词条 | 1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers |
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|unit_name=1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers 1st Banffshire Royal Garrison Artillery |image= |caption= |dates=1859–1908 |country={{flag|United Kingdom}} |allegiance= |branch= Volunteer Force |type=Artillery Volunteer Corps |role=Garrison Artillery |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison=Banff |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= }} The 1st Banffshire Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery founded in Banffshire in Scotland in 1859. Through various reorganisations it served as auxiliary garrison artillery until 1908. Volunteer ForceThe enthusiasm for the Volunteer movement following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle and Artillery Volunteer Corps composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular British Army in time of need.[1][2][3][4] By 1861 five Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVCs) had been formed in Banffshire:[5][6][7]
On 22 October 1861 these units were brought together into the 1st Administrative Brigade, Banffshire Artillery Volunteers, with its headquarters (HQ) at Banff. In 1863 the brigade was joined by the 1st Elgin AVC, which had been formed at Lossiemouth in Elginshire on 26 March 1860. A 2nd Elgin AVC was formed at Burghead on 16 October 1872 and was also included in the 1st Banff Admin Brigade. On 13 November 1875 a new 3rd Banffshire AVC was formed at Gardenstown to replace the unit disbanded in 1864.[6][7][8][9] ReorganisationIn December 1876 the artillery volunteers in North East Scotland were reorganised. The five Banff units joined the 1st Aberdeenshire Administrative Brigade and the two Elgin units joined the 1st Inverness-shire Administrative Brigade.[6][7][8][9][10][11] When the administrative brigades were consolidated in May 1880, the Banffshire AVCs were included in the new 1st Aberdeenshire AVC as Nos 9–13 Batteries. However, in May 1882 they were withdrawn, together with two Aberdeenshire batteries and the Lossiemouth battery from Elgin, to form the 1st Banffshire AVC with the subtitle 'Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin', and the following organisation:
The unit carried out its annual practice camp at Barry Buddon, and had five carbine ranges near company HQs.[6] Royal Garrison ArtilleryIn 1882 all the AVCs were affiliated to one of the territorial garrison divisions of the Royal Artillery (RA) and the 1st Banffshire AVC became part of the Scottish Division. In 1889 the structure was altered, and the corps joined the Southern Division. In 1899 the RA was divided into separate field and garrison branches, and the artillery volunteers were all assigned to the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). In 1902 their titles were changed, the unit becoming the 1st Banffshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers). Territorial ForceWhen the Volunteers were subsumed into the new Territorial Force (TF) under the Haldane Reforms of 1908,[12][13] the personnel of the 1st Banffshire and most of the 1st Aberdeenshire RGA (V) were combined to form a new I (or 1st) Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. The new unit included a Banffshire Battery and the Banffshire Small Arms Ammunition Section of the Brigade Ammunition Column. However, the Banffshire Battery was disbanded in 1911 and replaced by another Aberdeen Battery.[7][8][14][15] Uniforms and insigniaThe original five Banff AVCs wore a uniform that closely followed that of the Royal Artillery, except that white/silver lace was worn in place of yellow/gold. After 1882 the 1st Banff AVC was one of the few Scottish artillery corps to have a Pipe band, which wore the Duff tartan of its Honorary Colonel.[6][7][16] Commanding officersThe Commanding Officers (COs) of the unit were:[6][8]
Honorary ColonelAlexander Duff, Earl of Fife (later the 1st Duke of Fife, KT, GCVO, VD), was appointed Honorary Colonel of the unit on 15 March 1884.[6][8]Notes1. ^Beckett. 2. ^Grierson, pp. 1–12. 3. ^Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 1–4. 4. ^Spiers, pp. 163–8. 5. ^Beckett, Appendix VIII. 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Grierson pp. 133–5. 7. ^1 2 3 4 Litchfield & Westlake, pp. 29–30. 8. ^1 2 3 4 Army List, various dates. 9. ^1 Litchfield & Westlake, p. 66. 10. ^Grierson, pp. 161–2. 11. ^Litchfield & Westlake, p. 94. 12. ^Dunlop, Chapter 14. 13. ^Spiers, Chapter 10. 14. ^London Gazette 20 March 1908. 15. ^Litchfield, p. 270. 16. ^Grierson, Plate III. References
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