4th North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
| IV North Midland Brigade, RFA 62nd (North Midland) Field Brigade, RA 68th (North Midland) HAA Regiment, RA 262 (North Midland) HAA Regiment, RA 438 (Derbyshire Artillery) Field Squadron, RE | |
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Cap Badge of the Royal Artillery (pre-1953) | |
| Active | 1908–1967 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Role | Field artillery Anti-aircraft artillery Field engineers |
| Part of | 46th (North Midland) Division 59th (2nd North Midland) Division Anti-Aircraft Command Eighth Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Derby |
| Nickname(s) | 'Derbyshire Howitzers' |
| Engagements | First World War |
The 4th North Midland Brigade, sometimes known as the 'Derbyshire Howitzers', was a part-time unit of Britain's Royal Field Artillery created in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It served on the Western Front in the First World War. Reorganised between the wars, it was later converted to the anti-aircraft (AA) role. During the Second World War, part of the regiment served in the Siege of Malta but the rest was captured at the Fall of Tobruk. The reconstituted regiment served on in Anti-Aircraft Command until 1955 and as a unit of the Royal Engineers until 1967.