3rd Lowland Brigade Royal Field Artillery, 1910 (c)

Chromolithograph recruiting poster, printed by Gale and Polden, 1910 (c)

The 3rd Lowland Brigade were formed in 1908 when the Territorial Force (TF) was created as part of a new Army reserve. The origins of the unit were in the Lanarkshire Artillery Volunteers, which was formed in the 1860s, following the threat of a French invasion. The unit had its’ headquarters in Glasgow and was mobilised for active service during the First World War.