Aberdeenshire Artillery

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Can any Pa1 advise me as what unit, if any, the 1st. Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers evolved into?

Grateful for any help.

Dave

[Steven Broomfield]

In 1914, Aberdeen was home to the 1st Highland bde, RFA (TF) - HQ and 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of Aberdeen Batteries. Also No. 1 Company of the North Scottish RGA - Defended Ports. My guess is the former for your chaps.

[Wienand Drenth]

Hello Dave,

Please find here a lineage of the 1st Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers and successors until early 1960s.

Hope this is of some use.

Cheers,

Wienand

1st Highland Bde, RFA

(1st Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers)

Formed 24 Oct. 1860 as 1st Ad Bde, Aberdeenshire AVs with HQ at Aberdeen, including

1st Corps at Peterhead, formed 13 Mar. 1860. Second bty raised also, intended to be 2nd Corps but absd into 1st Corps.

3rd Corps at Aberdeen, formed 2 May 1860. Absd 4th, 6th and 7th Corps Sep. 1874: No. 1 Bty (late 3rd), No. 2 Bty (late 4th), No. 3 Bty (late 6th), Nos. 4, 5 Btys (late 7th). No. 6 Bty formed later. Subtitled Jul. 1879 as "(The Aberdeen City Artillery)".

4th Corps at Aberdeen, formed 14 Apr. 1860. Absd Sep. 1874 into 3rd Corps.

5th Corps at Fraserburgh, formed 15 Feb. 1860.

6th Corps at Aberdeen, formed 9 Feb. 1860. Absd Sep. 1874 into 3rd Corps.

7th Corps at Aberdeen, formed 23 Sep. 1861. Two btys by 1871. Absd Sep. 1874 into 3rd Corps.

1st Kincardine Corps incl 15 Sep. 1863, 2nd - 4th Kincardine Corps incl 7 Dec. 1863. 2nd - 4th Kincardine Corps tsfd 1876 to 1st Ad Bde, Forfarshire Art Vols. 1st - 5th Banff Corps included Dec. 1876 from late 1st Ad Bde, Banffshire Art Vols. Consol 11 May 1880 as 1st Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine) AVC with HQ at Aberdeen and fourteen btys: No. 1 at Peterhead (late 1st Aberdeen Corps), Nos. 2 - 7 at Aberdeen (late 3rd Aberdeen Corps), No. 8 at Fraserburgh (late 5th Aberdeen Corps), No. 9 at Macduff (late 1st Banff Corps), No. 10 at Banff (late 2nd Banff Corps), No. 11 at Gordonstown (late 3rd Banff Corps), No. 12 at Portsoy (late 4th Banff Corps), No. 13 at Cullen (late 5th Banff Corps), No. 14 at Cowie (late 1st Kincardine Corps). No. 14 Bty disb 29 Oct. 1880, new No. 14 Bty at Aberdeen by Dec. 1880 (or new No. 14 was numb as No. 8 and existing Nos. 8 - 13 became Nos. 9 - 14); subtitle to "(Aberdeen and Banff)". Nos. 1, 8 and 9 - 13 Btys tsfd 10 May 1882 to form 1st Banff AVC. Nos. 14 - 16 Btys, 1st Forfarshire AVC absd same time and corps reorg with Nos. 1 - 7 Btys at Aberdeen, No. 8 Bty at Johnshaven, No. 9 Bty at St. Cyrus, No. 10 Bty at Bervie (former 2nd - 4th Kincardine Corps); corps was now subtitled "(Aberdeen and Kincardine)". New No. 8 Bty at Aberdeen raised May 1885, existing Nos. 8 - 10 renumb as 9 - 11. No. 12 Bty at Stonehaven raised Dec. 1886. Part of Scottish Division, RA 1 Apr. 1882 - 1 Jul. 1889; in Southern Division, RA from 1 Jul. 1889. Redes Dec. 1891 as 1st Aberdeenshire VA (Aberdeenshire and Kincardine); btys redes as coys. Nos. 5 and 8 Coys amalg Nov. 1892 as 1 Position Bty; other coys: 2 - 7 at Aberdeen, 8 at Johnshaven, 9 at St. Cyrus, 10 at Bervie, 11 at Stonehaven. 8 and 9 amalg as 8 at Johnshaven in 1893; 10 and 11 renumb as 9 and 10. 2 Position Bty formed Apr. 1901 at Aberdeen, 8 - 10 Garr Coys renumb as 9 - 11 and old 2 Coy became new 8 Coy. Redes 1 Jan. 1902 as 1st Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen and Kincardine) RGA (V). Reorg 1 Apr. 1908 (5 May 1908) as 1st Highland Bde, RFA with HQ at Aberdeen,

1st and 2nd City of Aberdeen Btys at Aberdeen, formed from 3rd - 8th Coys.

Banffshire Bty at Banff (1 May 1908), formed from 1st Banff RGA (V). Bty disb by May 1911.

3rd City of Aberdeen Bty at Aberdeen, formed ca May 1911.

1st Highland Amm Column at Aberdeen.

Also contributed two coys of the North Scottish RGA. (Proposed title was 2nd Highland Bde, RFA; changed Oct. 1908.) Emb 4 Aug. 1914; numb as 1/1st later. D Bty formed 14 Apr. 1916. Redes 15 May 1916 as255th Bde, RFA with old btys redes as A - C Btys; D Bty tsfd as A Bty, 258th Bde, RFA in exchange for 1st Renfrew Bty of that bde which became D Bty. Disemb 1919. Reconst 7 Feb. 1920 as 1st Highland Bde, RFA with 1st - 3rd City Aberdeen Btys and the Inverness Bty from former Inverness-shire RHA. Redes 1921 as 75th (Highland) Bde, RFA with HQ at Aberdeen and

297 (The Inverness) Bty at Inverness, late Inverness Bty. "The" omitted 1 Jun. 1924.

298 - 300 (The City of Aberdeen) Btys at Aberdeen, late 1st - 3rd City of Aberdeen Btys. "The" omitted 1 Jun. 1924.

Redes 1 Jun. 1924 as "Fld Bde, RA". Redes 1 Nov. 1938 as "Regt". Reorg 1939 with 299 and 300 Btys upon formation of duplicate. 453 Bty formed 15 Feb. 1941 in regt at Monmouth as X Bty and subsequently numbered. Conv 23 Sep. 1943 in North Africa as 75th Heavy Regt, RA (Highland) with 299, 300 and 453 Hy Btys, resp, and 504 Bty by conv 504 Bty, 140th Fld Regt, RA. Regt and btys S/A 15 Feb. 1946 in CMF. Reconst 1 Jan. 1947 as 275th (Highland) Fld Regt, RA with HQ at Aberdeen. Amalg 10 Mar. 1955 with 501st HAA Regt, RA w/o change of title. Amalg 1 May 1961 with 276th (Highland) Fld Regt, RA and 862 Loc Bty, RA to form 400th (Highland) (Aberdeen/Angus) Fld Regt, RA (see Forfarshire); less R Bty at Grangemouth which reorg as 517 Coy, 433rd Transport Col, RASC.

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Very many thanks Gents.

Dave