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Norfolk Artillery Militia
PoW Own Norfolk Artillery (Eastern Division) RA
Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk RGA (M)
Active2 May 1853–March 1909
CountryNorfolk Artillery Militia United Kingdom
Branch Militia
RoleGarrison Artillery
Part ofEastern Division, RA
Garrison/HQGreat Yarmouth
EngagementsSecond Boer War
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
King Edward VII
Notable
commanders
Jacob, Lord Hastings
Charles, Lord Suffield
Thomas, Viscount Coke,

The The Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Artillery was a part-time auxiliary unit of Britain's Royal Artillery in the County of Norfolk from 1853 to 1909. Its role was to serve in home defence in time of war, but it also provided an active service company in the Second Boer War. Under the patronage of Edward, Prince of Wales, it became a socially exclusive regiment.

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