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Inverness-shire Royal Horse Artillery

Inverness-shire Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
1/1st Inverness-shire RHA (T.F.)
Active 11 June 1908 – April 1919
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Artillery
Size Battery
Part of Highland Mounted Brigade
IV Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
XVIII Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
peacetime HQ Inverness
Equipment Ordnance QF 15-pounder
Ordnance QF 18-pounder
Ordnance QF 13-pounder
Engagements

First World War

Sinai and Palestine 1916-18
Battle of Romani
Battle of Magdhaba
Battle of Rafah
First and Second Battles of Gaza
Battle of Beersheba
Battle of Mughar Ridge
Battle of Jerusalem
Capture of Jericho
First and Second Trans-Jordan Raids
Battle of Abu Tellul
Capture of Amman
2/1st Inverness-shire RHA (T.F.)
Active 1914 – 1919
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Artillery
Size Battery
Part of 2/1st Highland Mounted Brigade
2/1st South Midland Mounted Brigade
Equipment Ordnance QF 15-pounder
Service First World War

First World War

The Inverness-shire Royal Horse Artillery was a Territorial Force Royal Horse Artillery battery that was formed in Inverness-shire in 1908. It saw active service during the First World War in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign with the ANZAC Mounted Division from 1916 to 1918. A second line battery, 2/1st Inverness-shire RHA, served in the United Kingdom throughout the war. It was disembodied after the end of the war and was reconstituted as a Royal Field Artillery battery in 1920.

The Territorial Force (TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old Volunteer Force, the Honourable Artillery Company and the Yeomanry. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. Each yeomanry brigade included a horse artillery battery and an ammunition column.

On 18 March 1908, Inverness-shire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force) was proposed as a new unit and it was recognized by the Army Council on 11 June 1908. The unit consisted of

The battery was equipped with fourEhrhardt 15-pounder guns and allocated as artillery support to the Highland Mounted Brigade.


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