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2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers
4th London Brigade, RFA
91st (4th London) Field Regiment, RA
139th (4th London) Field Regiment, RA
291 (4th London) Airborne Regiment, RA
Active13 February 1860 – 1 April 1967
Country2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeArtillery Regiment
RoleGarrison Artillery
Field Artillery
Airborne Artillery
Garrison/HQPlumstead (1860–1905)
Lewisham (1905–1967)
Nickname(s)Lewisham Gunners
Shiny Fourth
EngagementsSecond Boer War
WWI:
  • Battle of the Somme
  • German spring offensive

WWII:

  • Battle of France
  • Dunkirk Evacuation
  • Operation Husky
  • Operation Baytown
  • Battle of Anzio
  • Battle of the Admin Box
  • Battle of Kohima
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sir Edwin Hughes

The 2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers, later 4th London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, popularly known as the Lewisham Gunners, was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1860 until 1967. Initially raised in suburban West Kent, its recruiting area was later incorporated within the County of London. It provided two active service units in each of the World Wars, operating as far afield as Sicily, Burma and Madagascar, and later provided an airborne unit in the Territorial Army of the 1950s.

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