Many thanks Martin for such a speedy reply - Royal Field Artillery makes perfect sense - he possibly learnt his saddlery skills there and then moved to bootmaking when he left the Army - at least this gives me a starting point best wishes Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Occupation > The Royal Field Artillery > > The most numerous arm of the artillery, the horse-drawn RFA was > responsible > for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line > and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into Brigades, which were > under > command of Divisions or higher formations. > > The Brigades of the Royal Field Artillery > What did a Brigade of RFA comprise? > > During the war a whole new form of artillery was developed to meet the > unusual conditions of war on the Western Front: the trench mortar. The > lighter weapons being manned by the infantry, the RFA provided the > manpower > for the heavier mortars: > > regards > > Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beryl Hayes" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; "hampshire" > <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:19 PM > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Occupation > > >> 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. >> >> I haven't had much luck with Google - but then I don't relly know where >> to >> start looking. >> >> The lists are such wonderful sources for material, that I thought someone >> was bound to know something >> In hope and thanks, >> Beryl in Tassie - hot and humid >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) >> Database version: 5.11660 >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11660 > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ancestry.com has surviving records of soldiers who served in WW1 on line (many wered amged in WW2) - for a fee I think a basic search is free Some of them are very detailed giving next of kin , home address, details of marriages, birth of children, places where the man served, wounds recieved, medals awarded etc so it m ight be worth having a look for your man there regards Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl Hayes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Occupation > Many thanks Martin for such a speedy reply - Royal Field Artillery makes > perfect sense - he possibly learnt his saddlery skills there and then > moved > to bootmaking when he left the Army - at least this gives me a starting > point > best wishes > Beryl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Occupation > > >> The Royal Field Artillery >> >> The most numerous arm of the artillery, the horse-drawn RFA was >> responsible >> for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front >> line >> and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into Brigades, which were >> under >> command of Divisions or higher formations. >> >> The Brigades of the Royal Field Artillery >> What did a Brigade of RFA comprise? >> >> During the war a whole new form of artillery was developed to meet the >> unusual conditions of war on the Western Front: the trench mortar. The >> lighter weapons being manned by the infantry, the RFA provided the >> manpower >> for the heavier mortars: >> >> regards >> >> Martin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Beryl Hayes" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; "hampshire" >> <[email protected]>; >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:19 PM >> Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Occupation >> >> >>> 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. >>> >>> I haven't had much luck with Google - but then I don't relly know where >>> to >>> start looking. >>> >>> The lists are such wonderful sources for material, that I thought >>> someone >>> was bound to know something >>> In hope and thanks, >>> Beryl in Tassie - hot and humid >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) >>> Database version: 5.11660 >>> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) >> Database version: 5.11660 >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11680 > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11680 http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/