disbanded in 1975. Reformation As a result of Army 2020, on 5 November 2014, 278 (Lowland) Battery was formed in Livingston, and shortly thereafter formed a detachment in Edinburgh completing the lineage link. As part of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery, the battery was equipped with the L118 light gun. Uniforms and insignia The original uniform of the Edinburgh City Artillery was a dark blue tunic, black braided, with blue collar and cuffs that were later changed to scarlet, and a red stripe down the trousers. Officers wore black lace at first, later changed to white or silver cord and then red from 1878. A Busby was worn in full dress up to 1908, and a round peakless Forage cap in undress, with a different badge for each battery. Most of the battery badges were a variation on the Royal Arms of Scotland. The badge on the grenade-shape busby plume holder and officers' Sabretaches used the arms of Edinburgh above a scroll inscribed 'EDINBURGH CITY ARTILLERY'. While training with 3rd Division in 1942, 66th (Lowland) Medium Rgt wore a blue diamond-shaped shoulder flash bearing the numeral 7 embroidered in red. In 1958 the sword and full-dress pouch that had belonged to Sir Joseph Noel Paton, was presented by his family to 278th (Lowland) Fd Rgt, successors to 1st Lowland Brigade. They were worn by the commander of P (1st City of Edinburgh) Battery on every Royal saluting parade until 1967. Honorary Colonels The following served as Honorary Colonel of the unit: Sir Lewis McIver, 1st Baronet, appointed 2 December 1896 (went to Forth RGA in 1908) Walter, 8th Lord Polwarth (from 8th Royal Scots in 1921) Gen Sir Reginald Wingate, Bt, appointed 1 February 1922 Colonel Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, KT, CMG, TD, appointed to 357 Med Rgt Footnotes Notes References Anon, British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Veritable, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2021, ISBN 978-1-78331-813-1. Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56), London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, . Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military