Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery
Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) 1/1st Ayrshire RHA (T.F.) | |
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Active | 26 May 1908 – April 1919 |
Country | First World War
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The Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery was a
History
Formation
The
On 18 March 1908, Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force) was proposed as a new unit and it was recognized by the Army Council on 26 May 1908.[3] The unit consisted of
The battery was equipped with four
First World War
Lowland Mounted Brigade |
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Organisation on 4 August 1914 |
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The battery was embodied with the Lowland Mounted Brigade on 4 August 1914 at the outbreak of the
- Service with IV Brigade
IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) was formed in April 1916 in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force with the Ayrshire and Inverness-shire Batteries, RHA.[12][a] It was assigned to the ANZAC Mounted Division to provide artillery support.[13] In practice, the batteries were permanently attached to the mounted brigades of the division and Ayrshire RHA joined the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade.[14]
The battery served with the ANZAC Mounted Division in the
The division then joined the
- Service with XVIII Brigade
In June 1917, the Desert Column was reorganised from two mounted divisions of four brigades each (ANZAC and
This led to a reorganization of ANZAC Mounted Division's artillery. A new
The brigade, and its batteries, remained with the ANZAC Mounted Division for the rest of the
At the beginning of 1918, the division was attached to
After the Armistice of Mudros, the division was withdrawn to Egypt. The Australian brigades departed for home in March and April 1919 and the New Zealanders by the end of July.[15] The brigade was broken up some time after April 1919.[12]
2nd Line
In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force 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 Imperial Service. 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.[6]
Unlike almost all of the other Territorial Force RHA Batteries, the Ayrshire RHA did not form a 2nd line in the First World War.[6][d]
Post war
The Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery was not reconstituted in the Territorial Force in 1920.[20]
See also
- List of Territorial Force horse artillery batteries 1908
Notes
- ^ III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) was formed at the same time with Leicestershire Battery, RHA (T.F.) and Somerset Battery, RHA (T.F.).[12]
- ^ Frederick[12] makes clear that XVIII Brigade was distinct from IV Brigade and was not IV Brigade redesignated.
- ^ The West Riding Royal Horse Artillery was the only other Territorial Force RHA battery that did not form a 2nd line in the First World War.[20]
References
- ^ a b Westlake 1992, p. 3
- ^ Westlake 1992, p. 5
- ^ a b Frederick 1984, p. 673
- ^ a b Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Clarke 2004, p. 23
- ^ a b c Baker, Chris. "The Royal Horse Artillery". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914".
- ^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 59
- ^ James 1978, p. 35
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 111
- ^ "Essex RHA (TF)". The Great War Forum. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Frederick 1984, p. 449
- ^ a b c Perry 1992, p. 51
- ^ a b "New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade". Australian Light Horse Studies Centre. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Perry 1992, p. 52
- ^ Farndale 1988, p. 83
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 34
- ^ Farndale 1988, p. 90
- ^ Farndale 1988, p. 95
- ^ a b Frederick 1984, p. 686
Bibliography
- Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
- Clarke, Dale (2004). British Artillery 1914–19 Field Army Artillery. Vol. 94 of New Vanguard Series. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-688-7.
- ISBN 1-870114-05-1.
- Frederick, J.B.M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
- James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
- Perry, F.W. (1992). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5A. The Divisions of Australia, Canada and New Zealand and those in East Africa. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-25-6.
- Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-97760728-0.
- Westlake, Ray (1992). British Territorial Units 1914–18. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-168-7.