Royal field artillery ww1 records co. There were two other branches of the Artillery during The Great War, The Royal Horse Artillery, the so-called elite branch of the Artillery; and the Royal Garrison Artillery, which mainly used the larger guns and developed 'technical' Gunnery (qv). Breach of the above condition may result in legal action. Find out how to contact the Archivist and use the research guides from The National Archives. In practical terms this database consists men who were in the Royal Artillery post WW1 and is a valuable database as it may also include information about prior Army service. A gun, however, worn on the right arm by the Royal Artillery non-commissioned officer is, like the grenade of the Royal Engineers, a regimental badge, and not a badge of trade or of special skill at arms. The books list around 1 million men but not all Royal Field Artillery [436309] Royal Garrison Artillery [13473] Labour Corps [10436] Royal Engineers [9713] Army Service Corps [4029] Royal Horse Artillery [3498] Army Veterinary Corps [1953] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [1818] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1651] Royal Artillery [1338] Royal Army Medical Corps [1239] Tank Corps 340 (Howitzer), 341, 342 and 343 Brigades (Territorial Force, 68th Divisional Artillery) 351 and 352 Brigades (71st Divisional Artillery) 352 and 353 Brigades (72nd Divisional Artillery) 354 and 355 Brigades (73rd Divisional Artillery) All other brigades. The RHA provided artillery support to the cavalry and continued in a separate role. Search by name of a non-commissioned officer or soldier in our catalogue within WO 69 for records of the Royal Artillery which include: description books; records of service, including original Royal Artillery Records There are many Royal Artillery records, but they are often scattered among other army records in non-consecutive bundles. After many setbacks, they finally took Baghdad in March 1917. zivqktvotuuwhkbofyvvgybqrmdpndraycfomqumnaunknwzvuywrfizkakppvnnzsrnrunfbphwxjnt