1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers
| 1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteers 1st Lowland Brigade Royal Field Artillery 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment, RA 278th (Lowland) Field Regiment, RA | |
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Letterhead crest for the 1st Midlothian Coast Artillery Volunteers, c1890 | |
| Active | 1859–1967 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Role | Garrison Artillery Coastal Artillery Field artillery |
| Garrison/HQ | Leith (1859–89) Edinburgh (1889–1967) |
| Engagements | First World War: Western Front Second World War: North African campaign Italian campaign Burma Campaign |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Sir James Baird, 7th Bt |
The 1st Midlothian Artillery Volunteer Corps was formed in 1859 as a response to a French invasion threat. Originally it served as garrison and heavy artillery but transferred to the Territorial Force (TF) in 1908 as field artillery, in which role it served through both World Wars. In the First World War, it fought on the Western Front with 51st (Highland) Division. In the Second World War, it briefly saw service in France after the Dunkirk evacuation and later served with the Eighth Army in North Africa and Italy. Its wartime duplicate regiment served with distinction in the Burma campaign. Postwar, the regiment continued in existence until amalgamation in 1967.