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2nd Devonshire Artillery Volunteers information


2nd Devonshire Artillery Volunteers
Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery
566th (Devon) Coast Regiment, RA
407th (Devon) Coast Regiment, RA
Cap Badge of the Royal Artillery (pre-1953)
Active3 January 1861–31 October 1961
Country2nd Devonshire Artillery Volunteers United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
RoleCoastal Artillery
Garrison/HQDevonport, Plymouth
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II

The 2nd Devonshire Artillery Volunteers was a unit of the British Volunteer Force and Territorial Army. The unit and its successors defended Plymouth Dockyard and the Devon coast from 1861 to 1961.

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