Great Britain (Volunteers)

West Lancashire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 3rd Lancashire AVC raised
9th Lancashire AVC(Ⅰ) raised
12th Lancashire AVC raised
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3rd Lancashire AVC becomes 2nd(Ⅱ)
9th Lancashire AVC raised(Ⅰ) absorbed by 2nd(Ⅱ)
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17th Lancashire AVC raised
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2nd Lancashire AVC(Ⅱ) becomes 9th(Ⅱ)
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all part of
2nd Administrative Brigade of
Lancashire Artillery Volunteers
│		 10th Lancashire AVC raised
21st Lancashire AVC raised
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1863: 9th Lancashire AVC(Ⅱ) absorbed by 12th
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│		 all part of
4th Administrative Brigade of
Lancashire Artillery Volunteers
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1865: │
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│		 24th Lancashire AVC(Ⅱ) raised
25th Lancashire AVC(Ⅱ) raised
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1867: │
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1870: │
│		 27th Lancashire AVC raised
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1875: │
│		 27th Lancashire AVC disbanded
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
12th Lancashire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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10th Lancashire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1880: 2nd Lancashire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 5th Lancashire
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Lancashire Division
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volunteer brigade of
Lancashire 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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1891: 2nd Lancashire
Volunteer Artillery Corps
│		 5th Lancashire
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: 2nd Lancashire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 5th Lancashire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 1st Lancashire Battery,
2nd Lancashire Battery,
3rd Lancashire Battery,
I West Lancashire Ammunition Column,
I West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 9th Lancashire Battery,
10th Lancashire Battery,
11th Lancashire Battery,
II West Lancashire Ammunition Column,
II West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
RA
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1914: 1/I West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/I West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/II West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/II West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCLXXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLXXXV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLXXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCLXXXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
│		 disbanded
1920: 1st West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2nd West Lancashire
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 87th (1st West Lancashire)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 88th (2nd West Lancashire)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
│		 RA
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1924: 87th (1st West Lancashire)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 88th (2nd West Lancashire)
Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 87th (1st West Lancashire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 88th (2nd West Lancashire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 136th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 137th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1945: │
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│		 captured
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1942: │
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│		 136th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(1st West Lancashire)
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│		 137th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(2nd West Lancashire)
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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: 287th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(1st West Lancashire) (TA)
│		 336th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(1st West Lancashire) (TA)
│		 288th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(2nd West Lancashire) (TA)
│		 337th Heavi Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(2nd West Lancashire) (TA)
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│		 from
597th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The Loyal) (TA)
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1950: │
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│		 P Battery,
Q Battery,
│		 R (Loyal) Battery,
RA
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│		 from
573rd (The King’s Regiment)
Heavy Anti-AirCraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: P Battery,
R Battery,
│		 Q (King’s) Battery), P Battery,
Q Battery,
│		 R (Blackpool) Battery,
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│		 from
306th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Lancashire Hussars) (TA)
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1956: Q (1st West Lancashire) Battery,
R (King’s) Battery,
287th Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
Q (Wirral) Battery,
441st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
380th Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: HQ (Kings) Battery,
P (Lancashire Hussars) Battery,
Q (1st West Lancashire) Battery,		 R (The Wirral) Battery, │
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287th (1st West Lancashire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 287th (1st West Lancashire)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 288th (2nd West Lancashire)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 287th (1st West Lancashire)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 288th (2nd West Lancashire)
Light 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
P (1st West Lancashire) Battery,
The West Lancashire Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Territorials)		 disbanded and formed
C (2nd West Lancashire) Company,
4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion,
The King’s Own Royal Regiment
 

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