1st Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers 2nd North Midland Brigade, RFA 61st (North Midland) Field Rgt, RA 61st (North Midland) Super Heavy Rgt, RA 261 (North Midland) Locating Rgt, RA | |
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Active | 1860–1969 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Volunteer Force/Territorial Army |
Role | Garrison artillery Field artillery Super-heavy artillery Locating unit |
Garrison/HQ | Shelton, Staffordshire |
Engagements | First World War
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet |
The 1st Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers, later 2nd North Midland Brigade, was a Volunteer unit of the Royal Artillery of the British Army recruiting primarily from Staffordshire. It fought on the Western Front during World War I and in the Normandy Campaign and Belgium, Holland, and Germany during World War II. Postwar, it was reformed as a specialist locating unit.