West Riding Artillery - Inter-war Period

Inter-war Period

By the end of the First World War, the Leeds and Bradford brigades had become the 245th and 246th Brigade RFA respectively, but were renamed back to the 1st and 2nd West Riding Brigade RFA when they reconstituted into the Territorial Army in 1920. This was short-lived, however, as they were again renamed, this time as the 69th and 70th (West Riding) Brigades Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Army) in 1921. In 1924, the Royal Horse, Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery were reunited under one name and the brigades became the 69th and 70th (West Riding) Field Brigades Royal Artillery (Territorial Army). Similarly, when artillery brigades were rebranded as regiments in 1938, the West Riding brigades became the 69th and 70th (West Riding) Field Regiment RA(TA). In 1939, the 69th formed a Second Line regiment at Bramley, Leeds, 121 Field Regiment RA(TA); the 70th similarly gave rise to 122 Field Regiment RA(TA) in Bradford.