In 1902 the NZ Garrison Artillery Volunteer Regiment (NZ GAV) was formed with divisions in Lyttleton, Canterbury, Otago, Wellington, and Auckland. It was reorganised in 1911 into the Canterbury Field Artillery Brigade, the Otago Field Artillery Brigade (in the South Island) and the NZ Garrison Artillery Regiment. In 1921 the Otago and Canterbury Field Artillery Brigades were amalgamated, the NZ Garrison Artillery Regiment lapsed and 3 Field Artillery Brigade was formed. This was reorganised as the 3rd Field Brigade NZA in 1924, becoming the 3rd Artillery Brigade Group in 1937 and eventually 3 Field Regiment RNZA. The Regiment was disbanded in 1989 and the last serving guns left the South Island in 1999.
South Island artillery units: 1860-1900 | 1900-1911 | 1911-1937
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| Naval Artillery and Artillery Volunteer Units in Canterbury and Nelson 1860-1900 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nelson Naval Arty Vol 1860-1862 | |||||||||||||||
| Units in 1866: | Lyttleton Arty Vol : 1866-1875 |
No 1 Bty 1866-1875 | No 2 Bty 1866-1875 | Wakapauaka Arty Vol 1866-1871 | Timaru Arty Vol 1866 | ||||||||||
| " | Christchurch Arty Vol 1867 | Nelson City Arty Vol 1867 becomes Nelson Arty Vol 1873 | Akaroa Arty Vol 1875-1877 | Nelson (Port) Naval Vol 1875 | |||||||||||
| Units in 1879: | C Bty NZ Regt of Vol Arty 1878 | E Bty NZ Regt of Vol Arty 1878 | H Bty NZ Regt of Vol Arty 1878 | ||||||||||||
| " | " | " | Nelson Naval Bde 1880-1881 | Lyttleton Naval Bde 1880 | |||||||||||
| " | " | " | Lyttleton Arty Vol 1885 | Nelson Naval Bde 1881 |
Lyttleton Naval Arty Vol 1883 |
Timaru Naval Arty Vol 1885 |
Nelson Naval Arty Vol 1883 |
Greymouth Naval Arty Vol 1885 |
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| Units in 1885: | " | " | " | NZ Naval Arty Vol Corps : 1885 |
N Bty NZ Regt of Arty Vol |
Nelson Division Nelson Naval Arty Vol |
Canterbury Division Lyttleton Naval Arty Vol |
Canterbury Division Timaru Naval Arty Vol 1885 |
Nelson Division Nelson Naval Arty Vol |
Nelson Division Greymouth Naval Arty Vol 1885 |
Nelson Division Westport Naval Arty Vol 1885 |
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| Units in 1886: | 2nd (South Island) Arty Vol Bde : 1886 |
C Bty (Timaru) NZ Regt of Vol Arty. To South Cant Bn of Inf 1897 |
E Bty (Chch) NZ Regt of Vol Arty |
H Bty (Nelson) NZ Regt of Vol Arty. To 1st (North Island) Bde 1886-1897 | " | N Bty (Lyttleton) NZ Regt of Vol Arty |
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| Units in 1900: | E Bty (Christchurch) NZ Regt of Vol Arty |
H Bty (Nelson) NZ Regt of Vol Arty | N Bty (Lyttleton) NZ Regt of Vol Arty | Lyttleton Naval Arty Vol |
| Artillery Volunteer Units in Canterbury and Nelson 1900-1911 | |||||||||
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| Units in 1900: | E Bty (Christchurch) |
H Bty (Nelson) | N Bty (Lyttleton) |
Lyttleton Naval Arty Vol | |||||
| E Bty Regt of NZ Fd Arty Vol 1903 |
H Bty Regt of NZ Fd Arty Vol 1903 |
Lyttleton Div NZ GAV: 1902 |
No 7 Coy NZ GAV (N Bty) (Lyttleton Div NZ GAV) 1902 |
No 5 Coy NZ GAV (Lyttleton NAV) |
No 10 Coy NZ GAV (Westport Position Arty Vol) 1901-1904 |
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| E Bty Regt of NZ Fd Arty Vol |
H Bty Regt of NZ Fd Arty Vol |
Cant Div NZ GAV : 1908 |
No 2 Coy (N Bty) 1907 |
No 1 Coy (Lyttleton) 1907 |
I Bty NZ Fd Arty Vol 1904-1907 |
Westport Garrison Arty Vol 1907 |
Lyttleton Marine Band 1908 |
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| Units in 1911: | Canterbury Fd Arty Bde : HQ Christchurch 1911 |
E Bty NZ Fd Arty | H Bty NZ Fd Arty | NZ Garrison Arty Vol Regt : 1911 |
No 4 Coy NZ GA 1911 |
No 8 Coy NZ GA 1911 |
Lyttleton Marine Band | ||
| Artillery Volunteer and Territorial Units, South Island, 1911-1937 | ||||||||||||
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| Units in 1911: | Cant Fd Arty Bde : | E Bty (Christchurch) |
H Bty (Nelson) | Otago Fd Arty Bde : | C Bty (Invercargill) |
B Bty (Dunedin) |
NZ Garrison Arty Regt : | No 2 Coy (Port Chalmers) |
No 4 Coy (Lyttleton) |
No 8 Coy (Westport) |
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| Reorganised in 1921: | 3rd Fd Arty Bde : 1921 |
9th (18 pr) Bty NZA HQ Christchurch 1921 |
Disbanded 1921 | 10th (18 pr) Bty NZA HQ Christchurch 1921 |
Amalgamated with Cant Bde 1921 | 11th (18 pr) Bty NZA 1921 |
12th (4.5" How) Bty NZA 1921 |
Lapsed 1921 | 14th (6" How) Bty NZA 1921 |
16th (Pack) Bty NZA 1921 |
Disbanded 1921 | |
| Reorganised in 1924: | 3rd Fd Bde NZA: 1924 |
9th Fd Bty NZA | 10th Fd Bty NZA | 11th Fd Bty NZA | 12th Fd Bty NZA (How) | 14th Medium Bty NZA 1924 |
16th Pack Bty NZA (How) | |||||
| Reorganised in 1926: | Southern Arty Gp: Under Cmdr 3 Fd Bde 1926 |
3rd Fd Bde NZA: (Christchurch) |
9th Fd Bty NZA | 10th Fd Bty NZA | Disbanded 1931 | 12th Fd Bty NZA (How) | 14th Medium Bty NZA | 16th Light Bty NZA (How) 1931> |
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| Units in 1937: | 3rd Arty Bde Gp: (Christchurch) 1937 |
9th Fd Bty (18 pr) (Christchurch) |
10th Fd Bty (18 pr) (Christchurch) |
12th Fd Bty (4.5" How) (Dunedin) |
14th Med Bty (6" How) (Dunedin) |
16th Lt Bty (3.7" How) (Christchurch) |
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