2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers 4th London Brigade, RFA 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, RA 139th (4th London) Field Regiment, RA 291 (4th London) Airborne Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 13 February 1860 – 1 April 1967 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Type | Artillery Regiment |
Role | Garrison Artillery Field Artillery Airborne Artillery |
Garrison/HQ | Plumstead (1860–1905) Lewisham (1905–1967) |
Nickname(s) | Lewisham Gunners Shiny Fourth |
Engagements | Second Boer War WWI: WWII: |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir Edwin Hughes |
The 2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers, later 4th London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, popularly known as the Lewisham Gunners, was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1860 until 1967. Initially raised in suburban West Kent, its recruiting area was later incorporated within the County of London. It provided two active service units in each of the World Wars, operating as far afield as Sicily, Burma and Madagascar, and later provided an airborne unit in the Territorial Army of the 1950s.