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Formation of the Volunteer Force |
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| 1860: |
1st Sutherland AVC raised
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1st Caithness-shire AVC raised
2nd Caithness-shire AVC raised
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1st Ross-shire AVC raised
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1st Orkney AVC raised
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| 1861: |
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3rd Caithness-shire AVC raised
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| 1863: |
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2nd Orkney AVC raised
3rd Orkney AVC raised
4th Orkney AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Caithness-shire Artillery Volunteers
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| 1865: |
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5th Orkney AVC raised
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| 1866: |
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4th Caithness-shire AVC raised
5th Caithness-shire AVC raised
6th Orkney AVC raised
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2nd Ross-shire AVC raised
attached to
1st Inverness-shire AVC |
| 1867: |
2nd Sutherland AVC raised
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1st Orkney AVC →
2nd Orkney AVC →
3rd Orkney AVC →
4th Orkney AVC →
5th Orkney AVC →
6th Orkney AVC →
1st Ross-shire AVC to →
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→ 1st Ross-shire AVC
attached to
1st Inverness-shire AVC |
→ 1st Orkney AVC
→ 2nd Orkney AVC
→ 3rd Orkney AVC
→ 4rd Orkney AVC
→ 5rd Orkney AVC
→ 6th Orkney AVC
all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Orkney Artillery Volunteers
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| 1867: |
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6th Caithness-shire AVC added
1st Sutherland AVC added
2nd Sutherland AVC added
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| 1868: |
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7th Orkney AVC raised
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| 1870: |
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8th Orkney AVC raised
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| 1873: |
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3rd Caithness-shire AVC disbanded
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| 1874: |
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9th Orkney AVC raised
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| 1877: |
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7th Orkney AVC disbanded
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| 1878: |
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6th Caithness-shire AVC disbanded
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10th Orkney AVC raised
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force |
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| 1880: |
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consolidated as
1st Caithness-shire
(Caithness and Sutherland)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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consolidated as
1st Orkney
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery |
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| 1882: |
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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: |
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| 1891: |
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1st Caithness-shire
(Caithness and Sutherland)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
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1st Orkney
Volunteer Artillery Corps
│
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery |
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| 1899: |
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Division system abolished |
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| 1902: |
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1st Caithness-shire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers) |
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1st Orkney
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers) |
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Creation of the Territorial Force |
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| 1908: |
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disbanded |
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Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery (TF) |
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| 1918: |
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suspended animation
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| 1920: |
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Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army |
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| 1921: |
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Orkney Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA) |
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| 1922: |
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suspended animation
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| 1938: |
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Orkney Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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| 1940: |
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533rd (Orkney) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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534th (Orkney) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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535th (Orkney) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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| 1945: |
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suspended animation
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suspended animation
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| 1946: |
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suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army |
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| 1947: |
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430th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Orkney) (TA)
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disbanded |
disbanded |
| 1951: |
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430th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Orkney and Zetland) (TA)
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| 1956: |
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861st (Independent) Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,
Royal Artillery (TA)
(Orkney and Zetland)
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| 1961: |
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Q (Orkney and Zetland) Battery,
540th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)
(Lovat Scouts) |
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