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On 1 July 1889 the garrison artillery was reorganised again into three large territorial divisions of garrison artillery (Eastern, Southern and Western) and one of mountain artillery. The assignment of units to them seemed geographically arbitrary, with the Scottish units being grouped in the Southern Division, for example, but this related to ...
The regiment traditionally recruited from the Highlands as its former nickname suggested but now also recruits from Grampian, Tayside, Fife, central Scotland and Argyll. With 40 Regt "Lowland Gunners" being placed into suspended animation as part of the Army 2020 plans, it became the principal Scottish artillery regiment.
The Artillery Militia was reorganised into 11 divisions of garrison artillery in 1882, and the Haddington unit became the 2nd Brigade, Scottish Division, RA on 1 April 1882. When the Scottish Division was abolished on 1 July 1889 the title was altered to Haddington Artillery (Southern Division) RA .
In 1974, the battery took on its Tyneside Scottish designation, recalling the Pals battalion which had served in the First World War. [12] [13] Since then, the battery has maintained its Tyneside Scottish traditions by wearing the tam o'shanter headdress with a red hackle as part of its uniform. [14] [15]
The North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery and its successors were Scottish part-time coast defence units of the British Army from 1908 to 1961. Although the unit saw no active service, it supplied trained gunners to siege batteries engaged on the Western Front during World War I .
At that time 219 Battery disbanded and the regiment was renamed 105 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers). 218 Battery was disbanded in 2005 when the Regiment re-roled to field artillery. 105 Regiment was then equipped with the L118 105mm Light Gun. From 1 March 2015, the regiment has been paired with 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. [2] [3]
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