1st Newcastle-upon-Tyne Artillery Volunteers
| 1st Newcastle upon Tyne Artillery Volunteer Corps | |
|---|---|
 Officer's home service helmet, 1891-1901 | |
| Active | 1860–1908 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Volunteer Force |
| Type | Artillery Volunteer Corps |
| Role | Garrison Artillery Field Artillery |
| Size | Eight Batteries |
| Part of | Western Division, Royal Artillery |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lord Henry Percy VC |
The 1st Newcastle upon Tyne Artillery Volunteer Corps was a unit of the Volunteer Force raised to supplement the British Army at a time of a perceived French threat in 1860.
History
[edit]The unit was formed on the 2 June 1860 during the great surge of enthusiasm after an invasion scare that saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and Engineer Volunteer units composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular British Army in time of need.[1]
Attached to the 1st Newcastle AVC were the 1st Berwick-on-Tweed Artillery Volunteers from 1863 until 1866.[2] In addition the 2nd Northumberland Artillery Volunteers were attached during 1863 and 1864 and the 3rd Durham Artillery Volunteers from 1873 until 1890.[3]
In 1899 the Headquarters for the Corps was built. Named as the Angus Hall Drill Hall, it was constructed at Liddell Terrace, Gateshead.[4]
On transfer to the Territorial Force in 1908 the Corps provided the 5th (Durham) Howitzer Battery of the 4th Northumbrian (County of Durham)(H) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Honorary Colonel
[edit]The Honorary Colonel from January 1866 until his death in 1877 was Lord Henry H M Percy VC. From 1885 it was Colonel J R Young.[2][5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Beckett, Appendix VIII.
- ^ a b Army List, January 1866.
- ^ Litchfield, Norman E H, and Westlake, R, 1982. The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham, p134
- ^ Osborne, Mike, 2006. Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces, Partizan Press, Essex, p157
- ^ Army List, May 1892.
References
[edit]- Ian F.W. Beckett, Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, ISBN 0 85936 271 X.
- Litchfield, Norman E H, and Westlake, R, 1982. The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham. ISBN 0-9508205-0-4