Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery
| Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) 1/1st Shropshire RHA (T.F.) |
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|---|---|
| Active | 7 May 1908 – 1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of |
Welsh Border Mounted Brigade CCXCIII Brigade, RFA (T.F.) |
| peacetime HQ | Shrewsbury |
| Equipment |
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder |
| Engagements | |
| 2/1st Shropshire RHA (T.F.) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914 – May 1919 |
| Country |
United Kingdom
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| Branch |
British Army
|
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battery |
| Part of |
2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade CLVIII Brigade, RFA |
| Equipment |
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder |
| Engagements | |
The Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery was a Territorial Force Royal Horse Artillery battery that was formed in Shropshire in 1908 from the Shropshire Battery of the 1st Shropshire and Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers, Royal Garrison Artillery of the Volunteer Force. It saw active service during the First World War on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 as part of an Army Field Artillery Brigade. A second line battery, 2/1st Shropshire RHA, also served on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918 as part of another Army Field Artillery Brigade. It was reconstituted post-war as a medium artillery battery and served as such in the Second World War.
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.
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