Great Britain (Volunteers)

Northumberland

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Northumberland AVC raised
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1860: 2nd Northumberland AVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Northumberland AVC(Ⅰ) absorbed by 1st
3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅱ) raised
│		 1st Durham AVC raised
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│		 3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅰ) raised
3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 2nd(Ⅱ)
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1864: 3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅱ) disbanded
│		 2nd Newcastle-upon-Tyne AVC raised
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1865: 3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅲ) raised
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1865: all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Northumberland
Artillery Volunteers
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1866: │
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│		 2nd Northumberland (The Percy)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1868: 2nd Newcastle-upon-Tyne AVC absorbed by 3rd Northumberland AVC(Ⅲ)
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1873: 1st Durham AVC added
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Northumberland and Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1880: 1st Northumberland
(Northumberland and Durham)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1881: │
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│		 3rd Northumberland
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1881: │
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│		 The Tynemouth
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1882: 1st Northumberland
(Northumberland and Sunderland)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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1888: │
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│		 1st Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps		 │
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889: 1st Northumberland
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 The Tynemouth
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Northumberland (The Percy)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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1891: 1st Northumberland
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 The Tynemouth
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Northumberland (The Percy)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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1899: 1st Northumberland
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 The Tynemouth
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd Northumberland (The Percy)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Northumberland
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 The Tynemouth
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 disbanded
RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 1st Northumberland Battery,
2nd Northumberland Battery,
3rd Northumberland Battery,
I Northumbrian Ammunition Column,
I Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 Tynemouth
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
RA
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1914: 1/I Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/I Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCL Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
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1920: 1st Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 Tynemouth
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 72nd (Northumbrian) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
 Tynemouth Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
RA
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1924: 72nd (Northumbrian) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 Tynemouth Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 64th (Northumbrian)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 72nd (Northumbrian)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 64th (Northumbrian)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 Tynemouth Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 124th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: │
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│		 64th (Northumbrian)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 509th (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 508th (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 510th (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: reduced to cadre
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│		 124th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian)
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1944: │
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│		 suspended animation
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│		 suspended animation
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1945: │
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│		 616th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tynemouth)
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1945: │
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│		 suspended animation
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1946: │
│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 272nd Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 324th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 464th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 405th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tynemouth) (TA)
│		 404th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tynemouth) (TA)
│		 disbanded
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│		 464th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 405th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Tynemouth) (TA)
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RA
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1954: │
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│		 R Battery, P Battery,
Q Battery,
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1955: │
│		 HQ Battery,
P Battery,		 Q Battery,
R Battery,		 │
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│		 324th (Northumbrian)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1956: │
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│		 P (Tynemouth) Battery,
439th (Tyne)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1961: 272nd (Northumbrian) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 324th (Northumbrian) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 272nd (Northumbrian)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 324th (Northumbrian Artillery)
Heavy Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed parts of
101st (Northumbrian)
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)		 disbanded and formed part of
203rd Medium Battery,
101st (Northumbrian)
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
 

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