The 1st Monmouthshire Artillery Volunteer Corps was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force raised in 1860 from Monmouthshire in the Welsh borders. After transfer to the Territorial Force it served with t
Crest of the !st Monmouthshire Artillery Volunteers, c. 1902
16-Pounder RML gun manned by Artillery Volunteers
15-pounder gun, issued to the Territorial Force
18-pounder preserved at the Imperial War Museum
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
1st Monmouthshire Artillery Volunteers
…at Abercarn and Crumlin, Caerphilly, and D at Blackwood, Caerphilly. Charles Lyne was appointed Major in command. In 1864 the unit was included in the 1st Administrative Brigade of Glamorganshire Artillery Volunteers, but it raised two more batteries at Newport in 1866 and became an independent unit, with Lyne promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1873 the 1st…
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