Medal roll 1 does indeed indicate he served in france. The royal field artillery was a branch of the royal artillery during world war war 1. With the royal field artillery in action, 1918 youtube. The quick firing qf 18 pounder was the principle field gun of the british army in world war one. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the royal field artillery. Record details for albert edward wallace royal field. His low number rather suggests he was in a territorial unit each one had its own series of numbers so they are commonlyin the range 1 in 1915. During the first world war a whole new form of artillery was developed to meet. When someone enlisted with the royal regiment of artillery the first thing they did was fill out an attestation record. The rha provided artillery support to the cavalry and continued in a separate role.
Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the first world war. Alfred deployed with the bef at the outbreak of the great war, leaving for france from southampton on 22 nd august 1914. Royal field artillery archives page 3 of 59 ww1 roll. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the royal. World war 1 one ww1 wwii greatwar great royal field artillery. British army 931 driver royal field artillery 6th london brigade. Particular emphasis is placed on the activities of the 277th brigade of the rfa. Here we have a world war 1 gv military medal awarded to 150 brigade royal field artillery in good condition for sale. In february 1958 g and i batterys joined the regiment, but in june 1961 it was renamed 4th field regiment royal artillery and it lost f, g and i batteries to the newly formed 7th parachute regiment rha. Royal artillery field forge original 1920s photo card. In august 1914 it mobilised and in september was sent to the continent with the british expeditionary force, where it.
This data has been transcribed from the following imperial war museum collection. The royal field artillery rfa of the british army provided close artillery support for the infantry. To produce this he transcribed the diary notes he made during the war. The rank was initially used in the royal artillery for the men who drove the teams of horses which pulled the guns. He said the men, gunners and drivers, would receive 1s. By continuing to use this site you agree to accept cookies. At a recruiting meeting held in may 1915, lieutenant gay gave examples of the rates of pay for the lower ranks in the royal field artillery. Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. World war 1 campaign medals awarded to grandad for service as a driver of horses with the royal field artillery rfa. Although both used horsedrawn gun limbers, the rha used smaller caliber guns, resulting in more mobility.
Driver royal field artillery c1906 armed forces page 1. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Batteries and brigades of the royal field artillery the. It was primarily intended as an antitank gun, but no suitable carriage was available in production quantity until 1943, when the weapon entered combat in italy. Served from the outbreak of the war in a battery, honourable artillery company until recieving his commission in. In 1916, batteries started being issued with the improved 18 pounder field gun. The quickfiring qf seventeenpounder was a threeinch 76 mm howitzer introduced in 1942. The rga manned garrisons and coast defences and had the heaviest guns. The royal artillery in the first world war the long, long trail. The wartime memories project royal field artillery during the great war great warallied army.
The royal horse artillery, currently consists of three regiments, 1 rha, 3 rha and 7 rha and one ceremonial unit kings troop royal horse artillery. Gunner edward joseph asbury, 153810, royal field artillery, was listed killed in action on march 25th, 1918, after he had initially been reported wounded and missing on that date. Royal field artillery in the great war, the wartime memories project. This section of the long, long trail describes the formation, attachments and history of each brigade and battery of the royal field artillery. For details of movements and battles, click through to the divisions concerned. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close.
The raahc has assembled a team to deliver a world war 1 quick firing 18 pounder gun and ammunition limber complete with horse team and gun detachment. Search for royal field artillery in unit lives of the first world war. Our survey of the royal engineers and the royal artillery closes with a fine group of the officers, noncommissioned officers, and men of the 61st howitzer battery, which has been engaged in the operations of sir redvers buller, under command of major. Morris, driver, royal field artillery, 38328, who could be your man. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the royal regiment of artillery on 1 july 1899, and was reamalgamated back into the regiment proper, along with the royal garrison artillery, in 1924. Today the royal regiment of artillery is combined with the royal horse artillery to form the royal artillery. The rfa was the largest branch, providing howitzers and medium artillery near the front line. The diary and anecdotes of john price nunn who was a driver and signaller for the 2nd east lancashire division. With original ribbons, from the left 1914 1915 star. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to ww2 you may have at home. Batteries and brigades of the royal field artillery the long, long. The national archives has a medal index card for a richard h.
Additional name information from the lives of the first world war website. The original enlistment books that from this collection are owned by the royal artillery historical trust and housed at the royal artillery museum in woolwich. The field batteries were numbered 1103 and had their depot at woolwich. The royal regiment of artillery has operated in its existence everything from light cannon, to huge siege pieces, through to the end of the cold war and nuclear weapons, and now onto the realm of smart munitions and the mlrs. Almost all the batteries of the royal horse artillery have served continuously since the french revolutionary wars or napoleonic wars, except the kings troop which has existed since 1946 and m battery which was reanimated in 1993. Additional information from the lives of the first world war. Royal field artillery in the great war the wartime. A driver was a military rank used in the british royal artillery and artillery corps of other commonwealth armies throughout the first and second world war, as well as in earlier conflicts. It was retitled 4th field regiment royal horse artillery in 1951, with p battery joining the regiment, in december of that year. Royal field artillery first world war diary with anecdotes. First world war casualty details for driver percy healey royal field artillery. This leads me to believe that each gun team had three drivers one per pair and five gunners, one of whom would be the bombardier. During world war 1 the daily rate of pay for a drivers and gunners in the royal field artillery was 1s. Kerry lost her first husband, alfred thomas king during the great war.
This is my grandfathers personal record of his time in the first world war. British army 73631 driver royal field artillery 15th brigade. Royal engineers royal field artillery royal flying corps royal fusiliers royal. Royal artillery in the second world war 19391945 the.
There were two other branches of the artillery during the great war, the royal horse artillery, the socalled elite branch of the artillery. Also the number of gunners per battery was almost equal to the number of drivers. Discover more about royal artillery attestations 18831942. First world war casualty details for driver george pattinson royal field artillery. He was a driver in the royal field artillery, 32 brigade rfa, 4 th division ammunition column. Ww2 british army the originals world war one gi joe military england british people. Reflections on the role of the royal field artillery in world war 1.
The royal field artillery provided artillery support for the british army. In 1899, the royal artillery was split into three arms the royal field artillery rfa, the royal horse artillery rha and the royal garrison artillery rga. Drivers royal field artillery other great war chat. The royal artillery was divided into three separate bodies.
Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to ww2. Many brigades started the war with 15 pounder field guns, ironically a development of an original krupps design from germany. The royal field artillery this was the largest of the three units. The officers, noncommissioned officers, and men of the 61st battery royal field artillery. The royal field artillery was the largest arm of the artillery. Royal field artillery other rank pows 1914 there are 197 men on this list of men from the royal field artillery who were captured by the germans on or before christmas day 1914. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and. I am not an artillery expert, but the field artillery training manual 1914 says that each driver was responsible for two horses. Xii howitzer brigade, royal field artillery was a brigade of the royal field artillery which served in the first world war it was originally formed with 43rd, 86th and 87th howitzer batteries, each equipped with 4. During world war one the british army used two mobile artillery units, the royal field artillery rfa and the royal horse artillery rha. Found in the war diary of the 18th battalion of the middlesex regiment.
During the great war the royal artillery ranks were from lowest to highest. Born in 1890 to john and mary ann asbury, of 4 midland cottages, harlington, he had joined up in september 1916. It came into being when the royal artillery was divided on 1 july 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the royal artillery in 1924. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download.