Great Britain (Volunteers)

Sussex - Cinque Ports

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Sussex AVC raised
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1860: 2nd Sussex AVC raised
3rd Sussex AVC raised
4th Sussex AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Sussex Artillery Volunteers
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│		 1st Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) raised
2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) raised
3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) raised
4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) raised
5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) raised
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1st Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
3rd Kent AVC becomes 1st Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 6th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 7th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
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3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 1st A Cinque Ports AVC
1st Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 1st B Cinque Ports AVC
2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 1st C Cinque Ports AVC
4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
6th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
7th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
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│		 all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers
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1864: 4th Sussex AVC absorbed by 1st
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│		 6th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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1866: │
│		 7th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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1867: │
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│		 5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) disbanded
5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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│		 1st A Cinque Ports AVC becomes 1st Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
1st B Cinque Ports AVC becomes 2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅲ)
1st C Cinque Ports AVC becomes 3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
2nd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
3rd Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
4th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ) becomes 6th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅰ)
5th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 7th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ)
6th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 8th Cinque Ports AVC
7th Cinque Ports AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 9th Cinque Ports AVC
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1875: 4th Sussex AVC regained independence
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Sussex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1st Cinque Ports
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Cinque Ports Division
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volunteer brigade of
Cinque Ports Division
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1886: 1st Sussex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 2nd Sussex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1887: 1st Volunteer (Sussex) Brigade,
Cinque Ports Division,
Royal Artillery
│		 2nd Volunteer (Sussex) Brigade,
Cinque Ports Division,
Royal Artillery
│		 4th Volunteer (Cinque Ports) Brigade,
Cinque Ports Division,
Royal Artillery
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889: 1st Sussex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Sussex
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 1st Cinque Ports
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
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│		 2nd Cinque Ports
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 1st Cinque Ports
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
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1891: 1st Sussex
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Sussex
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Cinque Ports
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 1st Cinque Ports
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division, Royal Artillery)
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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1899: 1st Sussex
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd Sussex
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd Cinque Ports
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 1st Cinque Ports
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Eastern Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Sussex
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 2nd Sussex
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 2nd Cinque Ports
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 1st Cinque Ports
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
│		 RAVols
│		 RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:     two companies →
1st Sussex Battery,
2nd Sussex Battery,
3rd Sussex Battery,
I Home Counties Ammunition Column,
I Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 Kent and Sussex
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)		 4th Sussex Battery,
    5th Sussex Battery, ←
6th Sussex Battery,
II Home Counties Ammunition Column, ←
II Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
← 5th Sussex Battery,    

← II Home Counties Ammunition Column,		 1st Kent Battery,
2nd Kent Battery,
3rd Kent Battery,
III Home Counties Ammunition Column,
III Home Counties (Cinque Ports)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1914: 1/I Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/I Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 1/II Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/II Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/III Home Counties (Cinque Ports)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/III Home Counties (Cinque Ports)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCXX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXXI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXXXVII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXXII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1919: suspended animation
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│		 disbanded disbanded suspended animation
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1920: 1st Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2nd Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 3rd Home Counties Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 57th (Home Counties) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 58th (Home Counties) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 59th (Home Counties) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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│		 59th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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1924: 57th (Home Counties)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 58th (Home Counties)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 59th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 58th (Sussex)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 57th (Home Counties)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 58th (Sussex)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 113th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 114th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: │
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│		 75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 113th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Home Counties) (TA)
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│		 114th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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│		 84th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex)
│		 114th Jungle Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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1944: │
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1945: │
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1946: suspended animation
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1947: │
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 257th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Home Counties) (TA)
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│		 313th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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│		 258th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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│		 disbanded 641st (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
│		 259th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Home Counties) (Cinque Ports) (TA)
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│		 258th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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│		 from
344th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: 257th (County of Sussex)
Field Regiment,		 part of
R Battery,		 S Battery, P Battery,
Q Battery,		 part of
R Battery,		 disbanded
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 258th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 257th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 257th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 257th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial
and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: 200th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battery,
100th (Eastern) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
 

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