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<[email protected]> 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

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