Royal Garrison Artillery

 

I am at this time to unable to determine the number of guns and the manpower of both batteries and companies, I wil however put the information on this page as soon as I have it.

 

East Anglaian (Essex) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Stratford Green in the East Anglian Division (54th Div).

Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Dunfermline in the Highland Division (51st Div).

Home Counties Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Faversham in the Home Counties Divisiion (44th Div).

1st Lancashire Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Liverpool in the West Lancashire Division (55th Div).

2nd Lancashire Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Liverpool in the East Lancashire Division (42nd Div).

1st London Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Islington in the 1st London Division (56th Div).

2nd London Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at islington in the 2nd London Division (47th Div).

Lowland (City of Edinburgh) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Edinburgh in the Lowland Division (52nd Div).

North Midland (Staffordshire) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Stoke-on-Trent in the North Midland Division (46th Div).

South Midland (Warwickshire) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Birmingham in the South Midland Division (48th Div).

Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Middlesbrough in the Northumbrian Division (50th Div).

West Riding Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at York in the West Riding Division (49th Div).

Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Bangor in the Welsh Division (53rd Div).

Wessex (Hampshire) Heavy Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Cosham in the Wessex Division (43rd Div).

Argyllshire (Mountain) Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Campbeltown in the 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, Highland Division (51st Div).

Ross and Cromarty (Mountain) Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Lochcarron in the 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, Highland Division (51st Div).

Buteshire (Mountain) Bty. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914 at Rothesay in the 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade, Highland Division (51st Div).

Clyde. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Port Glasgow,
No 2 Coy at Helensburgh,
No 3 Coy at Dumbarton

all on Scottish Coast Defences.

Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's). (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Heavy Bty at Padstow,
No 2 Heavy Bty at Penzance,
No 3 Coy at Looe,
No 4 Coy at Marazion,
No 5 Coy at St. Ives,
No 6 Coy at Falmouth,
No 7 Coy at Truro

all on South Western Coast Defences.

Devonshire. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Heavy Bty at Ilfracombe,
No 2 Heavy Bty at Devonport,
No 3 Coy at Plymouth,
No 4 Coy at Plymouth,
No 5 Coy at Devonport,
No 6 Coy at Devonport

all on South Western Coast Defences.

Dorsetshire. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Swanage,
No 2 Coy at Poole,
No 3 Coy at Portland

all on Southern Coast Defences.

Durham. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Heavy Bty at Sunderland,
No 2 Coy at West Hartlepool,
No 3 Coy at West Hartlepool,
No 4 Coy at West hartlepool,
No 5 Coy at Hartlepool

all on North Eastern Coast Defences.

East Riding. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Hull,
No 2 Coy at Hull,
No 3 Coy at Hull,
No 4 Coy at Hull

all on North Eastern Coast Defences.

Essex and Suffolk. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Harwich,
No 2 Coy at Stratford,
No 3 Coy at Southend,
No 4 Coy at Ipswich

all on Eastern Coast Defences.

Forth. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Edinburgh,
No 2 Coy at Edinburgh,
No 3 Coy at Edinburgh,
No 4 Coy at Edinburgh,
No 5 Coy at Kirkcaldy,
No 6 Coy at Burtisland

all on Scottish Coast Defences.

Glamorgan. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Cardiff,
No 2 Coy at Cardiff,
No 3 Coy at Cardiff,
No 4 Coy at Penarth,
No 5 Coy at Barry

all on Western Coast Defences.

Hampshire. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Heavy Bty at Southampton,
No 2 Coy at Southampton,
No 3 Coy at Eastleigh,
No 4 Coy at Portsmouth,
No 5 Coy at Southampton,
No 6 Coy at Woolston,
No 7 Coy at Southampton,
No 8 Coy at Eastleigh

all on Southern Coast Defences.

Kent. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Rochester,
No 2 Coy at Gravesend,
No 3 Coy at Dover

all on Eastern and South Eastern Coast Defences.

Lancashire and Cheshire. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Liverpool,
No 2 Coy at Liverpool,
No 3 Coy at Liverpool,
No 4 Coy at Liverpool,
No 5 Coy at Seacombe,
No 6 Coy at Seacombe,
No 7 Coy at Barrow-in-Furness,
No 8 Coy at Barrow-in-Furness

all on Western Coast Defences.

Orkney. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Kirkwall,
No 2 Coy at Sanday,
No 3 Coy at Shapansey,
No 4 Coy at Stromness,
No 5 Coy at Evie,
No 6 Coy at Holm,
No 7 Coy at Kirkwall

all on Scottish Coast Defences.

Pembroke. (Territorial Force). 04 aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Milford Haven,
No 2 Coy at Saundersfoot,
No 3 Coy at Fishguard

all on Western Coast Defences.

North Scottish. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Aberdeen,
No 2 Coy at Cromarty,
No 3 Coy Broughty Ferry,
No 4 Coy at Montrose

all on Scottish Coast Defences.

Sussex. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at Brighton,
No 2 Coy at Lewes

all on South Eastern Coast Defences.

Tynemouth. (Territorial Force). 04 Aug 1914

No 1 Coy at North Shields,
No 2 Coy at North Shields,
No 3 Coy at Seaton Delaval,
No 4 Coy at Blyth

all on North Eastern Coast Defences.

 

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