty of
Versailles and the remaining cadre of the battery was disbanded in 1919.
794:
The battery was briefly assigned to 16th HAG, First Army, on 6 November, but two days later it left to return to 50th HAG with Third Army (a move that took until 12 November) for the Battle of
Cambrai. The group fired in support of
655:
On 29 May 70th Siege Bty was joined by a section from the newly-arrived 310th Siege Bty, bringing it up to a strength of six 8-inch howitzers. It came under the command of a number of different HAGs, finally joining 12th HAG with
639:
to protect the advancing infantry, the heavy howitzers fired 450 yards (410 m) further ahead to hit the rear areas on the reverse slope of the ridge, especially known gun positions. The attack went in on 9 April with
515:
under War Office Instruction No 144 of 9 October 1915 from one company (probably 1/4th Company) of the Forth RGA, which provided half the personnel. It went out to the Western Front on 26 March 1916 armed with four
1247:, 247, 250, 251 and 254 Btys passed into suspended animation on 1 June 1945. Then RHQ and 152, 245, 248, 253, 255, 256, 308 and 309 Btys were placed in suspended animation between 10 and 31 January 1946.
959:
The Forth RGA was reformed on 1 July 1920 with three batteries (later numberd 160, 161 and 162) from Nos 1–4 Companies and one (later 163) from Nos 5 and 6 Companies. When the TF was reorganised as the
884:
on the march. Equipped with 6-inch howitzers it went out to the Western Front on 8 October and joined Third Army on the Arras front, frequently switching between that army's HAGs. It took part in the
3466:
3441:
1527:
At this stage of the war the 8-inch howitzers in use (Marks I–V) were improvised from cut-down and bored-out barrels of 6-inch coast defence guns, with the recoil checked by enormous wooden wedges.
939:
gun tractors and lorries proved useful in the subsequent pursuit to the Hindenburg Line. It fired in support of III Corps' flanking operations during the Battle of the St Quentin Canal, and joined
1373:
When the TA was constituted on 1 January 1947, 502nd and 506th (Forth) Coast Rgts were formally disbanded and the following units were reformed in 105 Coast Artillery Brigade based in Edinburgh:
3044:
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,
3461:
1424:
820:
attached to 17th HAG on 27 December, then moved to 78th HAG two days later. This was its final transfer, and it served with 78th HAG (78th Bde RGA from 1 February 1918) until the Armistice.
787:
road and the cemetery. The Australian battalions attacking the village encountered little resistance and reached their objective before daybreak, though there was bitter fighting elsewhere.
328:, Edinburgh, in June 1916. A number of other siege batteries formed in the Forth Defences in 1915–16 (89th, 90th, 118th, 138th, 152nd, 153rd, 181st, 210th, 228th, 251st, 263rd, 293rd, and
888:, moving up during the first day's fighting (9 April) to keep the enemy in range. After the initial successes the battle developed into a long series of attacks with decreasing success.
335:
Under Army Council Instruction 686 of April 1917, the coastal defence companies of the RGA (TF) were reorganised. The RGA companies serving in the Forth garrison (including one from the
1487:, Edinburgh, as a memorial to the 124 men of the Forth RGA who died in World War I. After World War II an additional panel was added with seven further names who died in that conflict.
3451:
812:. The gunners removed the dial sights before abandoning their howitzers and those armed with rifles took up a position about 300 yards back. Here they were joined by troops from
1278:
RHQ was placed in suspended animation on 1 April 1944, after which 309 Bty rejoined 505th (Forth) Coast Rgt and 252 and 258 Btys passed into suspended animation on 1 June 1945.
3446:
1040:(later 504th and 507th (Fife) Coast Rgts) on the north bank of the Forth, formed from 62nd (North Scottish) Medium Rgt. The Forth Heavy Rgt mobilised in the Lowland Area of
1218:
3456:
1004:
made recommendations for defence schemes at 15 'Class A' home ports, including the Forth (Scheme 7), but little was done to modernise them before the outbreak of
175:
867:
805:
329:
927:, behind the Ancre, which was the limit of the German advance. For the Battle of Amiens it fired across the Ancre to support III Corps, then on 22 August (the
506:
612:
240:
It was designated as a Defended Ports Unit in Scottish Coast Defences, which was also based at Edinburgh and included the Regulars of No 21 Company RGA at
727:
on 29 September. The canal defences were largely destroyed by the heavy guns, which continued firing on the canal banks until the last possible moment as
835:, 78th Bde supported the Canadian Corps, with the heavy guns firing 600 yards (550 m) ahead of the creeping barrage. For the Canadian attack on the
3027:
1623:
319:
Although complete defended ports units never left the UK, they did supply drafts of trained gunners to RGA units serving overseas. They also provided
1400:
However, it was later decided to reduce the number of TA coast regiments, and on 1 October 1953 413 (Fife) and 414 (Forth) Rgts amalgamated to form
332:) may also have included trained men from the Forth RGA among the recruits, although the Army Council Instructions did not specifically order this.
179:
2948:
1037:
1012:
336:
2761:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 20: Coast Artillery, 1 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/118.
2708:
754:). After that the campaign became a pursuit of a beaten enemy, in which the slow-moving siege guns could play no part. The war ended with the
3355:
3326:
3288:
3183:
1019:. The battery rejoined Forth Heavy Regiment (as RA brigades were now termed) on 1 November 1938 and reconverted to the coast artillery role.
2747:
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.
249:
1058:
The coastal artillery regiments underwent a major reorganisation in 1940, and on 14 July the regiment expanded to form five new regiments:
731:
stormed the outpost line and then scrambled across the canal in the morning mist. 70th Siege Bty crossed the canal on 1 October to support
389:
775:
Artillery. It had a similar experience to 70th Siege Bty in the Somme Offensive, although it transferred to 45th HAG on 21 July. For the
1491:
289:
228:
265:
915:
In the winter of 1917–18 the battery became part of 89th HAG (later Brigade). It was back in the Flesquières Salient, enduring German
3307:
3273:
3258:
3236:
3221:
3202:
3164:
3145:
3126:
3102:
3081:
3066:
3051:
2640:
961:
1000:
In 1926 it was decided that the coast defences of the UK would be manned by the TA alone. A 1927 report on coastal defences by the
836:
1084:
B Bty – 242 Bty at South Sutor from 1 April 1941; to 543rd Coast Rgt at Broughty Ferry 1 April 1942, formally on 4 September 1942
2962:
2907:
3369:
1671:
732:
272:
199:
517:
1194:
B Bty – 252 Bty at Inchkeith North from 1 April 1941; Kinghorn by 16 January 1942; to 506th (Forth) Coast Rgt by April 1942
3408:
1464:
1427:, to which it contributed a battery while part was converted into an additional field squadron of 124 Field Engineer Rgt,
1001:
947:(8 October). 89th Brigade then moved north to join Fifth Army and the battery was not engaged again before the Armistice.
813:
804:. On 30 November the Germans launched a heavy counter-attack. 108th Siege Bty's guns were sited at Sonnet Farm, alongside
1138:
RHQ, 154 and 243 Btys were placed in suspended animation on 1 June 1945, when 211, 227, 306 and 307 Btys were disbanded.
568:
By now massive quantities of artillery were employed for each phase of the continuing offensive as Fourth Army and later
3403:
1431:. When the TA was further reduced in 1961, B Troop of 540th LAA Rgt at Alness and Tain amalgamated with 11th Battalion,
824:
525:
138:
from 1908 to 1956. Although they saw no active service, they supplied trained gunners to siege batteries engaged on the
2465:
2442:
261:
940:
843:
832:
751:
657:
624:
608:
607:
On 3 October 70th Siege Bty transferred to 16th HAG with Reserve (later Fifth) Army, which continued to attack on the
594:
569:
549:
304:
139:
1405:
880:, Edinburgh, between 3 and 5 July. The battery maintained a largely Scottish character, and was always preceded by a
3059:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 4: The Army Council, GHQs, Armies, and Corps 1914–1918
1689:
796:
736:
724:
395:
255:
1518:') unit with gunners drawn from the TF units of the Forth defences, and considered itself to be an Edinburgh unit.
1101:
382 Bty – formed 1 August 1940; joined 31 December 1940; to 25th Coast Artillery Group (later 564th Coast Rgt) in
839:(2 September), the brigade directly supported the attacking divisions while other RGA brigades handled CB tasks.
693:
677:
1156:
A Bty at Torry Battery – 243 Bty from 1941; to 2nd Coast Artillery Group (later 542nd Coast Rgt) 22 October 1940
1459:
1448:
1436:
944:
701:
669:
641:
600:
576:
521:
183:
167:
2847:
1411:
The Coast Artillery branch of the RA was abolished in 1956. 412 (Highland) Coast Rgt was absorbed into 540th (
17:
3388:
2836:
2825:
2814:
2803:
2556:
1315:
1184:
Formed on 14 July 1940 mainly from 162 Heavy Bty; became part of Inchkeith Fire Command on 7 December 1942.
1109:
1102:
977:
932:
928:
892:
780:
709:
705:
1289:
1255:
Formed on 14 July 1940 mainly from 163 Heavy Bty; became part of Kinghorn Fire Command on 7 December 1942:
1484:
885:
881:
755:
713:
681:
649:
558:
541:
218:
747:
489:
These defences never saw action during the war. The Forth RGA was placed in suspended animation in 1919.
728:
470:
324:
50–60 men from the Forth RGA volunteered to serve together in 178th Siege Battery when it was formed at
296:. Shortly afterwards TF units were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service and on 15 August 1914, the
1175:
A Bty – became 244 Bty 11 March 1941; to 3rd Coast Artillery Group (later 543rd Coast Rgt) 1 April 1941
776:
588:
891:
The battery then transferred to 77th HAG in Fifth Army (and later 42nd HAG under Second Army) for the
244:. By 1914 these two units were responsible for the manning the following guns in the Forth defences:
3133:
1432:
1286:
At their height in September 1941, the East Coast defences of Scotland contained the following guns:
855:
632:
628:
293:
1515:
895:, from 31 July until it was relieved on 14 October, having suffered heavily from enemy CB fire and
847:
743:
582:
529:
3111:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
492:
3108:
339:) were reduced from 12 companies to 10, and were to be kept up to strength with non-TF recruits:
761:
3343:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927 (RA sections also summarised in Litchfield, Appendix IV).
1165:
Formed on 14 July 1940 mainly from 161 Heavy Bty, placed in suspended animation 11 March 1941.
850:(24 October), after which the pursuit was too fast for most of the heavy artillery to keep up.
3351:
3322:
3303:
3284:
3269:
3254:
3232:
3217:
3198:
3179:
3160:
3141:
3122:
3098:
3077:
3062:
3047:
2783:
1992:
1880:
827:
on 7 July. Second Army joined in the Allied Hundred Days Offensive on 18 August, advancing in
453:
155:
87:
1408:
were integrated into the unit); at the same time 412 (Highland) Coast Rgt also became Mixed.
1044:
on the outbreak of war in September 1939, manning the following guns in the Forth defences:
1041:
823:
78th Brigade served with Third Army during the German Spring Offensive, then transferred to
636:
562:
320:
105:
3214:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18
3209:
1428:
1354:
1088:
969:
907:
720:
312:
163:
159:
83:
42:
1353:
There were also emergency batteries of 6-inch guns of various marks installed in 1940 at
1224:
257 Bty – from 506th (Forth) Coast Rgt 12 January 1942; became independent 20 August 1942
3423:
3283:, London: Royal Artillery Institution, 1959/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2005,
3178:, London: Macmillan, 1939/Uckfield: Imperial War Museum and Naval & Military, 2009,
2867:
3016:
1471:
1122:
244 Bty – from 543rd Coast Rgt 6 March 1942; placed in suspended animation 1 April 1944
1016:
1011:
On 1 April 1934, 160 Hvy Bty converted to the medium artillery role and transferred to
901:
645:
476:
308:
207:
171:
72:
3005:
2994:
3435:
3350:, Leeds: Chorley & Pickersgill, 1919/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2004,
1294:
1214:
1078:
1033:
924:
877:
325:
1236:
245, 247, 248, 250 Btys – joined from disbanding 504th (Fife) Coast Rgt 1 April 1944
423:
Middle Defences: No 20 Coastal Fire Command, Inchcolm (including No 21 Company RGA)
1881:'Allocation of Siege Batteries RGA', The National Archives (TNA) file WO 95/5494/4.
1455:
1412:
1005:
480:
135:
3409:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
3197:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1947/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1993,
1210:
31 December 1940; to 506th (Forth) Coast Rgt 12 January 1942; returned 1 June 1945
1070:
Fire Command on 7 December 1942. During the war it had the following composition:
3061:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1944/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
923:
After the 'Great Retreat' 178th Siege Bty spent the next four months in front of
668:
In October, Third Army began preparing for its surprise attack with tanks at the
2502:, Vol V, pp. 95–9, 110–1, 128, 132, 136–8, 185, 192–7, Sketches 10, 12, 13, 15.
1341:
1274:
258 Bty and Fire Command HQ – formed from disbanding 507th Coast Rgt 15 May 1942
1116:
1108:
211 Bty – formed as a 6-inch battery by 72nd Coast Training Rgt at Norton Camp,
936:
916:
896:
697:
458:
432:
415:
234:
195:
143:
3321:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1948/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2009,
3046:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
708:) in April 1918. It then moved to Fourth Amy on 18 August 1918 in time for the
2733:
1474:, appointed 5 November 1938, continued with 414th (Forth) Coast Rgt until 1949
1119:
with 2 × 6-inch guns and 2 × searchlights 7 March 1941; regimented 10 May 1941
297:
1302:
Forth (504th (Fife), 505th (Forth), 506th (Forth), 507th (Fife) Coast Rgts)
1265:
B Bty – 257 Bty from 1 April 1941; to 505th (Forth) Coast Rgt 12 January 1942
1262:
A Bty – 256 Bty from 1 April 1941; to 505th (Forth) Coast Rgt 16 January 1942
1213:
310 Bty – formed 10 June 1940, at Leith Fort by 14 December, incorporated at
3418:
1358:
816:
who held the German advance.108th Siege Bty had lost five of its howitzers.
809:
623:
On 22 March 1917, 70th Siege Bty transferred to north to join 31st HAG with
382:
374:
2/6th Company Forth RGA and 2/1st Company North Scottish RGA were disbanded
191:
115:
1293:
BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun in typical coast defence mounting (preserved at
520:
and joined the Northern Heavy Group (40th Heavy Artillery Group or HAG) in
1490:
There is also a World War I plaque to the Forth RGA with 126 names at the
3302:, London: Macmillan, 1938/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992,
1151:
1095:
1067:
828:
553:
438:
409:
400:
131:
3378:
3251:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1206:
309 Coast Defence Bty – formed 10 June 1940, incorporated as 309 Bty at
1077:
A Bty – 241 Bty at North Sutor from 1 April 1941; to 542nd Coast Rgt at
648:
successfully capturing Vimy Ridge. Fighting in the southern sector (the
3341:
Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
3159:, London: Macmillan, 1937/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1995,
3138:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
801:
784:
426:
3315:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1917
3296:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1916
3266:
The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
3191:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
3172:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
3153:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
3348:
Battery in France: 178 Siege Battery R.G.A., B.E.F. France, 1916–1918
2443:
89th HAG War Diary February 1917–December 1917, TNA file WO 95/480/1.
1381:
1322:
1244:
1170:
1146:
Formed on 14 July 1940, placed in suspended animation 11 March 1941.
2466:
89th Bde War Diary January 1918–December 1918, TNA file WO 95/480/2.
723:. 12th Brigade came under the command of IX Corps once more for the
377:
In April 1918 the Forth Garrison comprised the following batteries:
288:
On the outbreak of war the Forth RGA mobilised under the command of
3393:
1361:, Stannergate (Dundee), Girdleness (Aberdeen) and Nigg (Cromarty).
206:
at Edinburgh, with two detached companies on the north bank of the
1288:
1207:
906:
760:
545:
512:
491:
241:
3398:
1423:; 413th (Mixed) Coast Rgt was absorbed into the Edinburgh-based
1420:
1112:, from a cadre provided by Scottish Command; joined 8 March 1941
858:, and the remaining cadre of the battery was disbanded in 1919.
1415:) Light Anti-Aircraft Rgt, to which 412th contributed part of
1239:
152, 308 Btys – joined from 538th (Clyde) Coast Rgt 1 June 1945
1233:
436 Bty – formed 28 August 1942 at Fidra; disbanded 1 June 1945
452:
Inner Defences: No 21 Coastal Fire Command, Carlingnose Point,
3189:
Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
1993:'Headquarters Heavy Artillery Groups', TNA file WO 95/5494/1.
842:
On 2 October 78th Bde transferred to First Army, supporting
1098:; joined 31 December 1940; to 542nd Coast Rgt 7 March 1942
1091:; joined 31 December 1940; to 543rd Coast Rgt 6 March 1942
1015:, which had been converted from the North Scottish RGA at
758:
on 11 November. 70th Siege Battery was disbanded in 1919.
635:(CB) fire. At Zero hour, while the field guns laid down a
3383:
1514:
website stated that 118th Siege Battery was a New Army ('
1458:, originally appointed 2 December 1896 as Hon Col of the
719:
By the end of September Fourth Army had closed up to the
190:, totalled eight companies with its headquarters (HQ) at
3413:
996:
163 Heavy Battery at Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy
3176:
8th August–26th September: The Franco-British Offensive
3140:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
1271:
252 Bty – from 505th (Forth) Coast Rgt 16 January 1942
1268:
309 Bty – from 505th (Forth) Coast Rgt 12 January 1942
680:. 70th Siege Bty remained with this brigade until the
198:
elements being detached to form independent unit, the
1404:
at Kirkcaldy ('Mixed' indicating that members of the
1230:
256 Bty – from 506th (Forth) Coast Rgt 6 January 1942
1227:
252 Bty – from 506th (Forth) Coast Rgt 6 January 1942
3467:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1921
3442:
Defended ports units of the Royal Garrison Artillery
3300:
2nd July 1916 to the End of the Battles of the Somme
3195:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
1036:, and in May 1939 163 Bty transferred to join a new
935:
across the Ancre to recapture Albert. The battery's
2641:
Scottish Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
1134:
82 Coast Observer Detachment – joined by April 1942
631:. The artillery plan for the heavy guns emphasised
111:
101:
93:
78:
60:
52:
31:
3281:The History of Coast Artillery in the British Army
3157:March–April: Continuation of the German Offensives
2160:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 101–6, 133, 139.
911:FWD Model B lorry towing a 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer.
765:Crew positioning a 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer in 1918.
540:The role of the northern division of X Corps, the
3462:Military units and formations established in 1910
3244:Battery Records of the Royal Artillery, 1859–1877
2889:
2887:
2885:
2883:
2881:
2879:
3121:, London: Souvenir Press, 1967/Pan Books, 1970,
2720:
2718:
2716:
2670:
2668:
2618:
2616:
2614:
2612:
2610:
2608:
2598:
2596:
2594:
2218:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 386–8, 463–71.
3336:, London: HM Stationery Office, various months.
3231:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
3216:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988,
2666:
2664:
2662:
2660:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2652:
2650:
2648:
2584:
2582:
2519:
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2362:
2360:
2178:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 295, 299–305.
1818:
1816:
1814:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1758:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1750:
1748:
1128:243 Bty – from 542nd Coast Rgt 4 September 1942
3246:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1970.
2944:
2942:
2389:
2387:
2385:
2383:
2381:
1964:
1962:
1547:
1545:
1543:
1191:A Bty – 251 Bty at Inchkeith from 1 April 1941
976:It formed part of the coast defence troops in
779:on 23 July, 45th HAG was directly attached to
311:and there was an urgent need for batteries of
213:The Forth RGA had the following organisation:
3452:Military units and formations in the Lothians
3229:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3076:, London: Frederick Muller, 1968/Star, 1981,
2040:
2038:
2036:
2034:
2024:
2022:
868:178th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
496:8-inch Howitzer Mk I on the Somme, July 1916.
18:501st (Forth) Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery
8:
2107:
2105:
2103:
2101:
1584:
1582:
1580:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1572:
1570:
1568:
1566:
557:infantry launched their assault at 07.30 on
528:preparing for that summer's 'Big Push' (the
507:70th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
381:Outer Defences: No 19 Coastal Fire Command,
166:of 1908, a new 'Defended Ports' unit of the
47:Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
3394:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
2958:
2956:
2757:
2755:
2753:
2743:
2741:
2704:
2702:
2700:
2686:
2684:
2682:
2680:
2254:
2252:
2250:
1685:
1683:
1435:, and 433rd LAA Rgt was transferred to the
1125:306 Bty – from 542nd Coast Rgt 7 March 1942
1074:Regimental HQ at Fort South Sutor, Cromarty
3447:Military units and formations in Edinburgh
3088:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
2125:
2123:
2121:
2061:
2059:
1396:at Edinburgh from 505th (Forth) Coast Regt
188:Forth & Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery
176:1st Renfrew and Dumbarton RGA (Volunteers)
41:
2200:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 352–61.
1876:
1874:
1390:at Kirkcaldy from 503rd (Forth) Coast Rgt
1131:154 Independent Bty – joined 1 April 1944
1032:The TA was doubled in size following the
993:162 Heavy Battery at Easter Road Barracks
990:161 Heavy Battery at Easter Road Barracks
987:160 Heavy Battery at Easter Road Barracks
968:, and when the RGA was subsumed into the
2963:520–563 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
2908:414–433 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
2903:
2901:
2899:
2568:
2566:
2564:
2531:
2529:
2461:
2459:
1872:
1870:
1868:
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1862:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1854:
1711:
1709:
1690:Fife at Great War Centenary Drill Halls.
1667:
1665:
1663:
1384:, Cromarty, from 501st (Forth) Coast Rgt
725:assault crossing of the St Quentin Canal
1619:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1603:
1560:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 24, 147.
1539:
1503:
1066:Formed on 14 July 1940, became part of
964:(TA) in 1921 the title was changed to
3264:Norman Litchfield & Ray Westlake,
3095:Battleground Europe: Arras: Vimy Ridge
1988:
1986:
1984:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1976:
1974:
1742:WO Instruction No 248 of October 1914.
1641:
1639:
1637:
1635:
1633:
1631:
1467:, appointed 26 June 1926, retired 1935
406:Kinghorn Battery 2 – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
180:1st Argyll & Bute RGA (Volunteers)
28:
3457:Military units and formations in Fife
3113:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
2784:South Sutor Coast Battery at Canmore.
2424:, Vol III, pp. 24–7, 50, 59–61, 84–7.
1795:Army Council Instructions April 1917.
1786:Army Council Instructions, 1915–1916.
984:HQ at Easter Road Barracks, Edinburgh
712:and to participate in the victorious
303:By October 1914, the campaign on the
134:part-time coast defence units of the
7:
3268:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1982,
3253:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
1510:A page (no longer available) on the
1013:62nd (North Scottish) Medium Brigade
980:and had the following organisation:
611:until mid-November, and carried out
3384:Canmore: Historic Scotland Archives
696:Heavy Artillery in the fighting at
464:Invergarvie Battery – 4 × 12-pdr QF
444:Inchcolm Battery 2– 4 × 4.7-inch QF
370:2/5th Company – became 10th Company
233:No 6 Company at East Leven Street,
229:Hunter Street drill hall, Kirkcaldy
194:, but in 1910 it was split up, the
184:1st Edinburgh City RGA (Volunteers)
831:. On 26 and 30 August, during the
544:, was to attack astride the River
467:Coastguard Battery – 2 × 12-pdr QF
447:Inchcolm Battery 3 – 4 × 4-inch QF
367:2/4th Company – became 9th Company
364:2/3rd Company – became 8th Company
361:2/2nd Company – became 7th Company
358:2/1st Company – became 6th Company
355:1/6th Company – became 5th Company
352:1/5th Company – became 4th Company
349:1/3rd Company – became 3rd Company
346:1/2nd Company – became 2nd Company
343:1/1st Company – became 1st Company
25:
3404:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1624:Forth Coast Rgt at Regiments.org.
1203:E Bty – 255 Bty from 1 April 1941
1200:D Bty – 254 Bty from 1 April 1941
1197:C Bty – 253 Bty from 1 April 1941
1094:304 Bty – formed 10 June 1940 at
1087:303 Bty – formed 10 June 1940 at
511:70th Siege Battery was formed at
202:, while the remainder became the
3419:Scottish Military Research Group
3389:Great War Centenary Drill Halls.
2489:, Vol IV, pp. 201–2, Sketch 13.
1439:as 433 (Forth)Transport Column.
82:
65:
36:414th (Forth) Coast Regiment, RA
34:505th (Forth) Coast Regiment, RA
3379:British Army units from 1945 on
3170:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
3151:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
2709:412 Coast Rgt at Regiments.org.
1115:227 Independent Bty –formed at
3097:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1996,
2949:Lovat Scouts at Regiments.org.
2498:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop,
2337:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop,
978:52nd (Lowland) Divisional Area
627:, which was preparing for the
385:(including No 20 Company RGA)
224:Nos 1–4 Companies at Edinburgh
204:Forth Royal Garrison Artillery
158:(TF) was created from the old
128:Forth Royal Garrison Artillery
32:Forth Royal Garrison Artillery
1:
2674:Frederick, pp. 605–11, 623–4.
2016:Cave, pp. 119–27, Map p. 121.
1472:Sir Thomas Clark, 3rd Baronet
1465:Sir Patrick Ford, 1st Baronet
1456:Sir Lewis McIver, 1st Baronet
1425:433rd Light Anti-Aircraft Rgt
1002:Committee of Imperial Defence
729:137th (Staffordshire) Brigade
613:minor operations on the Ancre
441:Battery 1 – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
403:Battery 1 – 1 × 9.2-inch Mk X
3028:Forth RGA Kirkcaldy at SMRG.
2837:506 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2826:505 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2815:503 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2804:502 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2734:501 Coast Rgt at RA 1939–45.
2328:, Vol IV, pp. 306, 365, 398.
1483:There is a bronze plaque in
1251:506th (Forth) Coast Regiment
1180:505th (Forth) Coast Regiment
1161:503rd (Forth) Coast Regiment
1142:502nd (Forth) Coast Regiment
1062:501st (Forth) Coast Regiment
2007:, pp. 164–6, 174–6, Map 23.
1904:, Vol I, p. 403; Sketch 22.
1333:Aberdeen (502nd Coast Rgt)
1219:510th (Tynemouth) Coast Rgt
837:Drocourt-Quéant Switch Line
595:Battle of Flers-Courcelette
412:Battery – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
3483:
2973:Frederick, pp. 1013, 1021.
2293:, pp. 249–50, 257, Map 33.
2280:Cooper, pp. 178–80, 194–7.
865:
572:attacked again and again:
504:
394:Inchkeith Battery 2 – 6 ×
388:Inchkeith Battery 1 – 3 ×
186:. The new unit, named the
170:(RGA) was formed from two
3426:The Territorial Army 1947
3414:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
3334:Army Council Instructions
3279:Col K. W. Maurice-Jones,
2511:Webber, pp. 55–70, 79–82.
1943:, pp. 398, 403–8, 416–21.
1724:Maurice-Jones, pp. 187–8.
742:For the next attack, the
704:(the second phase of the
692:12th Brigade was part of
524:. This Corps was part of
182:, and personnel from the
40:
3249:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3119:The Ironclads of Cambrai
3090:100th Edn, London, 1953.
2476:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 209–14.
2411:Cooper, pp. 86–94, 97–9.
2258:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 145–51.
2129:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 187–91.
1460:Edinburgh City Artillery
1447:The following served as
1437:Royal Army Service Corps
1406:Women's Royal Army Corps
1378:412 (Highland) Coast Rgt
974:Forth Heavy Brigade, RA.
966:Forth Coast Brigade, RGA
945:Second Battle of Cambrai
862:178th Siege Battery, RGA
770:108th Siege Battery, RGA
601:Battle of Thiepval Ridge
577:Battle of Bazentin Ridge
168:Royal Garrison Artillery
130:and its successors were
2858:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
2545:Titles and Designations
1968:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 102–9.
1891:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 195–7.
1110:Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
933:18th (Eastern) Division
781:1st Australian Division
706:German spring offensive
501:70th Siege Battery, RGA
461:Battery – 2 × 12-pdr QF
435:Battery – 4 × 4-inch QF
429:Battery – 2 × 12-pdr QF
3372:The British Army, 1914
2936:Maurice-Jones, p. 277.
2918:Maurice-Jones, p. 276.
2848:Collier, Appendix XIX.
2631:Maurice-Jones, p. 221.
2535:Maurice-Jones, p. 206.
2315:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 82–7.
2082:, Vol III, pp. 26, 29.
2044:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 92–8.
2028:Becke, Pt 4, pp. 74–8.
1657:Maurice-Jones, p. 166.
1298:
972:in 1924 it became the
912:
766:
756:Armistice with Germany
714:Hundred Days Offensive
652:) continued into May.
542:36th (Ulster) Division
497:
307:was bogging down into
3319:The Battle of Cambrai
3242:Lt-Col M.E.S. Lawes,
2557:Collier, Chapter III.
2069:, pp. 216–30, Map 32.
1917:, Vol I, pp. 299–305.
1768:Frederick, pp. 702–3.
1402:413 (Mixed) Coast Rgt
1394:414 (Forth) Coast Rgt
1292:
1217:31 December 1940; to
910:
893:Third Ypres Offensive
814:60th Infantry Brigade
764:
495:
471:Downing Point Battery
3399:The Long, Long Trail
3313:Capt Wilfred Miles,
3294:Capt Wilfred Miles,
2244:, Vol II, pp. 142–3.
2209:Blaxland, pp. 254–6.
2151:Blaxland, pp. 232-8.
1494:in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
1433:Seaforth Highlanders
1388:413 (Fife) Coast Rgt
931:) 89th Bde assisted
856:Treaty of Versailles
833:Battle of the Scarpe
752:Battle of the Sambre
629:Battle of Vimy Ridge
615:through the winter.
268:Quick-Fire (QF) guns
2893:Frederick, p. 1011.
2794:Litchfield, p. 272.
2724:Litchfield, p. 308.
2622:Litchfield, p. 284.
2602:Litchfield, p. 275.
1733:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
1597:Litchfield, p. 298.
1588:Litchfield, p. 307.
1492:Army Reserve Centre
1485:St Giles' Cathedral
1038:Fife Heavy Regiment
873:178th Siege Battery
848:Battle of the Selle
777:Capture of Pozières
750:on 4 November (the
744:Battle of the Selle
583:Capture of Ovillers
552:on the edge of the
530:Battle of the Somme
418:– 2 × 6-inch Mk VII
221:Barracks, Edinburgh
3346:J.J. Webber (ed),
3227:J.B.M. Frederick,
3072:Gregory Blaxland,
3017:IWM WMR Ref 85227.
2588:Frederick, p. 736.
2523:Frederick, p. 614.
2453:Webber, pp. 45–53.
2433:Webber, pp. 22–40.
2402:Webber, pp. 10–21.
2366:Frederick, p. 720.
2306:, Vol III, p. 197.
1822:Frederick, p. 647.
1808:, Annexes 4 and 7.
1551:Frederick, p. 697.
1344:(501st Coast Rgt)
1325:(503rd Coast Rgt)
1299:
913:
767:
589:Battle of Pozières
498:
396:6-inch Mk VII guns
390:9.2-inch Mk X guns
337:North Scottish RGA
290:Lieutenant-Colonel
3356:978-1-84574-083-2
3327:978-1-84574-724-4
3289:978-1-84574-031-3
3184:978-1-84574-728-2
3006:IWM WMR Ref 8764.
2995:IWM WMR Ref 8763.
2927:Litchfield, p. 6.
2393:Webber, pp. 85–8.
2169:Blaxland, p. 251.
2142:, Vol II, p. 410.
2053:Cooper, pp. 85–8.
1701:Monthly Army List
1443:Honorary Colonels
748:Sambre–Oise Canal
702:Battle of the Lys
670:Battle of Cambrai
603:(26–28 September)
597:(15–22 September)
454:North Queensferry
174:companies of the
156:Territorial Force
121:
120:
88:Territorial Force
16:(Redirected from
3474:
3364:External sources
3134:James E. Edmonds
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2375:Webber, pp. 3–8.
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1835:, Vol I, p. 301.
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1806:Forgotten Fronts
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1516:Kitchener's Army
1512:Long, Long Trail
1508:
1449:Honorary Colonel
1188:RHQ at Inchkeith
1081:4 September 1942
1042:Scottish Command
962:Territorial Army
929:Battle of Albert
710:Battle of Amiens
678:6-inch howitzers
660:on 7 September.
637:Creeping barrage
550:Schwaben Redoubt
548:and capture the
518:8-inch howitzers
227:No 5 Company at
106:Scottish Command
86:
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3424:Graham Watson,
3366:
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3210:Martin Farndale
3109:Basil Collier,
3057:Maj A.F. Becke,
3042:Maj A.F. Becke,
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2772:Years of Defeat
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2692:Years of Defeat
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1311:4 × 12-pounders
1284:
1259:RHQ at Kinghorn
1253:
1221:3 November 1941
1182:
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1144:
1089:Wick, Caithness
1064:
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284:Mobilisation
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136:British Army
127:
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102:Part of
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3317:, Vol III,
1342:Invergordon
1308:16 × 6-inch
1117:Lossiemouth
1051:12 × 6-inch
937:FWD Model B
917:Mustard gas
902:Flesquières
897:Mustard gas
878:King's Park
825:Second Army
698:Mont Kemmel
526:Fourth Army
459:Hound Point
433:Inchmickery
416:Leith Docks
326:King's Park
279:World War I
235:Burntisland
219:Easter Road
144:World War I
112:Garrison/HQ
3436:Categories
3298:, Vol II,
3174:, Vol IV,
3155:, Vol II,
3036:References
2774:, Annex H.
2770:Farndale,
2694:, Annex M.
2690:Farndale,
2576:, Annex B.
2572:Farndale,
2350:Farndale,
2289:Farndale,
2267:Farndale,
2227:Farndale,
2187:Farndale,
2115:, Annex M.
2111:Farndale,
2095:, Annex E.
2091:Farndale,
2065:Farndale,
2003:Farndale,
1952:Farndale,
1939:Farndale,
1926:Farndale,
1844:Farndale,
1804:Farndale,
1347:6 × 6-inch
1336:4 × 6-inch
1328:4 × 6-inch
1316:6-pounders
941:XIII Corps
844:XXII Corps
797:III Corps'
658:Third Army
625:First Army
298:War Office
242:Fort Leith
162:under the
3193:, Vol V,
2485:Edmonds,
2324:Edmonds,
2138:Edmonds,
1913:Edmonds,
1900:Edmonds,
1831:Edmonds,
1646:Army List
1498:Footnotes
1479:Memorials
1359:Peterhead
904:Salient.
694:IX Corps'
682:Armistice
591:(23 July)
585:(17 July)
579:(14 July)
383:Inchkeith
200:Clyde RGA
192:Edinburgh
154:When the
116:Edinburgh
56:1910–1953
3208:Gen Sir
2868:Watson,
1672:Conrad,
1355:Montrose
1282:Defences
1152:Aberdeen
1068:Cromarty
955:Interwar
943:for the
829:Flanders
554:Thiepval
439:Inchcolm
410:Pettycur
401:Kinghorn
262:4.7-inch
250:9.2-inch
132:Scottish
2983:Burke's
2870:TA 1947
2302:Miles,
2240:Miles,
2078:Miles,
1369:Postwar
1169:RHQ at
1150:RHQ at
1103:Iceland
846:at the
785:Bapaume
664:Cambrai
642:I Corps
563:dugouts
522:X Corps
427:Cramond
142:during
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1715:Lawes.
1382:Alness
1323:Dundee
1245:VE Day
1243:After
1171:Dundee
925:Albert
321:cadres
271:12 ×
266:4-inch
256:6-inch
217:HQ at
150:Origin
79:Branch
70:
53:Active
2547:1927.
1535:Notes
1208:Fidra
882:piper
559:Z Day
546:Ancre
536:Somme
513:Dover
330:311th
260:12 ×
254:12 ×
196:Clyde
3352:ISBN
3323:ISBN
3304:ISBN
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3270:ISBN
3255:ISBN
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2500:1918
2487:1918
2422:1917
2339:1918
2326:1918
2304:1917
2242:1916
2140:1918
2080:1917
1915:1916
1902:1916
1833:1916
1674:1914
1470:Maj
1421:Tain
1314:6 ×
688:1918
644:and
619:Vimy
264:and
248:6 ×
126:The
94:Role
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