Royal Horse Artillery WW1

[the pretender]

Hi, I am trying to trace my Grandfathers war record but unfortunately know so little. He was (I believe) in the Royal Horse Artillery and stayed on after victory with the occupation army. Guess he was done by 1921 as he married in West Green, London in that year and moved back to Scotland with his new wife. He finished as a Lieutenant and that is all I know. Not really enough to stand a good chance of getting some info on his record and thats before the Germans bombed the records in WW2. Have attached two photos of him in uniform in the hope that the knowledgeable can gleam some information from his uniform which is beyond my capabilities. His name was Alexander Thomas Duncan, b. 6/10/1889 in Fala, Scotland.
I would be grateful if knowledgeable people could pass on information to me, eg regimental badge etc from these photos.
Stayed with him when young teenager while parents lived in remote Scotland and wish to do him justice on the family tree as he was a big influence on me.
Thanks, Alan.

[ainslie]

Certainly an officer of the Royal Artillery, but hard to say if RHA or RFA.

[ainslie]

I could not see a medal index card for him with those names in either the National Archives or Ancestry.  Could he have lived at Tooting after the war when he claimed his medals?
Officers' records were not affected by the blitz and may still be at TNA, but  many there have been pruned.  Someone with better knowledge may come along to advise.
It is possible that your man did not serve in an active war zone and so was not entitled to medals.
PS
I have just looked at the photo of him on the horse and there seem to be medal ribbons, so any more information would help.

[EDDIER]

Found a Medal Index Card for A T Duncan Royal Engineers, Sapper, 78453
Royal Garrison Artilllery, and Royal Corps of Signals.2nd Lt
Medals  Victory,BWM and 15 Star entered France 15/9/15
A contact address as 11 Waverley Crescent Stirling
Is this your man
Eddie

[ainslie]

Well spotted.  An officer in RGA would wear similar badges etc.

[EDDIER]

Also found London Marraige 4th Oct 1921 to Florence Fisher Christ Church West Green Grooms father retired Schoolmaster James Duncan ( ties in with 1891 census in Fala).Alexander was a Post Office worker and his address given as 26 James Street Stirling
Eddie

[ainslie]

The medal card shows he entered France when still a Sapper, as the '15 Star is on the RE roll.  He probably  had some officer training in UK?  His commission should be reported in the London Gazette, and his transfer to Royal Signals, too, but it is famously hard to search.

[EDDIER]

British Postal Appointment Book Aug 1908 Alexander T Duncan in Stirling appointed as
SC & J(could be a T) Dont know what the acronym stands for. Could be the reason he was transferred to the Signals
Eddie

[the pretender]

Brilliant, my thanks to everyone.
Yes he did live at James Street, Stirling and 11 Waverley Crescent so you have the right man.
Did stay on in the occupation army after war family gossip said, maybe did some admin in London before he was discharged. He would obviously have to have had some time in London or he would not have met my grandmother who stayed near West Green. Tooting possible but it is South of the River, dont know how he met my grandmother but she was partially blind from her twenties.
He did work for the Post Office and worked in the telegraph office to begin with, finished as deputy head of PO in Stirling. Thought he was a Lieutenant through family info (all now deceased) but was not sure.
Many thanks again, now much more I can put on his tree as fact and not just rumour or speculation.