The Bermuda Militia Artillery | |
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Country | Bermuda (United Kingdom overseas territory) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Coastal artillery |
Garrison/HQ | St. David's Battery |
Anniversaries | 1 September 1965 (amalgamation into Bermuda Regiment) |
The Bermuda Militia Artillery was a unit of part-time soldiers organised in 1895[1] as a reserve for the Royal Garrison Artillery detachment of the Regular Army garrison in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda. Militia Artillery units of the United Kingdom and Colonies were intended to man coastal batteries in times of war, which were manned by under-strength numbers of regular army gunners in peace time.[2] The unit was embodied during both world wars, fulfilling its role within the garrison, and also sending contingents overseas to more active theatres of the wars.