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745:. Despite the darkness and morning fog the infantry were in position by 08.30 and at 10.20 CCLXV Bde had two of its batteries in position and the third moving up. However, the attack orders were late reaching the infantry, and the bombardment did not begin until 12.00, and communication was poor. The artillery was supposed to be under divisional control, but heard nothing, and had to work through the infantry brigade HQs, who complained that the Forward Observation Officers (FOOs) could not be found. There was a shortage of telephone cable, and the FOO for B/CCLXV Bty reported that having followed the advancing 2/10th Battalion
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night move was extremely difficult, the rough country forcing each gun had to be double-teamed with horses and manhandled as well. There was no time to reconnoitre battery positions or register the guns: the guns were simply dragged up the hill and lined up alongside batteries that had already registered. After confused fighting the position was held, with the support of the divisional artillery breaking up
Turkish counter-attacks. After the battle the gunners were allowed up Khuweife to see what they had achieved.
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position held out, and a new attack was arranged for 19 November, with Lt-Col Walker of CCLXV Bde arranging the artillery support. During the afternoon a party of Turks was found eating lunch in the open, and every field gun in range was called in to destroy them. When the attack went in at 19.00 it was completely successful, the main enemy position was taken and the guns could move forward with A/CCLXV Bty in the lead. The pressure was kept up on 20 September, and when
645:
59:
76:
861:, and it was supported by plentiful artillery as well as its own brigades. The peak was taken, lost, and retaken, followed by four more Turkish counter-attacks. That night the division also took Chipp Hill, which had defied the neighbouring division during daylight, but on 10 March found the wadi in front too steep to climb, only passing over it during darkness on 12 March. The new line was held through the summer months.
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485:
918:. Some ammunition wagons arrived in September, and eight more 90 mm guns in October. Training began to speed up, with the 90 mm guns standing in for 15-pounders. In November they were handed in, and the brigade moved to Bedford to take over the 15-pounders from the 1st Line. In December 1915 these, in turn, were replaced by modern 18-pounders.
758:. The gunners were then able to subdue enemy machine guns on Clay Hill, while 160th Bde captured The Labyrinth. The division took all its objectives and its troops were in the eastern streets of Gaza when the attack was stopped for lack of water. Although 53rd (W) Division consolidated its position, it was withdrawn the following day.
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within 4 AA Division during the summer. As the flow of new AA units from the training centres continued, experienced units began to be prepared for overseas service, and 81st HAA was one of these. The regiment left 70 AA Bde and AA Command in April 1942, coming under War Office control preparatory to
777:
against
Turkish batteries. At 07.20, 10 minutes before Zero, the 18-pounders began engaging the objectives. The infantry attacked punctually at 07.30 and 53rd (W) Division captured Samson's Ridge. However, it could not push on because the neighbouring division was badly held up and the artillery fire
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struggled to make a path for the guns, but the artillery closed up behind 158th Bde and watered their horses. At dawn a
Turkish column was seen taking up position on the El Tuwanik ridge: this magnificent target was out of range of the guns, even if the horse teams could have been brought up to push
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and CCLXV Bde under Lt-Col James Walker. It was a difficult march over broken country in hot weather and there were several sharp actions with enemy detachments, though most casualties came from enemy shellfire. Over following days 53rd (W) Division kept up pressure on the enemy in the hills so that
362:
The 1st and 5th
Cheshire AVCs were dependent upon low-paid workers from Birkenhead ironworks, and as the numbers who could remain with the Volunteers declined these units were disbanded in 1873 and 1869 respectively. In 1866 the subtitle 'Earl of Chester's' was formally conferred on the 2nd Cheshire
437:
refused to pay for the upkeep of field guns for
Volunteers and they had largely died out 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. On 14 July 1892 the 1st
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from August 1915) did not concentrate at
Northampton until April 1915, moving in the summer to replace the 53rd (Welsh) Division at Bedford. Training of the units was made difficult by the lack of arms and equipment, and the requirement to provide drafts to the 1st Line overseas. At the end of May
872:
53rd (W) Division attacked late on the first day (18 September), after a 20-minute bombardment. The sound of the infantry's approach march had previously been drowned by slow shellfire on Keen's Hill. The gunners then fired smoke shells to guide the infantry's advance in the moonlight. One
Turkish
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and called down fire on 'The
Labyrinth', he came to the end of his cable and although he went forward with the infantry he had trouble passing message back to his signaller stationed at the cable's end. Meanwhile, the battery had to shift its position six times during the day, laboriously crossing
831:
supported by an intense bombardment by all its own guns and a heavy battery. During the night CCLXV Bde (less one battery) had been brought round from the left of the division to the right to reinforce the artillery support for 158th Bde, which was all put under the command of Lt-Col Walker. The
559:
issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home
Service only, and form these into reserve units. Then 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
1082:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations.
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in appalling weather. The city was to be captured by XX Corps after a rapid advance by a flying column known as 'Mott's
Detachment' that included 53rd (W) Division. The batteries of CCLXV and CCLXVI Bdes moved up in bounds, covering the flanks of the advance. At 07.00 on 7 December, as the
1078:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
1193:
where they provided the basis for 416 HAA Bty formed on 16 January 1941. This new battery joined the regiment on 10 April 1941. Later the regiment supplied another cadre to 211th HAA Training Rgt, which formed 461 HAA Bty on 10 July 1941; once trained this battery joined a newly-formed
789:
Although the War Office was unable to provide more divisions for the EEF, it could send guns: 53rd (W) Division's batteries were temporarily brought up to a strength of eight rather than six guns, until further troops arrived. The reorganised EEF renewed its offensive (the
773:, beginning on 17 April, 53rd (W) Division's role was to advance up the coast across Wadi Ghuzzeh, and then attack Gaza after an artillery bombardment. The bombardment was begun by the heavy artillery and warships offshore, then the 4.5-inch howitzers began firing
864:
In the summer of 1918 the 53rd Division was 'Indianised', with three-quarters of the infantry battalions replaced by others drawn from the British Indian Army, but this did not affect the divisional artillery, which retained its composition to the end of the war.
660:, and the batteries became A, B and C. Then on 25 December 1916 the divisional artillery was reorganised: A Bty of CCLXVII Bde was broken up between B and C Btys (to make them up to six guns each) and they were redesignated A and B; A (H) Bty, equipped with four
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XX Corps renewed its advance in March 1918, 53rd(W) Division pushing forward a little on 2 March, then again on 6 March against only slight opposition, before the whole Corps advanced on 8 March. 53rd (W) Division's main objective was the hill of
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the following day, but there was still heavy fighting to the end of the year as the Turks threw in counter-attacks. On 21 December 160th Bde put in a full-scale attack on El Zamby and White Hill to improve its position, advancing behind a
1066:
1270:. It remained on this duty until June 1944. By then the air threat to the Middle East bases had diminished and AA manpower was bring diverted to other tasks. 21 AA Brigade and 81st HAA Rgt were concentrated pending disbandment
1030:
In the late 1930s the need for improved anti-aircraft (AA) defences for Britain's cities became apparent, and a programme of converting existing TA units was pushed forward. In 1938 the Shropshire RHA battery was transferred to
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2/1st Cheshire Brigade sent two officers and 106 other ranks to help form the 53rd Divisional Ammunition Column. In June the first saddlery and horses began to arrive, but no guns until August, when the brigade received four
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802:, and the bombardment began at 05.55. After a pause at 07.00 to let the dust settle and determine the effect, the guns reopened. Infantry parties advanced to within 30 yards (27 m) of the barrage to finish cutting the
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titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate batteries, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas.
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After the order to mobilise was received on 4 August 1914, the units of the Welsh Division assembled at their drill halls. The Cheshire Brigade mobilised at Shiplake Street under the command of Lt-Col Frederick Bonnalie,
1157:
In June 1940, the Royal Artillery's AA Regiments were redesignated Heavy AA (HAA) to distinguish them from the new Light AA (LAA) regiments being formed. 81st HAA Regiment had left 44 AA Bde by now, and gone to the
1324:
1293:
371:). When the Volunteers were consolidated in June 1880, the 1st Admin Brigade became the 2nd Cheshire AVC, taking the number of its senior surviving corps, but within a month this had been changed to
1305:
433:
As well as manning fixed coast defence artillery, some of the early Artillery Volunteers manned semi-mobile 'position batteries' of smooth-bore field guns pulled by agricultural horses. But the
2456:
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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further forward. The advance continued at 08.30 and by 15.00 the infantry had taken El Tuwanik. By the end of the next day the Turkish army was shattered, and a general advance was ordered.
668:, which was being broken up) and became C (H) Bty, and half of the 1st Welsh Brigade Ammunition Column (BAC) also joined. Finally, CCLXVII Bde took the now-vacant number of the 1st Welsh as
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advanced at 23.00 it found the Turks had retired, and continued advancing through the night until 05.30 on 21 September when it found the road blocked. The roads were very bad, and the
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preliminary attacks began, a few ranging shots by C Bty of CCLXV Bde scattered a body of enemy cavalry at Sherife, a position that would have been troublesome if the Turks had held it.
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1032:
850:
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put down by CCVXV and CCLXVI Bdes from 05.15. When the attack was held up the fireplan was rearranged with an 18-pounder concentration on El Zamby from 07.20 to 07.40, when
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474:
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and the batteries became A, B and C. Later, A (H) Bty from CCCXL (2/I Welsh) (Howitzer) Bde joined and became D (H) Bty. In May 1917 the division transferred to
634:
on 11 February. By 22 February the artillery had rejoined the division at Beni Salama. For the rest of the year the recuperating division was stationed in the
2441:
History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional units), 2 April 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/515.
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By early November, 254 AA Bty was manning 32 Lewis guns at Metropolitan-Vickers, 253 AA Bty was at the Armoury at Stockport, and 255 AA Bty was detached to
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1099:
123:
1130:
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to refit. On 30 January 1916 the divisional artillery was ordered to rejoin the rest of the division. The batteries entrained at Pont-Remy, embarked at
608:
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266:
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in time of need. A number of Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVCs) were quickly formed in Cheshire, and in June 1860 they were brought together into the
449:. The HQ was at County Buildings, Old Prison Yard, Shipgate Street, Chester. In 1904, the Carnavonshire companies were separated to form their own
1316:
874:
450:
343:
1203:
2224:
1320:
781:
313:
309:
298:
293:
288:
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As senior brigade commanding officer, Lt-Col Bonnalie frequently acted as Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA), for 53rd (W) Division in 1915–16.
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2245:
Organization of the Field Force in the United Kingdom and Order of Battle, Part 12, Orkney and Shetland Defences, 1940, [TNA file WO 212/114.
1022:. 240 (Shropshire) Med Bty gained the subtitle '(Shropshire RHA)' in 1927. The 1st Cheshire RGA Cadet Corps was affiliated with the brigade.
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555:
By 11 August the units had completed their concentration and TF members were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service. Four days later the
218:
following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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419:
133:
2299:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.
568:
1232:
1195:
1309:
1301:
665:
278:
754:, but still fired 1511 rounds. The division's attack went well, but the artillery fire was too weak until reinforcements arrived from
427:
418:
In 1886 the unit made an unsuccessful application for the subtitle 'Earl of Chester's' to be restored. In 1882 it was assigned to the
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/79
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2621:
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2587:
2572:
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2542:
2527:
2463:
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2169:
1292:
AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, and there were wholesale mergers among TA AA units. 360th HAA Regiment amalgamated with
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203:
87:
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assaulted again. The position was held against several Turkish counter-attacks, with heavy ammunition expenditure by the gunners.
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2187:
1251:
1227:
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on the objective. On 3 November 53rd (W) Division was ordered to advance to the Tel es Sheria road. The left column consisted of
774:
462:
1648:
438:
Cheshire & Carnarvon Volunteer Artillery were reorganised as 1 position (later 'heavy') battery and 7 garrison companies:
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519:
119:
2717:
1742:
1226:
81st HAA Regiment remained in OSDEF until June 1941. It returned to 44 AA Bde at Manchester, but was transferred to a new
1207:
701:
However, 53rd (W) Divisional Ammunition Column had remained in France, and was reformed in Egypt by abolishing the BACs.
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1725:
901:
824:
755:
722:
718:
187:
157:
1370:
1243:
934:
619:
by 25 November, from where parties were sent to various divisional artilleries for instruction in front line duties.
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and on 8 November they handed over their obsolescent 15-pounders to the 2nd Line, which had just arrived at Bedford.
1218:
828:
807:
761:
709:
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in May 1915. In July the infantry of the division (now renamed the 53rd (Welsh) Division) embarked for service at
17:
2267:
1390:
there are a memorial window and roll of honour to the men of the Cheshire Brigade, RFA, who died in World War I.
910:
795:
2704:
1336:
922:
869:
819:
442:
255:
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was too weak. Casualties had been high and gains minimal, and the EEF dug in for a summer of trench warfare.
858:
798:, including 53rd (W) Divisional artillery, moved into position during the night of 30/31 October to capture
531:
1149:
649:
622:
Meanwhile, after suffering appalling casualties at Gallipoli, 53rd (Welsh) Division had been withdrawn to
601:
549:
352:
274:
737:
began during the night of 25/26 March when 53rd (W) Division advanced 12 miles (19 km) to cross the
1357:
1297:
1137:. Despite alarms and occasional overflights by presumed enemy aircraft, there was no action during this
1079:
915:
806:. They then rushed Point 1069 and the 18-pounder batteries began to move up to more advanced positions.
770:
742:
478:
600:, but the divisional artillery remained at Bedford. In October the batteries were re-armed with modern
445:(RGA) and with the abolition of the RA's divisional organisation on 1 January 1902 the unit became the
893:
began on 20 December and was completed in June 1919. CCLXV Brigade was placed in suspended animation.
1347:
1119:
791:
734:
661:
522:. In 1912 the Flintshire battery was disbanded and replaced by a 3rd Cheshire Bty at Wistaston Road,
2535:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
2135:
1239:
1199:
886:
846:
841:
573:
195:
163:
129:
2124:
1593:
1247:
746:
597:
215:
2113:
1319:, with R (Stockport) Bty continuing as R Bty in that regiment. When the TA was reduced into the
530:
when the ammunition column was similarly redesignated. The batteries were each issued with four
2644:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927 (RA sections also summarised in Litchfield, Appendix IV).
2503:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1930/Imperial War Museum and Naval & Military Press, 2013,
284:
By November 1863 the following units had also been included in the 1st Cheshire Admin Brigade:
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2631:
2617:
2602:
2583:
2568:
2553:
2538:
2523:
2504:
2474:
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2444:
1552:
1387:
997:
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68th (2nd Welsh) Division had been assigned a role in Home Defence in November when it joined
466:
244:
2nd (Earl of Chester's) Cheshire AVC (1, later 2 batteries), raised in Chester 8 February 1860
147:
83:
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to form the 6th (Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Brigade, RGA. The TF was reorganised as the
319:
In 1873 another group of AVCs from outside the county joined the 1st Cheshire Admin Brigade:
265:) Cheshire AVC (3 batteries), raised at Birkenhead 1 March 1860 with William Laird junior as
1669:
1312:
with its HQ at Manchester. 360th HAA Regiment formed R (Stockport) Bty in the new regiment.
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1111:
644:
2721:
2520:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18
2515:
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guns (253 AA Bty at Site J with two, 254 AA Bty at Site L with four) and also deployed 15
989:
909:
Although formation of the 2nd Line units began in September 1914, the 2nd Welsh Division (
878:
726:
470:
423:
398:
368:
364:
179:
79:
75:
2726:
2371:
929:, with its units quartered across Eastern England. In May 1916 the brigade was numbered
713:
4.5-inch Howitzer with 'ped-rails' (sand tyres) around wheels, as used in crossing Sinai
2424:
1374:
1366:
964:
After the war the Cheshire Brigade was reconstituted in 1920, incorporating the former
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336:
239:
64:
584:
to continue its training. On 18 November the division was warned for garrison duty in
2738:
1123:
1075:
926:
811:
803:
262:
1640:
1323:
in 1967, 252 Fd Rgt formed 209 (The Manchester Artillery) Light Air Defence Bty in
738:
219:
199:
2601:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1928/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1992,
2443:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
238:) Cheshire AVC (2 batteries), raised 30 December 1859 at Jackson & Brassey's
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1746:
1009:
956:
585:
581:
191:
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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In May 1916 the TF field brigades were numbered, the Cheshire being designated
473:
of 1908, part of the 1st Cheshire RGA (V) formed Nos. 5 and 6 Companies of the
2714:
1281:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment was reformed as
1267:
1198:. A further cadre went to form 547 (Mixed) HAA Bty at 206th HAA Training Rgt,
1171:
1167:
1138:
1103:
977:
635:
631:
627:
556:
508:
434:
408:
235:
1259:
1115:
1090:
969:
836:
799:
730:
616:
589:
484:
2614:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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1163:
1134:
1110:. The regiment initially manned two heavy AA battery sites equipped with
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324:
248:
183:
2679:
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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53rd (Welsh) Divisional Artillery was now ordered to France to join the
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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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312:, but rejoined in August 1867. They left once more in 1869 to form the
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186:
in the mid-19th century. Their successors served as field artillery in
143:
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The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
2537:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
426:, but when the divisional structure was reduced in 1889 it joined the
885:
After the battle the division was withdrawn to Alexandria before the
2651:, Cardiff: Western Mail, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
441:
On 1 June 1899 all the Volunteer artillery units became part of the
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embarking in June. 416 HAA Battery left on 10 July 1942 and joined
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under its command while the rest of the battery's parent regiment (
2595:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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The regiment was placed in suspended animation on 30 August 1944.
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1217:
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1089:
1065:
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The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
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After breaking through the Gaza positions, the EEF pressed on to
2471:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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The regiment was part of a steady flow of AA reinforcements for
751:
477:, a defended ports unit, while the remainder transferred to the
224:
1st Administrative Brigade of Cheshire Artillery Volunteer Corps
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of experienced officers and men to 211th HAA Training Rgt at
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240 (Shropshire) Medium Bty (Howitzer) at Coleham, Shrewsbury
518:
The unit was the third field artillery brigade in the TF's
2326:
Routledge, p. 154; Table XXIV, p. 163; Table XXV, p. 164.
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At the end of August the Welsh Division concentrated at
2616:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
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60th (6th Cheshire & Shropshire) Medium Brigade, RA
1206:. ('Mixed' units were those into which women from the
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239 (Cheshire) Med Bty (Howitzer) at Walmsley Street,
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60th (6th Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Brigade, RGA
2649:
History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division (T.F.) 1914–1918
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MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 286–97, 301–3, 310–5.
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Remains of an HAA emplacement at Lyrawa Hill, Orkney.
615:. It embarked on 20 November and had concentrated at
588:, but this was cancelled and in December it moved to
375:, with HQ at Chester and the following organisation:
273:
The commanding officer (CO) of the admin brigade was
258:) Cheshire AVC (1 battery), raised 15 February 1860
251:) Cheshire AVC (1 battery), raised 10 February 1860
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139:
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101:
93:
70:
52:
44:
31:
2599:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917
2593:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt Cyril Falls,
1325:103 (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Light AD Rgt
18:81st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
2750:Military units and formations established in 1859
1353:H.T. Brown, VD, former CO, appointed 25 July 1900
1174:. As well as its own batteries, the regiment had
988:(RA from 1924 when the RGA was subsumed into the
823:the EEF could roll up the main trench lines (the
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2343:
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2074:"Shropshire RHA at Shropshire Regimental Museum"
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1869:MacMunn & Falls, Vol I, pp. 335–7, 343, 348.
488:15-pounder gun, issued to the Territorial Force.
447:1st Cheshire and Carnarvonshire RGA (Volunteers)
202:. They continued in the air defence role in the
2705:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
2552:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
2522:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988,
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984:(TA) in 1921, and the unit was redesignated as
729:desert and advancing against Turkish forces at
329:from 1st Anglesey Admin Brigade; disbanded 1875
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1437:
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1343:Henry A. Gray, former CO, appointed 3 May 1876
1005:238 (Cheshire) Med Bty (Howitzer) at Stockport
684:from 3rd Cheshire Bty + half 1st Cheshire Bty'
678:from 2nd Cheshire Bty + half 1st Cheshire Bty'
2755:Artillery Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2550:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2486:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
2170:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
1622:
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335:from 1st Anglesey Admin Brigade; renamed 2nd
8:
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1035:while the Cheshire batteries reorganised as
2690:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
2396:30–67 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 onwards.
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1512:
1510:
1508:
1315:On 1 May 1961, most of 314 Rgt merged into
1283:360th (Mobile) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1098:81st AA Regiment came under the command of
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2213:
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1018:The unit was part of 'Army Troops' in the
2745:Military units and formations in Cheshire
2335:Routledge, pp. 160–1; Table XXVI, p. 165.
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2760:Military units and formations in Chester
2425:IWM Ref 18326 at War Memorials Register.
1966:Falls, Vol II, pp. 238–44. 250–1, 281–2.
526:, and in 1913 the unit was redesignated
182:artillery units raised in the county of
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1743:"53 (W) Division at Regimental Warpath"
1398:
948:CCCXLII Brigade was disbanded in 1919.
481:(RFA) with the following organisation:
2578:Norman Litchfield & Ray Westlake,
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1321:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1020:42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Area
696:from Cheshire BAC + half 1st Welsh BAC
379:Nos 1, 2 and 3 Companies at Chester –
40:360th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
28:
1651:from the original on 19 February 2006
1471:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 39–40.
688:C (H) Bty (4 x 4.5-inch howitzers) –
664:, joined from CCLXV (H) Bde (the old
308:These units left in 1866 to form the
38:81st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
7:
2582:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1982,
2567:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
2501:From June 1917 to the End of the War
1726:53 (W) Division at Long, Long Trail.
1363:G.B. Heywood, appointed 5 April 1922
1317:252 (Manchester Artillery) Field Rgt
1052:255 (Cheshire) AA Bty at Stalybridge
992:), with the following organisation:
1543:Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 4–6.
1360:, former CO, appointed 14 July 1906
1302:574th (7th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers)
1070:3-inch HAA gun of AA Command, 1940.
1002:237 (Cheshire) Med Bty at Stockport
827:). Then on 6 November the division
672:, with the following organisation:
648:4.5-inch howitzer preserved at the
373:1st Cheshire and Carnarvonshire AVC
2473:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2125:Stalybridge at Drill Hall Project.
1350:, former CO, appointed 8 July 1886
1176:226 (Caithness and Orkney) HAA Bty
1049:254 (Cheshire) AA Bty at Stockport
1046:253 (Cheshire) AA Bty at Stockport
25:
2700:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
630:on 3 February and disembarked at
2225:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2136:Srewsbury at Drill Hall Project.
2114:Stockport at Drill Hall Project.
1534:Litchfield & Westlake, p. 6.
1254:in defending the vital bases of
1222:3.7-inch HAA gun in North Africa
1202:, on 19 March 1942; this joined
1166:Defences (OSDEF) protecting the
974:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery
966:6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
889:came into effect on 31 October.
851:2/4th Battalion Queen's Regiment
829:assaulted the Khuweilfe position
230:and the following organisation:
74:
57:
2680:British Army units from 1945 on
2406:Routledge, Table LXXIV, p. 441.
1327:, ending the Cheshire lineage.
385:No 4 Company at New Brighton –
348:from 1st Anglesey Admin Brigade
310:1st Staffordshire Admin Brigade
2628:The Army and Society 1815–1914
2223:44 AA Bde War Diary, 1939–41,
1553:Chester at Drill Hall Project.
1145:Orkney & Shetland Defences
1033:51st (Midland) Medium Regiment
1026:81st Anti-Aircraft Brigade, RA
552:, who had been CO since 1906.
127:Orkney & Shetland Defences
48:30 December 1859–10 March 1955
1:
1208:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1182:) was stationed in Shetland.
475:Lancashire & Cheshire RGA
176:Cheshire Artillery Volunteers
32:Cheshire Artillery Volunteers
2715:Shropshire Regimental Museum
2236:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
1922:Falls, Vol II, pp. 84–7, 94.
1670:Crewe at Drill Hall Project.
1367:Sir Geoffrey Christie-Miller
825:Battle of Hareira and Sheria
785:18-pounder with sand wheels.
756:54th (East Anglian) Division
723:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
719:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
666:1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade
572:18-pounder preserved at the
314:1st Shropshire Admin Brigade
158:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
1377:, TD, appointed 8 June 1932
1244:Second Battle of El Alamein
1037:81st Anti-Aircraft Regiment
935:Northern Army (Home Forces)
897:2/1st Cheshire Brigade, RFA
741:, with CCLXV Bde following
609:British Expeditionary Force
564:1/1st Cheshire Brigade, RFA
514:3rd Welsh Ammunition Column
465:were subsumed into the new
413:from 1st Carnarvonshire AVC
403:from 2nd Carnarvonshire AVC
391:No 5 Company at Seacombe –
2776:
2630:, London: Longmans, 1980,
2349:Frederick, pp. 1005, 1007.
2157:Frederick, pp. 756–9, 775.
1997:Falls, Vol II, pp. 312–21.
1118:as light AA cover for the
1108:4th Anti-Aircraft Division
1100:44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1043:Regimental HQ at Stockport
945:until the end of the war.
916:French De Bange 90 mm guns
682:B Bty (6 x 18-pounders) –
676:A Bty (6 x 18-pounders) –
658:CCLXVII (267) Brigade, RFA
451:1st Carnarvonshire RGA (V)
226:with headquarters (HQ) at
2729:The Territorial Army 1947
2710:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
2533:Gen Sir Martin Farndale,
2268:OSDEF 1940 at RA 1939–45.
2207:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2188:81 HAA Rgt at RA 1939–45.
1703:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23.
1386:In the north cloister of
1246:. The regiment with 24 x
1242:in the months before the
1131:34 (South Midland) AA Bde
1094:4 AA Division's insignia.
911:68th (2nd Welsh) Division
905:French De Bange 90 mm gun
397:Nos 6 and 7 Companies at
2563:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
2488:, London: Methuen, 1938.
2048:Frederick, pp. 723, 735.
1900:Falls, Vol II, pp. 44–7.
1779:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 83–90.
1335:The following served as
960:Stockport Armoury today.
923:First Army (Home Forces)
820:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
765:18-pounder gun in Sinai.
670:CCLXV (265) Brigade, RFA
443:Royal Garrison Artillery
2386:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
2102:Titles and Designations
1423:Beckett, Appendix VIII.
1308:HAA Rgts to form a new
1306:606th (East Lancashire)
1250:joined a newly-arrived
931:CCCXLII (342nd) Brigade
214:The enthusiasm for the
2685:The Drill Hall Project
2673:The British Army, 1914
2647:Maj C.H. Dudley Ward,
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493:III Welsh Brigade, RFA
489:
381:from 2nd Cheshire AVC'
344:1st Carnarvonshire AVC
299:1st Worcestershire AVC
2720:15 March 2020 at the
2612:Brig N.W. Routledge,
2290:Frederick, pp. 785–6.
1975:Ward, pp. 151, 167–9.
1445:Frederick, pp. 651–2.
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387:from 4th Cheshire AVC
294:1st Staffordshire AVC
120:53rd (Welsh) Division
34:Cheshire Brigade, RFA
2695:The Long, Long Trail
2484:Col John K. Dunlop,
2198:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
1185:The regiment sent a
1120:Metropolitan-Vickers
1106:and forming part of
808:Beersheba had fallen
792:Third Battle of Gaza
735:First Battle of Gaza
504:2nd Cheshire Battery
501:1st Cheshire Battery
2080:on 15 November 2016
2060:Litchfield, p. 205.
1847:Ward, pp. 83–5, 90.
1767:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
1749:on 14 November 2009
1572:Spiers, Chapter 10.
1563:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
1287:33 (Western) AA Bde
887:Armistice of Mudros
814:and XX Corps could
574:Imperial War Museum
420:Lancashire Division
353:1st Isle of Man AVC
333:3rd Anglesey AVC –
2626:Edward M. Spiers,
2548:J.B.M. Frederick,
2469:Ian F.W. Beckett,
2415:Frederick, p. 997.
1807:Frederick, p. 694.
1643:British Army, 1914
1630:Litchfield, p. 31.
1584:Frederick, p. 682.
1414:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
1356:Wilford N. Lloyd,
1298:465th (Manchester)
1294:310th (Manchester)
1240:Middle East Forces
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1162:to join Orkey and
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365:Earldom of Chester
289:1st Shropshire AVC
279:Lieutenant-Colonel
263:Laird's Iron Works
216:Volunteer movement
130:Middle East Forces
105:Garrison artillery
97:Artillery Regiment
2657:978-1-845740-50-4
2227:file WO 166/2282.
2032:Ward, pp. 232–43.
1944:Ward, pp. 127–37.
1388:Chester Cathedral
1331:Honorary Colonels
870:Battle of Megiddo
868:At the climactic
794:) on 27 October.
467:Territorial Force
457:Territorial Force
428:Southern Division
281:, Henry A. Gray.
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200:World War II
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161:Home Defence
116:Part of
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2493:Cyril Falls
1913:, pp. 98–9.
1860:, pp. 87–9.
1829:, pp. 81–4.
1753:14 November
1655:19 February
1214:Middle East
1122:factory at
1010:Stalybridge
804:barbed wire
582:Northampton
538:World War I
196:Middle East
192:World War I
164:Middle East
154:Engagements
140:Garrison/HQ
111:Air defence
2739:Categories
2499:, Vol II,
2433:References
2362:, Annex M.
2358:Farndale,
2258:, Annex D.
2254:Farndale,
2084:21 October
2019:Farndale,
2006:Farndale,
1988:, pp. 113.
1984:Farndale,
1953:Farndale,
1931:Farndale,
1909:Farndale,
1887:Farndale,
1856:Farndale,
1825:Farndale,
1791:Farndale,
1268:Suez Canal
1200:Arborfield
1172:Scapa Flow
1168:Royal Navy
1139:Phoney War
1116:Lewis guns
1104:Manchester
1086:Phoney War
978:Shrewsbury
859:Tell 'Asur
775:gas shells
638:defences.
636:Suez Canal
632:Alexandria
628:Marseilles
592:, then to
557:War Office
509:Flintshire
463:Volunteers
435:War Office
409:Caernarfon
269:Commandant
236:Birkenhead
2597:, Vol I,
2010:, p. 124.
1641:"Conrad,
1500:Army List
1260:Port Said
1252:21 AA Bde
1228:70 AA Bde
1102:based at
970:Stockport
875:158th Bde
837:Jerusalem
800:Beersheba
750:numerous
731:Gaza City
705:Palestine
617:Pont-Remy
598:Gallipoli
590:Cambridge
461:When the
363:AVC (the
188:Palestine
180:Volunteer
134:59 AA Bde
2718:Archived
2514:Gen Sir
2372:Watson,
1795:, p. 73.
1649:Archived
1405:Beckett.
1382:Memorial
1266:and the
1191:Oswestry
1164:Shetland
1141:period.
1135:Coventry
972:and the
952:Interwar
816:bivouack
796:XX Corps
769:For the
325:Anglesey
277:, later
249:Seacombe
184:Cheshire
2374:TA 1947
2104:, 1927.
1277:Postwar
1160:Orkneys
943:Suffolk
939:Norfolk
810:to the
594:Bedford
511:Battery
422:of the
267:Captain
228:Chester
190:during
144:Chester
53:Country
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733:. The
399:Bangor
327:AVC –
71:Branch
62:
45:Active
2491:Capt
1394:Notes
1256:Cairo
1187:cadre
968:, at
752:wadis
727:Sinai
624:Egypt
586:India
524:Crewe
275:Major
261:5th (
254:4th (
247:3rd (
234:1st (
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1755:2009
1657:2006
1304:and
1264:Suez
941:and
507:3rd
339:1878
323:1st
174:The
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