1st Renfrew and Dumbarton Artillery Volunteers information
Military unit of Britain's Volunteer Force, later its Territorial Force
For the Volunteers' football side which played in the Scottish Cup in the 1880s, see 1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.
1st Renfrew & Dumbarton Artillery Volunteers 3rd Highland Brigade, RFA 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, RA 277th (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Field Regiment, RA
Active
1860–1969
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
Territorial Army
Type
Artillery Regiment
Role
Garrison artillery Position artillery Field artillery
Part of
51st (Highland) Division
Garrison/HQ
Greenock
Engagements
Battle of the Somme Battle of France Battle of Alamein Tunisia Sicily Italy Normandy North West Europe Rhine Crossing
Military unit
The 1st Renfrew and Dumbarton Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery founded in Scotland in 1860. During the First World War, it served with 51st (Highland) Division at the Battle of the Somme before being broken up. In the Second World War, the regiment saw action in the Battle of France, in the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, the Greek Civil War and in North West Europe. It continued in the postwar Territorial Army until 1969.
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Global Information
United Kingdom
Territorial Army