Great Britain (Volunteers)

Durham - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 4th Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 2nd Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 3rd Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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6th Durham Rifle Volunteer Corps(Ⅰ)
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1863: │
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1866: │
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│		 2nd (Seaham) Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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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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volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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from Durham batteries of
1st Northumberland
(Northumberland and Sunderland)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1888: 1st Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889: 1st Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 4th Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd (Seaham) Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 3rd Durham
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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1891: 1st Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 4th Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd (Seaham) Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 3rd Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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1899: 1st Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 4th Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd (Seaham) Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 3rd Durham
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Durham
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 4th Durham
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 2nd (Seaham) Durham
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 3rd Durham
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: Durham Royal Garrison Artillery
(TF)		 ← four companies    

    3rd Durham Battery, →		 1st Durham Battery,
2nd Durham Battery,
→ 3rd Durham Battery,    
III Northumbrian Ammunition Column,
III Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 4th Durham (Howitzer) Battery,
    5th Durham (Howitzer) Battery, ←
IV Northumbrian Ammunition Column,
IV Northumbrian
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
← 5th Durham (Howitzer) Battery,    
RA
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│		 III Northumbrian
(County of Durham) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 IV Northumbrian
(County of Durham)
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1914: │
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│		 1/III Northumbrian
(County of Durham) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/III Northumbrian
(County of Durham) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 1/IV Northumbrian
(County of Durham)
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/IV Northumbrian
(County of Durham)
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 CCLII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXVIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1916: │
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded
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│		 reconstituted
│		 reconstituted
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1920: Durham Royal Garrison Artillery
(TF)
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│		 3rd (Northumbrian)
Medium Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 3rd Northumbrian
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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The Northern Cyclist Battalion (TF)
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1921: Durham Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)		 55th (Northumbrian)
Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)		 74th (Northumbrian)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
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1924: Durham Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 55th (Northumbrian)
Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 74th (Northumbrian)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1936: │
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│		 63rd (Northumbrian)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: Durham Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 63rd (Northumbrian)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 74th (Northumbrian)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 87th Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 125th (Northumbrian)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: 511th (Durham) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 526th (Durham) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 63rd (Northumbrian)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
│		 125th (Northumbrian)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 87th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: │
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│		 captured
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1943: suspended animation
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1944: │
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│		 63rd Medium Battery (Northumbrian),
87th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 suspended animation
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1945: │
│		 suspended animation
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1946: │
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 426th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
│		 427th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
│		 463rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
│		 325th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
│		 274th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 487th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
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│		 427th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
│		 463rd (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham) (TA)
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1951: │
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│		 325th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sunderland) (TA)
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RA
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1954: │
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│		 merged into
485th (Tees)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
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│		 merged into
582nd (The Durham Light Infantry)
Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
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│		 from
582nd (The Durham Light Infantry)
Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: │
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│		 P Battery,
Q Battery,
463rd (7h Durham Light Infantry)
Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 R Battery, Q (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery,
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│		 P (Hebburn) Battery,
R Battery,
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377th (Durham)
Locating Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1956: 336th (Durham Coast) Field Squadron,
132rd Field Engineer Regiment,
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│		 R (4thDurham) Battery, P (1st Durham) Battery,
Q (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery,
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│		 from
437thLight Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Durham Light Infantry) (TA)
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1961: R Battery,
463rd (Durham Light Infantry)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 P Battery,
Q Battery,
274th (Northumbrian) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 463rd (Durham Light Infantry)
Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 274th (Northumbrian)
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
 disbanded and formed
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205 Medium Battery,
101st (Northumbrian)
Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
and
Q (5 Durham Light Infantry) Battery,
The County of Durham Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
 

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