3rd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers), 1902-1908.

Chromolithograph recruiting poster by Gale and Polden, 1902-1908

This unit was originally formed from men working at Woolwich Arsenal who organised themselves into a volunteer artillery unit. Formally constituted on 28 February 1860, and designated the 10th (Royal Arsenal) Kent Artillery Volunteer Corps, the unit was manned by artisans from the Shot and Shell Factory. In 1875, the 10th Kent Artillery Volunteers won the Queen's Prize at the National Artillery Association annual competition held at Shoeburyness Old Ranges.
During the 1880s the 10th Kent became the 3rd Kent Volunteer Artillery (Royal Arsenal) and after 1902 was retitled as Royal Garrison Artillery. In 1908 the unit was transferred to the new Territorial Force when the auxiliary forces were re-organised.