The Bristol Gunners tells the story of the Gloucestershire
Volunteer Artillery (GVA) from its birth in the French invasion
crisis of 1859 through to the modern day. An Italian revolutionary
sparked the crisis which gave life to the GVA, and by a strange
quirk of circumstances the GVA became intimately linked with the
Italian people through two world wars. Bristol gunners have served
in many wars and actions since the formation of the GVA, and they
continue to serve today in the newly created Reserve Forces.
Through many changes of challenge and technology the GVA have
always responded with expertise and enthusiasm for the task. While
this is a story of Bristol men, it reflects the stories of many
other Territorial and Volunteer military units throughout the UK.
This account is based on archives, records, and personal diaries
kept by men of the GVA and held in our archives. Many of these
accounts have not before been published.
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