1st Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers
| 1st Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers 2nd Highland Brigade, RFA 76th (Highland) Field Regiment, RA 276th (Highland) Regiment, RA The Highland Regiment, RA | |
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| Active | 1859–1975 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Artillery Regiment |
| Role | Garrison Artillery Field artillery |
| Part of | 51st (Highland) Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Dundee |
| Engagements | First World War: Western Front Second World War: Battle of France Dunkirk evacuation Alamein Tunisia Sicily D-Day North West Europe Rhine Crossing |
The 1st Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery founded in Forfarshire (now Angus) in Scotland in 1859. It served with 51st (Highland) Division through many of the major battles on the Western Front during the First World War. In the Second World War, its regiments saw action in the Battle of France, in the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, and in North West Europe from D-Day to VE Day. It continued in the postwar Territorial Army until 1975.