Royal Field Artillery
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The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army
provided artillery support for the British Army.http://books.google.com/books?id=tWh-1ytBY8IC&pg=PT5&dq=%22Royal+Field+Artillery%22&hl=en&ei=MvttTcv6NYWKlwfqjtHRBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Royal%20Field%20Artillery%22&f=false It came into being when the Royal Artillery
was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924.http://books.google.com/books?id=7nnyYVACkt8C&pg=PA28&dq=%22Royal+Field+Artillery%22+1924&hl=en&ei=EPxtTfrrEIP7lwfrmuCBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Royal%20Field%20Artillery%22%201924&f=false
The Royal Field Artillery was the largest arm of the artillery. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzer
s deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades, attached to divisions
or higher formations.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
provided artillery support for the British Army.http://books.google.com/books?id=tWh-1ytBY8IC&pg=PT5&dq=%22Royal+Field+Artillery%22&hl=en&ei=MvttTcv6NYWKlwfqjtHRBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Royal%20Field%20Artillery%22&f=false It came into being when the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924.http://books.google.com/books?id=7nnyYVACkt8C&pg=PA28&dq=%22Royal+Field+Artillery%22+1924&hl=en&ei=EPxtTfrrEIP7lwfrmuCBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Royal%20Field%20Artillery%22%201924&f=false
The Royal Field Artillery was the largest arm of the artillery. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzer
Howitzer
A howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent...
s deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades, attached to divisions
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
or higher formations.
Notable members
- Ernest Wright AlexanderErnest Wright AlexanderMajor General Ernest Wright Alexander VC CB CMG was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Alexander was 43 years old, and a major in the...
, Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient - Colin GubbinsColin GubbinsMajor-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War....
, (1896–1976) prime mover of the Special Operations ExecutiveSpecial Operations ExecutiveThe Special Operations Executive was a World War II organisation of the United Kingdom. It was officially formed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton on 22 July 1940, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Axis powers and to instruct and aid local...
(SOE) - Dar LyonDar LyonMalcolm Douglas Lyon , generally known as Dar Lyon was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club through the 1920s...
, (1898–1964) first-classFirst-class cricketFirst-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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er - Alfred William SaundersAlfred William SaundersCaptain Alfred William Saunders was an Irish-born World War flying ace. While flying for the Royal Air Force, he was credited with 12 official aerial victories and won the DFC. He remained in the RAF postwar, serving until 1927.-World War I:...
, (1888–1930) World War I flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...