85th (Lowland) Field Army Group, Royal Artillery

The 85th (Lowland) Field Army Group, Royal Artillery was a territorial field artillery command of Britain's postwar part-time army known as the Territorial Army (TA).

History
The Territorial Army was reconstituted, formally, on 1 January 1947 and recruiting began on 5 January. Continuity with former units was maintained through the regiments except for independent batteries and troops. Within the Royal Artillery, a new numbering system was formed as a better way to distinguish the branches of the corps which at this time included; Field Branch (Field, Medium, and Heavy artillery), AA Branch (Light and Heavy AA), and the Coast Artillery (Coastal and Territorial Heavy artillery). They were then organised as follows; 235—248 (HAC and ex-Supplementary reserve), 251—350 (Field), 351—368 (Medium), 376—378 (Survey), 380—420 (Anti-tank), 404—430 (Coast Artillery), 451—502 (HAA), 512—558 (LAA), 562—610 (Searchlight), 622—656 (Regiments converted from Infantry or Yeomanry), and finally 660—677 (New regiments formed after 1947).

Following this TA formation, a new Army Group Royal Artillery was formed in the Scottish Lowlands and designated as the 85th (Lowland) (Field) Army Group, Royal Artillery (TA) based in Townhead, Glasgow under Scottish Command. This new command was formed on 1 January 1947 and consisted of the following units;


 * HQ 85th Army Group, Royal Artillery & Signal Troop, Royal Signals, Glasgow
 * 279th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Ayr
 * 280th (City of Glasgow) (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, Glasgow
 * 330th (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, Kilmarnock
 * 357th (Lothians) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, Edinburgh

Finally, on 1 July 1950 the regiment was redesignated as HQ Royal Artillery, 52nd (Lowland) Division (TA). The command was later disbanded in 1967 when the division was reduced to the Lowland District.