1095:
1160:
904:
65:
885:
46:
1211:), three batteries (5 and 193 each), and a brigade ammunition column (4 and 154) had a total strength just under 800 so was broadly comparable to an infantry battalion (just over 1,000) or a cavalry regiment (about 550). Like an infantry battalion, an artillery brigade was usually commanded by a
190:
in 1917 and 1918 as part of an Army Field
Artillery Brigade. A second line battery, 2/1st Shropshire RHA, also served on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 as part of another Army Field Artillery Brigade. It was reconstituted post-war as a medium artillery battery and served as such in the
814:
was broken up in July 1916 when it batteries were posted to 2/I and 2/II London
Brigades, RFA (T.F.) (that is, before the field artillery brigades of the Territorial Force divisions were numbered in a single sequence). The brigade was reformed for 58th Division in August 1916 as
752:. Therefore, TF units were split into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. 2nd Line units performed the home defence role, although in fact most of these were also posted abroad in due course.
1139:
51st (Midland) Medium Rgt was placed in suspended animation in 1946. When it was reformed in the postwar TA as 351st (Midland) Medium Rgt, the
Shropshire RHA element instead joined 639th Heavy Regiment as P Battery, later becoming HQ RA of 48th District. In 1967, it became
842:
on 22 January 1917. On 6 February 1917, D(H) Battery was split between D(H)/CCXC Battery and D(H)/CCXCI Battery; the remainder of the brigade became CCXCIII Army Field
Artillery Brigade, RFA, now with two batteries of six 18-pounders and one of four 4.5" howitzers.
747:
into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for
1237:
1016:
943:
2747:
2732:
2712:
2707:
2702:
1173:
1751:
1584:
1321:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2328:
2318:
2313:
1215:. Artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments in 1938. Note that the battery strength refers to a battery of six guns; a four-gun battery would be about two thirds of this.
791:. In March 1916, the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade (without the battery) was dismounted and left for Egypt. The brigade was replaced in the 1st Mounted Division by its 2nd line
2792:
2258:
2268:
2787:
2742:
2727:
1199:. When grouped together they formed brigades, in the same way that infantry battalions or cavalry regiments were grouped together in brigades. At the outbreak of the
1921:
Order of Battle of
Divisions Part 2B. The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th) with The Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions
2782:
2737:
2722:
1112:
1106:
726:
2150:
1008:. In March 1916, the brigade joined the 1st Mounted Division to replace the 1st Line Welsh Border Mounted Brigade which was dismounted for service in Egypt.
2802:
2797:
2228:
2263:
2298:
2253:
2323:
2293:
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on 13 April 1917. The two RHA batteries provided the manpower for the
Brigade Ammunition Column. At this point, the battery had been rearmed with
2752:
2192:
2273:
1227:
Army Field
Artillery Brigades were artillery brigades that were excess to the needs of the divisions, withdrawn to form an artillery reserve.
831:
each). The
Brigade Ammunition Column had been redundant since the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade had left, so the men were transferred to the
2679:
2303:
1042:
At the
Armistice, the battery (by now made up to six 18-pounders) was still with CLVIII Army Brigade, RFA serving as Army Troops with the
2603:
2308:
890:
51:
824:
719:
2608:
2593:
1801:
2283:
2777:
2613:
2598:
2588:
749:
1902:
Order of Battle of
Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
2583:
2396:
2391:
740:
213:
1875:
1054:
Shropshire RHA was reconstituted in the Territorial Force on 7 February 1920 when it formed a battery (later numbered 240th) in
2223:
258:
175:
2436:
2426:
2278:
2113:
2094:
1012:
832:
712:
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2431:
2416:
1461:
2684:
2674:
2669:
2567:
2547:
2522:
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1982:. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series (Naval and Military Press, Uckfield ed.). London:
1457:
604:
559:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2562:
2552:
2542:
2517:
2497:
2451:
1005:
997:
939:
792:
104:
2557:
2537:
2527:
2512:
2502:
2492:
2456:
2075:
2049:
2030:
2011:
1966:
1947:
1928:
1909:
1079:
773:
2532:
2507:
2487:
2421:
2406:
2333:
2288:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
1128:
217:
179:
760:
The 1st Line battery was embodied with the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade on 4 August 1914 at the outbreak of the
2446:
2401:
2178:
1241:
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1062:
and ceased to be a Royal Horse Artillery battery. The rest of the brigade was formed from the 6th Battalion,
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816:
2664:
2659:
811:
312:
298:
266:
221:
100:
2411:
1043:
972:
851:
850:, the battery (six 18-pounders) was still with CCXCIII Army Brigade, RFA serving as Army Troops with the
187:
143:
1094:
2353:
1977:
1059:
532:
518:
262:
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on 24 May 1917 and became an Army Field Brigade. On 6 July 1917, the battery was redesignated as
269:) that pre-existed the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908. It was recognized by the
1098:
957:
953:
847:
373:
294:
128:
124:
1074:(T.F.). The unit was later redesignated as 60th (6th Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Brigade,
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1165:
1071:
807:
671:
164:
2155:
1681:
777:
769:
665:
432:
409:
1805:
8:
1940:
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1145:
593:
339:
270:
232:
1212:
649:
1398:
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from December 1914. It was broken up in France between 8 January and 28 February 1917.
265:. This was the only one of the new horse artillery batteries (other than those of the
2383:
2170:
2160:
2109:
2090:
2071:
2045:
2026:
2007:
1962:
1943:
1924:
1905:
1196:
1124:
1111:
In 1938, 240th (Shropshire RHA) Battery transferred from the 60th Medium Regiment to
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929:
744:
677:
508:
384:
247:
243:
209:
167:
161:
90:
1204:
828:
1208:
1120:
626:
609:
192:
1992:
1200:
1192:
1116:
1075:
967:
761:
528:
512:
465:
460:
287:
240:
183:
138:
803:
1001:
176:
1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers, Royal Garrison Artillery
2137:
1465:
2771:
1979:
The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 Appendix 1: British Forces Engaged
1488:
909:
421:
70:
765:
2165:
2068:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1245:
1028:
1020:
784:
632:
587:
564:
503:
473:
355:
344:
316:
278:
171:
114:
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of 240 Bty, 51st Medium Rgt, at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 7 July 1941.
985:
Shropshire RHA formed a 2nd line in 1914, initially designated as the
827:(B/CCXCIII Battery) and two howitzer batteries (C(H) and D(H) of four
1571:
Corporal Arthur Allwood, 1965, in Derek Harrison with Peter Duckers,
1526:
1024:
919:
654:
415:
403:
80:
2124:
Order of Battle of the British Armies in France, November 11th, 1918
2142:
1341:
1032:
839:
799:
683:
638:
478:
361:
229:
225:
1997:. History of the Second World War. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
1961:. Vol. 94 of New Vanguard Series. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
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788:
536:
523:
454:
448:
437:
392:
236:
620:
581:
575:
367:
212:(TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the
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and the battery remained with the division until August 1916.
1752:"The Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery : outline history"
257:
was proposed to be raised from the Shropshire Battery of the
1082:). In January 1927, 240th Battery regained its sub-title as
2062:, Shrewsbury: Kingswood/Shropshire Regimental Museum, 2006.
1983:
1575:, Shrewsbury: Kingswood/Shropshire Regimental Museum, 2006.
1115:, and fought with it throughout the Second World War, in '
1000:
on formation in September 1914. The brigade was posted to
1131:
campaigns, and finally in Germany at the end of the war.
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with two gun batteries provided by 1/1st Shropshire RHA (
1174:
List of Territorial Force horse artillery batteries 1908
2006:. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers.
216:(7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old
2200:
259:
1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers
2793:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
1155:
255:
Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force)
286:Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column at
2788:Military units and formations established in 1908
1039:and 2/1st Berkshire RHA became C/CLVIII Battery.
2769:
881:
42:
1527:"The 58th (2/1st London) Division in 1914–1918"
297:guns and allocated as artillery support to the
1959:British Artillery 1914–19 Field Army Artillery
1296:
1294:
1084:240th (Shropshire RHA) Medium Battery, RA (TA)
2783:Artillery units and formations of World War I
2186:
2042:Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945
2004:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1804:. The Royal Artillery 1939-45. Archived from
1771:
1769:
817:CCXCIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (T.F.)
720:
1732:
1541:
1056:6th (Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Brigade
989:and later given a fractional designation as
2803:Military units and formations in Shrewsbury
2798:Military units and formations in Shropshire
1942:. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
1923:. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
1904:. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
1682:"Extract from war diary of 158 Brigade RFA"
1291:
1269:
1267:
174:in 1908 from the Shropshire Battery of the
16:Former British Army horse artillery battery
2193:
2179:
2065:
2060:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery 1908–1920
1994:Victory in the West: The defeat of Germany
1862:
1775:
1766:
1673:
1625:
1573:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery 1908–1920
1508:
1506:
727:
713:
2156:Extract from war diary of 158 Brigade RFA
2001:
1738:
1637:
1547:
1518:
1428:
1426:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1405:
1335:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1300:
2103:
2087:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
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1279:
1273:
1264:
1093:
2122:
2084:
1726:
1714:
1696:
1661:
1649:
1631:
1619:
1607:
1589:
1553:
1503:
1480:
1438:
1411:
1378:
1230:
1185:
741:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
214:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
24:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
2770:
2039:
1956:
1826:
1450:
1417:
1396:
1384:
1362:
1326:
1306:
1223:
1221:
783:The battery was re-equipped with four
273:on 7 May 1908. The unit consisted of
2748:150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
2733:107th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
2174:
2020:
1990:
1975:
1937:
1918:
1899:
1850:
1838:
1802:"51 (Midland) Medium Regiment RA(TA)"
1720:
1708:
1702:
1667:
1655:
1643:
1601:
1595:
1559:
1512:
1444:
1432:
1356:
1315:
833:58th Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade
1613:
1462:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1004:in January 1915 and attached to the
283:Shropshire RHA Battery at Shrewsbury
228:. On formation, the TF contained 14
2151:The Great War Royal Horse Artillery
2126:. France: General Staff, GHQ. 1918.
2058:Derek Harrison with Peter Duckers,
1218:
1089:
857:
755:
605:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
239:. Each yeomanry brigade included a
182:. It saw active service during the
13:
1799:
1006:63rd (2nd Northumberland) Division
998:2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
940:2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
793:2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
743:(7 Edw.7, c.9), which brought the
304:
14:
2814:
2131:
2106:British Territorial Units 1914–18
2044:. London: London Stamp Exchange.
1878:. British Army units from 1945 on
1679:
1524:
1486:
1339:
774:2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
2066:Litchfield, Norman E.H. (1992).
2025:. London: Samson Books Limited.
1489:"What was an artillery brigade?"
1322:Shropshire RHA: Outline History.
1158:
996:The battery joined the 2nd line
987:Shropshire (Reserve) Battery RHA
902:
883:
560:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
293:The unit was equipped with four
158:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery
63:
44:
2778:Royal Horse Artillery batteries
2166:British Army units from 1945 on
1893:
1868:
1856:
1844:
1832:
1820:
1793:
1781:
1744:
1585:Shropshire RHA outline history.
1578:
1565:
1203:, a field artillery brigade of
2070:. Nottingham: Sherwood Press.
2021:James, Brigadier E.A. (1978).
1754:. Shropshire Regimental Museum
1390:
1191:The basic organic unit of the
1113:51st (Midland) Medium Regiment
1107:51st (Midland) Medium Regiment
1:
2040:Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) .
1876:"638 - 677 Regiments 1947-67"
1258:
1031:. The brigade disembarked at
991:2/1st Shropshire Battery, RHA
772:in September 1914, replacing
517:Transport and Supply Column,
324:Organisation on 4 August 1914
2138:Shropshire Regimental Museum
812:58th (2/1st London) Division
313:Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
299:Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
267:Honourable Artillery Company
222:Honourable Artillery Company
203:
101:Welsh Border Mounted Brigade
7:
2161:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
2085:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008).
1976:Ellis, Major L.F. (2004) .
1342:"The Royal Horse Artillery"
1151:
1142:A Squadron (Shropshire RHA)
1049:
865:2/1st Shropshire RHA (T.F.)
650:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry
105:CCXCIII Brigade, RFA (T.F.)
26:1/1st Shropshire RHA (T.F.)
10:
2819:
2743:149th (Lancashire Hussars)
2728:106th (Lancashire Hussars)
2002:Frederick, J.B.M. (1984).
1938:Becke, Major A.F. (1945).
1919:Becke, Major A.F. (1937).
1900:Becke, Major A.F. (1936).
1853:, p. 370, Appendix IV
1134:
1104:
838:CCXCIII Brigade landed at
198:
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2626:
2576:
2480:
2469:
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2216:
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2144:The Royal Horse Artillery
2023:British Regiments 1914–18
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949:
935:
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877:
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134:
120:
110:
96:
86:
76:
58:
38:
30:
23:
1399:"The British Army, 1914"
1365:"The British Army, 1914"
1179:
1060:Royal Garrison Artillery
1019:when it was reformed at
1011:The battery (along with
825:1/1st Glamorganshire RHA
235:and 14 mounted yeomanry
2146:on The Long, Long Trail
1312:Harrison & Duckers.
787:on 30 December 1915 at
739:In accordance with the
2738:147th (Essex Yeomanry)
2723:104th (Essex Yeomanry)
2104:Westlake, Ray (1992).
1684:. The Long, Long Trail
1529:. The Long, Long Trail
1491:. The Long, Long Trail
1344:. The Long, Long Trail
1102:
958:Ordnance QF 18-pounder
954:Ordnance QF 15-pounder
129:Ordnance QF 18-pounder
125:Ordnance QF 15-pounder
2203:Royal Horse Artillery
2108:. Osprey Publishing.
1957:Clarke, Dale (2004).
1458:"The Royal Artillery"
1397:Conrad, Mark (1996).
1363:Conrad, Mark (1996).
1166:United Kingdom portal
1097:
165:Royal Horse Artillery
1991:Ellis, L.F. (1968).
778:2nd Mounted Division
770:1st Mounted Division
666:Ashton-in-Makerfield
552:Training attachments
433:Denbighshire Hussars
1238:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
1146:Shropshire Yeomanry
1017:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
1013:2/1st Berkshire RHA
944:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
387:(Earl of Chester's)
340:Shropshire Yeomanry
295:Ehrhardt 15-pounder
170:that was formed in
1841:, pp. 358–368
1778:, pp. 212–215
1468:on 23 October 2013
1213:Lieutenant-Colonel
1103:
385:Cheshire Yeomanry
253:On 18 March 1908,
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2577:Territorial Force
2474:
2465:
2464:
2384:Territorial Force
2115:978-1-85532-168-7
2096:978-0-9776072-8-0
1788:Monthly Army List
1646:, pp. 17, 27
1195:was, and is, the
1064:Cheshire Regiment
980:
979:
821:A/CCXCIII Battery
745:Territorial Force
737:
736:
678:Newton-le-Willows
509:Ammunition Column
248:ammunition column
210:Territorial Force
162:Territorial Force
151:
150:
34:7 May 1908 – 1919
2810:
2695:Territorial Army
2635:
2634:
2629:
2568:XVII (II Indian)
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2477:
2472:
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2188:
2181:
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1216:
1207:(4 officers, 37
1189:
1168:
1163:
1162:
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1121:Battle of France
1090:Second World War
1068:Cheshire Brigade
1037:A/CLVIII Battery
908:
906:
905:
893:
889:
887:
886:
862:
861:
858:2/1st Shropshire
768:. It joined the
756:1/1st Shropshire
750:Imperial Service
729:
722:
715:
482:
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388:
309:
308:
193:Second World War
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2753:289th Parachute
2689:
2628:
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2437:Nottinghamshire
2427:Inverness-shire
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2089:. Ravi Rikhye.
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1800:Barton, Derek.
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