About: 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery

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The 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army from 1860 to 1956. During World War I, it was the only coastal defence unit to engage the enemy, and it also trained siege gunners for service on the Western Front. It continued its coast defence role in World War II, after which it was converted into air defence and engineer units.

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  • The 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army from 1860 to 1956. During World War I, it was the only coastal defence unit to engage the enemy, and it also trained siege gunners for service on the Western Front. It continued its coast defence role in World War II, after which it was converted into air defence and engineer units. (en)
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  • 1860-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Coastal Artillery
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  • 2014-10-19 (xsd:date)
  • 2015-10-23 (xsd:date)
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  • 0001-03-14 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Lt-Col Lancelot Robson, DSO (en)
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  • Siege Artillery (en)
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  • Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (en)
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  • The 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and Territorial Army from 1860 to 1956. During World War I, it was the only coastal defence unit to engage the enemy, and it also trained siege gunners for service on the Western Front. It continued its coast defence role in World War II, after which it was converted into air defence and engineer units. (en)
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  • 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery (en)
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  • Durham Royal Garrison Artillery (en)
  • 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery (en)
  • 511th & 526th (Durham) Coast Rgts, RA (en)
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