The 1st Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers was formed in 1859 in response to a French invasion threat. Raised as a coast artillery unit, it later became part of the Royal Field Artillery in the Terri
Waistbelt clasp of the 1st Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers, c. 1890
80-pounder rifled muzzle-loading cannon on traversing carriage (Smiths Hill Fort)
Territorial gunners training with a 5-inch howitzer before the First World War
4.5-inch howitzer preserved at the Royal Artillery Museum
The Cheshire Artillery Volunteers was a brigade of Volunteer artillery units raised in the county of Cheshire in the mid-19th century. Their successors served as field artillery in Palestine during Wo
1st Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers
…and the batteries became A and B. Then on 25 December 1916 the divisional artillery was reorganised: A (1/1st Glamorgan) (H) Bty became C (H) Bty in CCLXVII (1/Cheshire) Bde, which took over the number CCLXV, while B (1/2nd Glamorgan) (H) Bty became C (H) Bty in CCLXVI (1/II Welsh) Bde; the Brigade Ammunition Column was…
15-pounder gun, issued to the Territorial Force
18-pounder preserved at the Imperial War Museum
4.5-inch Howitzer with 'ped-rails' (sand tyres) around wheels, as used in crossing Sinai