The 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force raised in the County of Norfolk in 1859 as a response to a French invasion threat. It became part of the Territorial Force
Letterhead, 1st Norfilk Artillery Volunteers, c1890
The 15-pounder gun
An 18-pounder crew in action in Sinai, 1916.
3-inch AA guns on cruciform travelling carriages.
The 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers was a unit of Britain's part-time auxiliary forces raised in Essex in 1860 in response to an invasion scare. It served under various designations as field artillery
1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers
…2nd Norfolk AVC – two batteries formed from the Norwich men of the 1st Norfolk AVC 1869 1st Essex AVC– formed at Harwich on 18 February 1869 1st Suffolk AVC – formed at Lowestoft on 19 July 1860…
Crest of the 1st Essex Artillery Volunteers, c1890
Waistbelt clasp of the Essex Volunteer Artillery, ca 1891.
Emplacing an 18-pounder with wooden wheels at the start of World War II