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:''1st London Artillery Volunteer Corps, 280th and 290th Brigades Royal Field Artillery, 90th, 138th and 254th (City of London) Field Regiments Royal Artillery redirect here'' The 1st London Artillery Brigade or City of London Artillery was a volunteer field artillery unit of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force and later the Territorial Army, that existed under various titles from 1863 to 1971 and fought in World War I and World War II. ==Origins== The enthusiasm of the Volunteer movement in 1859 and subsequent years saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and Engineer Volunteer units composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular British Army in time of need. The 1st London (City) Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVC) was first raised in the City of London on 15 April 1863, with its HQ and five (later six) batteries at 5 Farringdon Road.〔'A short history of the City of London Artillery', in ''Ceremonial ...''〕〔(1st London Artillery at Regiments.org )〕〔Beckett, Appendix VIII.〕 The titles '1st London' and 'City of London' were used interchangeably throughout the unit's history. As one of the later AVCs raised, the 1st Londons ranked 61st (later 65th) in order of precedence. The first Commanding Officer was Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) John Walmisley (1818–90), a London solicitor, famous oarsman and former officer in the Honourable Artillery Company.〔(Francis Family website accessed 14 October 2013 )〕〔(Old Francis Family website accessed 14 October 2013 )〕〔(Retirement as Captain from HAC, ''London Gazette'', 30 May 1854. )〕〔(Commission as Captain in 1st London AVC dated 15 April 1863, ''London Gazette'', 8 May 1863. )〕〔( Commission as Major-Commandant dated 16 March 1864, ''London Gazette'', 22 March 1864. )〕〔(Commission as Lt-Col of 1st Administrative Bde dated 13 September 1873, ''London Gazette'', 12 September 1873. )〕 The unit's first Honorary Colonel was HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.〔''Monthly Army List, passim''.〕 In 1873 the 1st London AVC became part of the 1st Administrative Brigade of Middlesex Artillery Volunteers under the command of Walmisley. AVCs proved expensive to maintain, and the Secretary of State for War, Edward Cardwell refused to pay for the upkeep of horses, harness and field-guns from the annual capitation grant. As a result, many Volunteer Field artillery units were wound up in the 1870s and the two batteries of the 1st (Hanover Square) Middlesex AVC were absorbed into the 1st London.〔〔〔Beckett, p. 179.〕 In 1883 the 1st London also absorbed the 1st Surrey AVC, and by now it had 16 batteries around the City and County of London (Nos 1–3 and 8 at Camberwell; Nos 4, 9, 11 and 13–16 at the HQ at the Barbican; No 5 at Peckham; No 6 at Norwood; No 7 at Tooting; No 10 at Kilburn; No 12 at Shepherd's Bush).〔 At first the brigade had consisted of Horse and Field artillery batteries, but now the 16 batteries became Garrison Artillery companies, divided into two wings, each commanded by a lieutenant-colonel. This made it one of the strongest brigades in the country, at one time boasting a strength of over 1500 volunteers.〔 Walmisley retired in January 1875 and was succeeded by William Hope, who had won a Victoria Cross in the Crimean war and had afterwards become a City businessman.〔''Monthly Army Lists, passim'', Hope's commission as Lt-Col dated 26 January 1876.〕 During the Second Boer War the brigade supplied volunteers to the City Imperial Volunteers and other branches of the Regular forces.〔 The 1st Londons had been included in the 5th (London) Division of the Artillery Volunteers, but in 1897 they were assigned to the Eastern Division of the Royal Artillery. This divisional organisation was abandoned in 1902 and the unit was attached to the Royal Garrison Artillery. At this time the 16 companies were based at Staines House, Barbican (HQ and Nos 1-7), Shepherd's Bush (Nos 8–10) and Brixton (Nos 11–16).〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「:''1st London Artillery Volunteer Corps, 280th and 290th Brigades Royal Field Artillery, 90th, 138th and 254th (City of London) Field Regiments Royal Artillery redirect here''The 1st London Artillery Brigade or City of London Artillery was a volunteer field artillery unit of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force and later the Territorial Army, that existed under various titles from 1863 to 1971 and fought in World War I and World War II.==Origins==The enthusiasm of the Volunteer movement in 1859 and subsequent years saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and Engineer Volunteer units composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular British Army in time of need. The 1st London (City) Artillery Volunteer Corps (AVC) was first raised in the City of London on 15 April 1863, with its HQ and five (later six) batteries at 5 Farringdon Road.'A short history of the City of London Artillery', in ''Ceremonial ...''(1st London Artillery at Regiments.org )Beckett, Appendix VIII. The titles '1st London' and 'City of London' were used interchangeably throughout the unit's history. As one of the later AVCs raised, the 1st Londons ranked 61st (later 65th) in order of precedence. The first Commanding Officer was Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) John Walmisley (1818–90), a London solicitor, famous oarsman and former officer in the Honourable Artillery Company.(Francis Family website accessed 14 October 2013 )(Old Francis Family website accessed 14 October 2013 )(Retirement as Captain from HAC, ''London Gazette'', 30 May 1854. )(Commission as Captain in 1st London AVC dated 15 April 1863, ''London Gazette'', 8 May 1863. )( Commission as Major-Commandant dated 16 March 1864, ''London Gazette'', 22 March 1864. )(Commission as Lt-Col of 1st Administrative Bde dated 13 September 1873, ''London Gazette'', 12 September 1873. ) The unit's first Honorary Colonel was HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.''Monthly Army List, passim''.In 1873 the 1st London AVC became part of the 1st Administrative Brigade of Middlesex Artillery Volunteers under the command of Walmisley. AVCs proved expensive to maintain, and the Secretary of State for War, Edward Cardwell refused to pay for the upkeep of horses, harness and field-guns from the annual capitation grant. As a result, many Volunteer Field artillery units were wound up in the 1870s and the two batteries of the 1st (Hanover Square) Middlesex AVC were absorbed into the 1st London.Beckett, p. 179. In 1883 the 1st London also absorbed the 1st Surrey AVC, and by now it had 16 batteries around the City and County of London (Nos 1–3 and 8 at Camberwell; Nos 4, 9, 11 and 13–16 at the HQ at the Barbican; No 5 at Peckham; No 6 at Norwood; No 7 at Tooting; No 10 at Kilburn; No 12 at Shepherd's Bush). At first the brigade had consisted of Horse and Field artillery batteries, but now the 16 batteries became Garrison Artillery companies, divided into two wings, each commanded by a lieutenant-colonel. This made it one of the strongest brigades in the country, at one time boasting a strength of over 1500 volunteers.Walmisley retired in January 1875 and was succeeded by William Hope, who had won a Victoria Cross in the Crimean war and had afterwards become a City businessman.''Monthly Army Lists, passim'', Hope's commission as Lt-Col dated 26 January 1876.During the Second Boer War the brigade supplied volunteers to the City Imperial Volunteers and other branches of the Regular forces.The 1st Londons had been included in the 5th (London) Division of the Artillery Volunteers, but in 1897 they were assigned to the Eastern Division of the Royal Artillery. This divisional organisation was abandoned in 1902 and the unit was attached to the Royal Garrison Artillery. At this time the 16 companies were based at Staines House, Barbican (HQ and Nos 1-7), Shepherd's Bush (Nos 8–10) and Brixton (Nos 11–16).」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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