Canadian guns of the regiment royal artillery gunners of. Many of the units and batteries of the royal regiment of canadian artillery are older than the dominion of canada itself. The history, as it now stands, represents the services of the corps in detail as far as the year 1815, and gives a summary of the services of those batteries now in existence, which represent the troops and companies of the old royal horse artillery, and of the nine senior battalions of the royal 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.
This book describes all major variants, from the 60pdr guns of the heavy field batteries, perched somewhat uncomfortably on the cusp between field artillery and siege artillery, to the 2. History of the royal regiment of artillery francis. L book condition used binding hardcover isbn 10 0771067712 isbn 9780771067716 publisher toronto. The exertions of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. Burne, 1 book fritz hoenig, 1 book william swabey, 1 book k. Royal artillery in the second world war 19391945 the.
War services of the 62nd west riding divisional artillery. Smithsonian libraries, natural history building, 10 th st. Minutes of proceedings of the royal artillery institution. Originally based in the royal arsenal, beginning in 1770 the regiment was rehoused in the royal artillery barracks on woolwich common. History of the royal artillery from the indian mutiny to the great war. It served as a training formation as x reserve brigade, rha in the first world war before being dissolved at the end of the war. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. Gst of 5% is applicable on all sales within canada. British military records genealogy familysearch wiki. Powered by ebay turbo lister the free listing tool. The royal irish artillerys involvement in the american war for independence, although brief, was a part of the largest artillery campaign todate in north america. Seven batteries of artillery were formed after the passage of the. In 1914 the artillery of britains field army encompassed those weapons judged to have sufficient mobility to keep up with troops in the field. 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.
History of the royal regimental artillery in the far east history of the royal regiment of artillery hardcover march 31, 2002 by m. These were increased to four companies and on 1 april 1722 grouped with independent artillery units at gibraltar and menorca to form the royal regiment of artillery. The aims, quite simply, are the promotion of gunner welfare and comradeship. Jun 01, 2012 the only complaints i have about this book is that the text may seem dry at times and some of the technological innovations are hard to visualize without illustrations the picture section in the middle is almost useless for this purpose. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Media in category history of the royal artillery the following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. History of the royal regiment of artillery book, 1986. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the first or second world war.
Jun 07, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of history of the royal. Royal artillery institution publisher 21 works 0 ebooks. Naturally, its virtue lies partly in the artwork by legendary john batchelor, whose to be read again and again and again.
General sir martin farndale, history of the royal regiment of artillery. The column of fire and smoke which rolled from the works, beautifully illuminated the troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup d cdl. Help us to bring it to life as a unique commemoration of. Internet archive bookreader history of the royal regiment of artillery 18151853. Brief history of 31st divisional artillery officers only listed history of the 33rd divisional artillery in the war, 19141918. The quickfiring qf seventeenpounder was a threeinch 76 mm howitzer introduced in 1942. Hogg himself acknowledges, brevity necessitates that this is only a history of artillery, but goodreads search results dont show much younger competition. The official account of the royal artillerys activities in the normandy campaign, this is a key book for any serving members of the regiment. He was recalled from a posting in malaya to take up this position of drum major which he kept until he retired from the army.
A short history of the 39th deptford divisional artillery 19151918. Hogg enlisted in the royal artillery of the british army in april 1945. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to ww2. The biographies were largely completed and presented to the royal australian artillery historical company raahc that decided to add the work to the website, rather than publish it as a book, so that it can be amended as new information comes to hand or new entries are approved. The first artillery company in canada was formed in the province of quebec in 1750 volunteer canadian artillery batteries existed before 1855 but their history is mostly unknown.
Europe and north africa, 19391941 general martin farndale, sir, basil perronet hughes royal artillery institution, 1996 world war, 19141918. Antiaircraft artillery, 191455 volume 4 of history of the royal regiment of artillery, sir martin farndale. List of british army regiments and corps wikipedia. The royal irish artillery was not brought to north america as a distinct unit, but as drafts for the british royal artillery during lt. The history of the 17th light antiaircraft regiment, royal. The first artillery company in canada was formed in the province of quebec in 1750. Internet archive bookreader history of the royal regiment of artillery. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The royal regiment of artillery originated in 1716, when two companies of artillery were formed to ensure that a regular force of gunners was readily available. The only complaints i have about this book is that the text may seem dry at times and some of the technological innovations are hard to visualize without illustrations the picture section in the middle is almost useless for this purpose. A tactical study of the royal artillery in the twentieth century 1970, much longer since the still unbeatable departmental inhouse the development of artillery.
Orderly books royal artillery regiment extract royal artillery orders philadelphia 2 december 1777. Royal australian artillery historical company posts facebook. History of the royal regiment of artillery internet archive. Royal regiment of canadian artillery military wiki fandom. My grandfather was the first drum major appointed for 100 years in the royal artillery band having been joined as a boy soilder at the age of 15. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Neuware history of the royal regiment of artillery vol. Farndale, martin sir, 2 books oliver frederick gillilan hogg, 2 books henry george farmer, 1 book oliver frederick gillilan hogg, 1 book duncan alastair campbell, 1 book cuthbert aubrey lionel graham, 1 book a.
Royal artillery unit histories unit histories great war forum. Two to start with if you are just looking for ww1 information. See more ideas about napoleonic wars, royal horse artillery and british army. The royal regiment of artillery, commonly referred to as the royal artillery ra and colloquially known as the gunners, is the artillery arm of the british army. The royal regiment of artillery comprises thirteen regular army regiments, kings troop royal horse artillery and five army reserve regiments. Frederick, lineage book of british land forces 16601978, vol i. Although there is no evidence that guy fawkes, the man connected with the gunpowder plot sourced the black powder from waltham abbeys gunpowder mill, we like to play up to the possibility to the hilt, by celebrating with a great guy fawkes festival and a special gunpowder, treason and plot education programme for schools. This book outlines the history, development and uniforms of the royal regiment of artillery up to the late 1960s. The regiment expanded rapidly in the 18th century and, since then, has seen service in campaigns worldwide, from the boer and crimean wars of the 19th century, to world wars i and ii. The history of the royal regiment of canadian artillery 2 vols. Today the royal regiment of artillery is combined with the royal horse artillery to form the royal artillery. If you would like to send us a present, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. History of the royal regiment of artillery, volume 1 history of the royal regiment of artillery, francis duncan. Sep, 2018 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.
Learn more about the history of the royal artillery. The history of the 17th light antiaircraft regiment, royal artillery. The royal artillery archive is one of the oldest military archives with a wealth of information on the royal regiment from medals to. A major innovation in 1793 was the establishment of the royal horse artillery, designed to provide mobile fire support for cavalry units. X brigade, royal horse artillery was a brigade of the royal horse artillery which existed in the early part of the 20th century. This is a new hard cover canadian guns of the regiment royal artillery gunners of canada reference book. History of the royal regiment of artillery by duncan, francis, 18361888. Ii is an unchanged, highquality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Membership is open to all serving and retired, regular and reserve and volunteer ranks of the ra. History of the royal regiment of artillery by martin. Total of 425 pages with lots of information and pictures. History of the royal regimental artillery in the far east history of the royal regiment of artillery farndale, m. Royal australian artillery historical company, cremorne. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to ww2 you may have at home.
Moments in history it is intended that moments in history area captures the stories that have contributed to the heritage and tradition of the australian artillery. The 1st of september 2019 is the wartime memories projects 20th birthday. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The royal artillery historical society rahs exists to encourage and promote an interest in the organisation, equipment and history of the royal artillery ra in particular and gunnery in general. The liverpool rifles was a unit of the territorial army, part of the british army, formed in. If wildbot is malfunctioning, or you have suggestions for improvements, please leave a message. This data has been transcribed from the following imperial war museum collection. The national army museum works together with regimental and corps museums across the country to help provide a network of military museums for everyone to visit and enjoy. The same year saw the foundation of the corps of royal artillery drivers to provide transport for the artillery. Explore the history, collections and future museum plans of the royal artillery by visiting the royal artillery museum website. As he explains in his opening acknowledgements, jamie wilson at the history press did underline the existence of a market for such a book, first as no general history has appeared in over 25 years since brig peter meads work 1982 gunners at war, almost 40 since famous brig shelford bidwells gunners at war gunners at war. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved.
This detailed history continues in this paper written by david dooks. Royal australian artillery historical company annual reports. My father joined the army in november 1936 aged 18 and was enlisted in the royal artillery, based at aldershot and. In august 1940 the re aa battalions were transferred to the royal artillery ra. Provide support to 1st regiment royal horse artillery. History of the royal irish regiment of artillery paperback february, 2009. Jan 05, 2004 29th divisional artillery war record and honours book 19151918. The uniforms of the royal irish artillery during the time of the awi followed the coloring standards of the british royal artillery from the same time. History of coast artillery in the british army paperback february, 2009. Events from the history of the royal regiment of artillery 46 battle of crecy. A blue coat, faced red and laced with a yellow worsted lace for enlisted men, and gold lace for officers. Historically these names reflected the role the units performed, but in the modern era are retained purely for historical reasons.
The history of the royal artillery in northwest europe. O battery royal horse artillery are the headquarters battery of the british armys 1st regiment royal horse artillery they are currently based in assaye barracks in tidworth. This video outlines the story of the horse drawn 18 pounder gun, a truly iconic artillery piece of the australian army. English artillery, 261716, being the history of artillery in this c. After reading this book, the first single volume history of the royal artillery in over 25 years, it is easy to see why they came to this conclusion. Morriss corps will give brigdrgeneral pattison this day a return of men in that corps fit for immediate service who with offcrs.
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