Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery
| Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) 1/1st Nottinghamshire RHA (T.F.) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 31 July 1908 – 7 February 1920 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade |
| peacetime HQ | Nottingham |
| Equipment |
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder Ordnance QF 13-pounder |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Major Joe Laycock |
| 2/1st Nottinghamshire RHA (T.F.) 812th Battery, RFA (T.F.) |
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| Active | 1914 – 1919 |
| Country |
United Kingdom
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| Branch |
British Army
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| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of |
2/1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade CCXV Brigade RFA |
| Equipment |
Ordnance BL 15 pounder Ordnance BLC 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder |
| Engagements | |
The Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery was a Territorial Force Royal Horse Artillery battery that was formed in Nottinghamshire in 1908. It saw active service during the First World War in the Middle East – in the Senussi Campaign and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign – from 1915 to 1918. A second line battery, 2/1st Nottinghamshire RHA, served in the Mesopotamian Campaign in 1917 and 1918 as a Field Artillery battery. Post-war, it was reconstituted as a Royal Field Artillery battery.
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, Nottinghamshire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force) was proposed as a new unit and it was recognized by the Army Council on 31 July 1908 (and the ammunition column on the same date). The unit consisted of
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