Cumberland Artillery
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The Cumberland Artillery was a group of Volunteer artillery batteries formed in the county of Cumberland, England, in 1860. They became part of the Royal Garrison Artillery, and when the Territorial Force was created in 1908 they formed a Royal Field Artillery howitzer brigade for the East Lancashire Division. In World War I the brigade served at Gallipoli and in Egypt, then was broken up amongst the divisional artillery: its batteries fought on the Western Front for the rest of the war. In the 1920s the Cumberland Artillery batteries combined with the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry to form a new field regiment of the Royal Artillery that saw considerable action in World War II.
Quick Facts Cumberland Artillery IV East Lancashire Brigade, RFA, (The Cumberland Artillery), Active ...
Cumberland Artillery IV East Lancashire Brigade, RFA, (The Cumberland Artillery) | |
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Active | 7 May 1860–26 December 1916 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Volunteer Force/Territorial Force |
Role | Garrison artillery Field artillery |
Part of | 42nd (East Lancashire) Division |
Garrison/HQ | Carlisle Workington |
March | D'ye ken John Peel? [1] |
Engagements | Gallipoli Defence of Suez Canal |
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