1st Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers
| 1st Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers 1st Lanarkshire RGA (V) 3rd Lowland Brigade, RFA 80th (Lowland – City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, RA 280th (City of Glasgow Artillery) Field Regiment, RA Lowland Regiment, RA | |
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| Active | 30 December 1859–1 April 1975 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Artillery |
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| Size | Up to 4 brigades/regiments |
| Part of | 52nd (Lowland) Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Glasgow |
| Nickname(s) | 'The Glasgow Howitzers' (IV Brigade, RFA) |
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The 1st Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers were formed in 1859 as a response to a French invasion threat. Its units fought at Gallipoli and in Palestine during World War I, and in Normandy and North West Europe during World War II. It continued in the postwar Territorial Army until 1961.