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Title: The Royal Artillery - groups with-in
Post by: biker1 on Saturday 26 May 12 08:30 BST (UK)

Am I right to understand that with-in The Royal Artillery there would have been '3' groups:

RFA
RHA
RGA

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: The Royal Artillery - groups with-in
Post by: KGarrad on Saturday 26 May 12 08:48 BST (UK)

From Wikipedia:

On 1 July 1899, the Royal Artillery was divided into three groups: the Royal Horse Artillery of 21 batteries and the Royal Field Artillery of 95 batteries comprised one group, while the coastal defence, mountain, siege and heavy batteries were split off into another group named the Royal Garrison Artillery of 91 companies.[1] The third group continued to be titled simply Royal Artillery, and was responsible for ammunition storage and supply. Which branch a gunner belonged to was indicated by metal shoulder titles (R.A., R.F.A., R.H.A., or R.G.A.).

Title: Re: The Royal Artillery - groups with-in
Post by: biker1 on Sunday 27 May 12 07:03 BST (UK)

Were the metal shoulder titles only applicable to soldiers that were in the Royal Artillery? or did other regiments have metal shoulder titles?

Title: Re: The Royal Artillery - groups with-in
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 27 May 12 07:15 BST (UK)

I think most regiments had metal shoulder titles.

See http://www.kellybadge.co.uk/stock/shoulder.htm