Great Britain (Volunteers)

Banffshire - Forfarshire - Kincardineshire - Aberdeenshire - Elginshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Banffshire AVC(Ⅰ) raised
1st Banffshire AVC(Ⅰ) → 2nd Banffshire AVC
1st Banffshire AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 1st Forfarshire AVC raised
2nd Forfarshire AVC raised
3rd Forfarshire AVC raised
4th Forfarshire AVC(Ⅰ) raised
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1860: 1st Elginshire AVC raised
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│		 3rd Banffshire AVC(Ⅰ) raised
4th Banffshire AVC raised
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│		 1st Aberdeenshire AVC raised
2nd Aberdeenshire AVC raised
2nd Aberdeenshire AVC absorbed by 1st
3rd Aberdeenshire AVC raised
4th Aberdeenshire AVC raised
5th Aberdeenshire AVC raised
6th Aberdeenshire AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers
│		 1st Kincardineshire AVC raised
2nd Kincardineshire AVC raised
3rd Kincardineshire AVC raised
4th Kincardineshire AVC raised
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│		 5th Forfarshire AVC raised
6th Forfarshire AVC raised
7th Forfarshire AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers
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│		 5th Banffshire AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Banffshire Artillery Volunteers
│		 7th Aberdeenshire AVC raised
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│		 5th Kincardineshire AVC raised
5th Kincardineshire AVC absorbed by 1st
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1862: │
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│		 4th Forfarshire AVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 3rd
5th Forfarshire AVC becomes 4th(Ⅱ)
6th Forfarshire AVC absorbed by 4th(Ⅱ)
7th Forfarshire AVC absorbed by 4th(Ⅱ)
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1863: 1st Elginshire AVC added
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│		 1st Kincardineshire AVC added
2nd Kincardineshire AVC added
3rd Kincardineshire AVC added
4th Kincardineshire AVC added
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1864: 3rd Banffshire AVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 2nd
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1872: 2nd Elginshire AVC raised
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1874: │
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│		 4th Aberdeenshire AVC absorbed by 3rd
6th Aberdeenshire AVC absorbed by 3rd
7th Aberdeenshire AVC absorbed by 3rd
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1875: 3rd Banffshire AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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1876: 1st Elginshire AVC ←
2nd Elginshire AVC ←
part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Inverness-shire Artillery Volunteers		 ← 1st Elginshire AVC to
← 2st Elginshire AVC to

1st Banffshire AVC to →
2nd Banffshire AVC to →
3rd Banffshire AVC(Ⅱ) to →
4th Banffshire AVC to →
5th Banffshire AVC to →		 2nd Kincardineshire AVC to →
3rd Kincardineshire AVC to →
4th Kincardineshire AVC to →
→ 1st Banffshire AVC
→ 2nd Banffshire AVC
→ 3rd Banffshire AVC(Ⅱ)
→ 4th Banffshire AVC
→ 5th Banffshire AVC
│		 → 2nd Kincardine AVC
→ 3rd Kincardine AVC
→ 4th Kincardine AVC
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Aberdeenshire
(Aberdeen and Kincardine)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 consolidated as
1st Forfarshire
(Forfar and Kincardine)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1882: 1st Banffshire ←
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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│		 Kincardineshire Batteries ←
← Banffshire Batteries form
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│		 ← Kinkardineshire Batteries
1st Forfarshire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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volunteer brigade of
Scottish Division
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889:
part of
Southern Division
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part of
Southern Division
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part of
Southern Division
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1891: 1st Banffshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
│		 1st Aberdeenshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
│		 1st Forfarshire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Banffshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Aberdeenshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Forfarshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
│		 RAVols
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1902: from part of
1st Fifeshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
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│		 from one battery of
1st Fifeshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: North Scottish
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)

    Banfshire Battery, →		 1st City of Aberdeen Battery,
2nd City of Aberdeen Battery,
→ Banffshire Battery,    
I Highland Ammunition Column,
I Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 ← two companies of
North Scottish
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)		 City of Dundee Battery,
Forfarshire Battery,
    Fifeshire Battery, ←
II Highland Ammunition Column,
II Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)

← Fifeshire Battery    
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1914: │
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│		 1/I Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/I Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/II Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/II Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 CCLV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1919: suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
│		 disbanded
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│		 from
The Inverness-shire
Royal Horse Artillery
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1920: North Scottish
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
│		 1st Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2nd Highland Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: North Scottish Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)		 75th (Highland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 76th (Highland) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
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1924: North Scottish Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 75th (Highland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 76th (Highland) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1934: 62nd (Scottish) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 62nd (Scottish) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 75th (Highland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 76th (Highland) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: Fife Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 126th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 127th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: 504th (Fife) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 507th (Fife) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1942: suspended animation
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│		 126th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland)
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│		 127th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland)
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1943: │
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│		 75th Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland)
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1944: │
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1946: │
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1947: 362nd Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 275th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland) (TA)
│		 276th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland) (TA)
│		 disbanded
1950: 362nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland) (TA)
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1952: merged into
862nd Locating Battery,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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RA
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│		 from
501st Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
586th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Highland) (TA)
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1961: Q Battery, P Battery, R Battery,
400th (Highland) (Aberdeen/Angus) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
Q (Arbroath/Montrose) Battery,
R (City of Dundee) Battery,
The Highland Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
 

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