ages ▁in ▁Kent , ▁including ▁Major ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Charles ▁Stewart ▁Hard inge , ▁MP , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief .< ref > B ur ke ' s , ▁Hard inge ', ▁' L enn ard ', ▁' T own sh end '. </ ref > ▁Captain ▁Walter ▁G . ▁St ir ling , ▁RA , ▁( l ater ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron et ▁St ir ling , ▁was ▁appointed ▁L t - Col ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁major ▁since ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Art illery ▁Milit ia ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁into ▁ 1 1 ▁divisions ▁of ▁g arrison ▁art illery ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁An trim ▁unit ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁Division , ▁RA . ▁When ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁Division ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁alter ed ▁to ▁Kent ▁Art illery ▁( E astern ▁Division ) ▁RA . S pi ers , ▁Late ▁Victor ian ▁Army , ▁pp . ▁ 6 3 – 4 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁most ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁art illery ▁formally ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁G arrison ▁Art illery , ▁the ▁D over ▁unit ▁taking ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁' K ent ▁R GA ▁( M ). ▁ ▁Emb od iments ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁emb od ied ▁for