86 BATTERY WAS IN HYDERABAD INDIA IN 1920
THE BATTERY WAS ARMED WITH THE 4.5inch HOWITZER
FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN 1938 86 WAS LINKED TO 72 AND BECAME KNOWN AS
72/86 BATTERY
I DONT KNOW WHEN THE SPLIT OCCURED BUT IN 1947
72 BATTERY WAS RENUMBERED TO 179
IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD PROVIDE
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