Hello Beryl, RFA = Royal Field Artillery From 1899 to 1924, and then became part of the Royal artillery. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Field_Artillery> HTH Phil >Hello folks! > >I'm sending this out to a few Lists in the hope >that someone can give me a pointer, so please >reply off-topic if you think it isn't going to >be relevant for anyone else on the list > >I have a Death Certificate for a 'relly' who >died in London in 1921. His occupation is given >as ' Bootmaker ex Saddler 28473 R.F.A.' Does >anyone have a clue about what the letters refer >to? Given the preceding numerals it sounds like >either an Army number with the initials of the >regiment or perhaps a Trade Guild membership. Phil Warn ô¿ô Genealogists do it backwards Family Historians take all steps "The Warn family in Tetbury from 1722" <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philwarn/FamHist1/index.htm>