Could it be Royal Field Garrison? I'm sure I've come across that before. They then became RF Artillery I believe. Rose Norton -----Original Message----- From: bob britnell via Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:15 PM To: Patrick R. L. Dunbar ; goons mailing list Subject: Re: [G] British Army Regiment Pat, are you sure it is RFG, could it be RFC, there are 22 Dunbars in the RFC, but I don't know about ranks, listed with first names on airhistory.org.uk/rfc/people. There's a Major Joseph Cameron Dunbar DSO in the Royal Artillery, London Gazette Nov 1918 but I've never seen Artillery as RFG only RA, RFA or RGA Just a thought, Bob > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:50:59 +0100 > Subject: [G] Re: British Army Regiment > From: [email protected] > > Many thanks to Ken and Brian for your suggestions. > > Ken, you were spot-on with the signature, but the initials appear twice > on the document and are clearly RFG. Perhaps this was the unit initials > before it became the RFA and later the Royal Artillery. I'll sort this > out on my next research trip - The Army List for 1920 -21 should provide > the answer. > > Brian, I can find no trace of a unit calling itself a regiment of foot > guards, except for the Polish one I mentioned in my original posting. I > have never seen 'Guards' as part of the 79th's title. Incidentally they > were resurrected and disbanded more than once after 1757. Although > originally raised in Colchester, it later became a Scottish regiment > with a variety of titles - 79th. Regiment of Foot (Cameronian > Volunteers) and the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders are two of them. > > Once again, many thanks > Pat Dunbar > #2248 > > On 18 April 2016 at 20:22, Patrick R. L. Dunbar via wrote: > >> In the FMP Easter Rising list is a Major Dunbar DSO RFG, a President of >> a Court of Enquiry. >> >> What regiment has the initials RFG? Although his given name is difficult >> to read, RFG is clear and a second officer is from the same regiment. >> >> My only hit on the web was Royal Foot Guards - but this was a Polish >> regiment, so no help! >> >> Pat Dunbar >> #22 > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > 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 _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- 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