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The West Riding Artillery was originally formed as a volunteer unit of the British Army in 1860. It served in the First World War and the Second World War. ==Artillery Volunteers 1859-1908== In 1860, as the British government feared invasion from the continent, the Secretary at War recommended the formation of Volunteer Artillery Corps to bolster Britain's coastal defences. The following Corps were raised prior to 1880:〔Litchfield, Norman E H, and Westlake, R, 1982. The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham. p183〕 *''1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps'' raised at Leeds on 2 August 1860 *''2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps'' at Bradford on 10 October 1860 *3rd Corps formed at York on 9 February 1861 *4th Corps formed at Sheffield on 6 February 1861 *5th Corps formed by 1864, but disappeared from the ''Army List'' in November 1874 *6th Corps formed at Heckmondwike by June 1867 (from members of the 2nd Corps) *7th Corps formed at Batley on 2 October 1866 (disbanded in August 1877) *8th Corps formed at Halifax on 19 May 1871 They began as Coastal Artillery with 32 pounder guns. By 1871, the 1st had grown to eight batteries and the 2nd had become the 1st Admin Brigade, Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteers, containing five ''Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteer Corps'', numbered the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. By 1880, a number of these Corps had been disbanded or absorbed and the Bradford Brigade became the 2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) Artillery Volunteers. Various reforms from 1889 resulted in the units being renamed as ''1st'' and ''2nd West Riding of Yorkshire Artillery Volunteers'', then the ''1st'' and ''2nd West Riding of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery''. At this stage both corps consisted of 'Position Artillery' and were armed with 40 pounder RBL guns. In 1898, they became the ''1st'' and ''2nd West Riding of Yorkshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)'' and were equipped with 4.7-inch QF Guns drawn by steam tractors. 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「West Riding Artillery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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