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- 1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918
- 1861 Worldwide Army Index
- Afghan War, Fallen Officers & Victoria Cross Recipients 1878-1880
- Airmen Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
- Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
- Army Deserters 1828-1840
- Army List August 1878
- Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945
- Birmingham City Battalions 1914-1918
- Birmingham Employers Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- Bradford Pals 1914-1918
- Britain, Gestapo Invasion Arrest List 1940
- British Armed Forces Soldiers' Wills 1850-1986
- British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records
- British Armed Forces, First World War Widows' Pensions Forms
- British Armed Forces, Roman Catholic Registers Baptisms
- British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945
- British Army Discharges, 60th Foot 1854-1880
- British Army Officers' Widows' Pension Forms 1755-1908
- British Army Service Records - WO 363 & WO 364
- British Army Service Records WO 22 & WO 23
- British Army Service Records WO 96 & WO 97
- British Army, Bond Of Sacrifice: Officers Died In The Great War 1914-1916
- British Army, British Red Cross Society volunteers 1914-1918
- British Army, East Surrey Regiment 1899-1919
- British Army, East Surrey Regiment 1899-1919
- British Army, East Surrey Regiment 1899-1919
- British Army, Honourable Artillery Company
- British Army, Imperial War Museum Bond of Sacrifice 1914-1918
- British Army, Indian Volunteer Force Medal Awards 1915-1939
- British Army, Irish regimental enlistment registers 1877-1924
- British Army, List Of Half-Pay Officers 1714
- British Army, Lloyds Of London Memorial Roll 1914-1919
- British Army, Northumberland Fusiliers 1881-1920
- British Army, Queen's Royal West Regiment 1901-1918
- British Army, Queen's Royal West Regiment 1901-1918
- British Army, Queen's Royal West Regiment 1901-1918
- British Army, Railwaymen Died in the Great War
- British Army, Royal Artillery Officer Deaths 1850-2011
- British Army, Royal Artillery Officers 1716-1899
- British Army, Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1914-1918
- British Army, Royal Artillery, 80th Field Regiment, WW2
- British Army, Royal Welch Fusiliers
- British Army, War of 1812 Casualties
- British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 1917-1920
- British Army, worldwide index 1851
- British Casualties, Aden 1955-1967
- British Casualties, Indian Mutiny 1857-1859
- British Casualties, Korean War 1950 – 1953
- British Casualties, Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1939
- British in Argentina 1914-1919
- British India Office Army & Navy pensions
- British Officers Taken Prisoner of War 1914-1918
- British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry List, Wounded & Missing, 1914-1919
- British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers, 1914-1918
- British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939
- British Royal Air Force, Gallantry Awards 1914-1919
- British Royal Air Force, Officers’ Service Records 1912 - 1920
- British Royal Naval Reserve 1899-1930 ADM240
- British Royal Naval Reserve 1899-1930 ADM337
- British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records, 1704-1919
- British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records, 1704-1919
- British Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Battle of Jutland 1916 servicemen
- British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations 1795-1852
- British Royal Navy personnel 1831
- British Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1924
- British Royal Navy, Foreign Awards To Officers Index 1914-1922
- British Royal Navy, Ships' Musters
- British subjects who died in the service of the Indian Empire
- British Women's Royal Air Force Service Records 1918-1920
- Chelsea: documents of soldiers awarded deferred pensions 1838-1896 - WO 131
- Chelsea: pensioners' discharge documents 1760-1887 - WO 121
- Chelsea: pensioners' discharge documents, foreign regiments 1816-1817 - WO 122
- City of York militia & muster rolls 1509-1829
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour, 1914-1921
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour, 1938-1947
- Crimean War casualties 1853-1856
- Cyprus Emergency Deaths 1955-1960
- De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- Edinburgh Pals 1914-1918
- Essex, Clacton Roll Of Honour 1914-1918
- Glasgow Pals 1914-1918
- Hampshire, Portsmouth Military Tribunals 1916-1919
- Harold Gillles Plastic Surgery Archives from WWI
- Harts Army List 1840
- Harts Army List 1888
- Honourable Women of the Great War, 1914-1918
- Imperial Yeomanry, soldiers' documents, South African War 1899-1902 - WO 128
- Irish Officers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
- Jersey, 1815 Militia Survey
- Kempston Servicemen 1914-1920
- Kilmainham Pensioners British Army service records, 1771-1821
- Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920
- Lincolnshire, Kesteven Militia Ballot List 1824
- Liverpool Pals 1914-1918
- London County Council Record Of War Service 1914-1918
- London Stock Exchange Memorial Roll 1914-1918
- London volunteer soldiers, 1859-1955
- Manchester Employers' Roll Of Honour 1914-1916
- Manchester Regiment city battalions 1914-1916
- Middlesex War Memorials
- Middlesex, Poplar, Military Tribunals 1916-1918
- Military Nurses (Royal Red Cross)
- Military Nurses 1856-1994
- Napoleonic War Records
- Napoleonic War Records
- Napoleonic War Records 1775 - 1817
- National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918
- Northamptonshire Military Tribunals 1916-1918
- Northamptonshire militia lists 1771
- Officers' services, First World War - WO 339 & WO 374
- Oldham Pals 1914-1920
- Oldham Pals Roll of Honour
- Palestine Conflict British Deaths 1945-1948
- Peninsular Medal Roll 1793-1814
- Plymouth Militia records 1625-1831
- Plymouth Rolls Of Honour 1914-1919
- Plymouth Second World War records 1939-1945
- Plymouth Subscribers For Redemption Of Captives In Turkey and Algiers 1680
- Prisoners of War - Second World War (1939-1945) - Europe
- Prisoners of War - Second World War (1939-1945) - Far East
- Prisoners Of War 1715-1945 - Napoleonic
- Prisoners of war 1745-1945: Crimean War to Boer Wars
- Prisoners Of War 1914-1920
- Regimental records of officers' services 1775-1914 - WO 76
- Royal Air Force Muster Roll 1918
- Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942
- Royal Artillery Honors & Awards
- Royal Artillery Military Medal Awards
- Royal Artillery Other Ranks: casualty cards 1939-1947
- Royal Fusiliers Collection 1863-1905
- Royal Fusiliers, Stockbrokers' Battalion 1914-1918
- Royal Marine Medal Roll
- Royal Marines 1899-1919
- Royal Naval Division Casualties, 1914-1919
- Royal Naval Division Service Records, 1914-1920
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve medal roll
- Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919
- Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll, 1914-1920
- Royal Sussex Regiment Southdown Battalions 1914-1918
- Royal Tank Corps enlistment records, 1919-1934
- Salford Pals 1914-1918
- Silver War Badge roll 1914-1920
- Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919
- South Africa Roll Of Honour 1914-1918
- South Lancashire Regiment Prisoners of War 1914-1918
- Surrey Recruitment Records
- Surrey, Military Tribunals 1915-1918
- Swansea Pals (14th Welsh Regt)
- The Household Cavalry 1801-1919 - WO 400
- Waterloo Roll Call 1815
- Welsh Guards 1915-1918
- World War One British Army Medal Index Cards
- WW1 Ships Lost at Sea, 1914-1919
- WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations
- WWII Escapers and Evaders
This collection enables you to search for your ancestors in 21,400 Royal Artillery honours and awards for the period 1939-1946. The awards were given to the officers and men of the Royal Regiment of Artillery for their gallantry and dedication during WWII. This is a nominal roll of those awards.
These records could give you the following information about your ancestor:
• Soldier's title, first name (sometimes only initials, last name, rank and number
• Soldiers post nominals at the time of the award
• Date it appears in the London Gazette
• Unit the man was serving in at the time of the award, when known
• Award itself
• Branch of the regiment
• Award itself
• Theatre of operations in which the soldier was serving at the time
• Schedule number
• File number
• Who the award was recommended by
• Theatre of operations
• Remarks on the award*
• Further service notes, when known*
• Status*
• Date of event*
• Cause of death*
• Place of residence
• Date of discharge*
• Reason for discharge*
* For the majority these fields are blank but are being added in as the author carries out more research.
All the recipients are listed, as are their service numbers, their rank, the date of the award, the award type and the theatre of operations along with the command formation who recommended the award and the schedule and file numbers. Many of the other details are being added as they are discovered.
The records explained
Soldier's number
Both officers and soldiers had individual numbers during WWII. When an officer was commissioned from the ranks, he would stop using his soldier's number and was issued a new officers P number. This means a recipient may be recorded here under two different numbers for pre- and post-commission awards.
Soldier's rank
Many of the ranks within the RA have been abbreviated. The soldier's full substantive rank is given with any acting 'A', temporary 'T', or local 'L' rank in brackets afterwards.
• Gnr – gunner
• L/Bdr – lance bombardier
• Bdr – bombardier
• L/Sgt – lance sergeant
• Sgt – sergeant
• S/Sgt – staff sergeant
• QMS – quartermaster sergeant
• TSM – troop sergeant major
• BQMS – battery quartermaster sergeant
• RQMS – regimental quartermaster sergeant
• BSM – battery sergeant major (warrant officer class 2)
• WOII – warrant officer class 2
• SM (AC) – sergeant major (artillery clerk)
• RSM – regimental sergeant major (warrant officer class 1)
• WOI – warrant officer class 1
• 2nd Lt – lieutenant
• Lt – lieutenant
• Lt Col – lieutenant colonel
Other abbreviations explained
• U/P – unpaid
• P/ – paid
• Art. RA – artificer, Royal Artillery
• Dvr – driver
• (AC) – artillery clerk
• (IG) – instructor in gunnery
• (DO) – district officer
• (DOIG) – district officer and instructor in gunnery
• (QM) – quartermaster
• (TIG) –technical instructor in gunnery
The unit the man was serving in at the time of the award
During WWII, the RA was organised with batteries in regiments. Their role was normally included in their title:
• AOP – air observation post
• LAA – light anti-aircraft
• HAA – heavy anti-aircraft
• Hy – heavy
• Obs – observation
• SL – searchlight
• (M) – mixed
• RHU – regimental holding unit
• HQRA – headquarters Royal Artillery
• TD – training depot
When a soldier wasn't serving with a regiment or similar, or on a headquarters staff, they would appear on a list instead. These were called the 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' Lists. They were usually controlled at theatre level.
• BEF – British Expeditionary Force
• CMF – Central Mediterranean Force
• MEF – Middle East Forces
Occasionally their role is mentioned:
• SBO – senior British officers
• OC – officer commanding
• COS – chief of staff
• GSO – general staff officer
• AA&QMG – anti-aircraft and quartermaster general
• DA&QMG – director of artillery and quartermaster general
• BRA – brigade major Royal Artillery
• CRA – commander Royal Artillery
• CCRA – corps commander Royal Artillery
• MGRA – major general Royal Artillery
• IG – instructor in gunnery
Award itself
• VC – Victoria Cross
• GCB – Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the British Empire
• KCB – Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
• KBE – Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• CB – Companion, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
• CBE – Commander, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• OBE – Officer, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• MBE – Member, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• BEM – British Empire Medal
• DSO – Distinguished Service Order
• DSC – Distinguished Service Cross
• MC – Military Cross
• DFC – Distinguished Flying Cross
• DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal
• GM – George Medal
• DSM – Distinguished Service Medal
• MM – Military Medal
• DFM – Distinguished Flying Medal
• MID – Mention in Despatches
• Commendation
• Gallantry Certificate
• CBC –Certificate for Brave Conduct
• CIGS Certificate – Chief of the Imperial General Staff's Certificate
• CinC Certificate – Commander in Chief's Certificate
• MS Certificate – Meritorious Service Certificate
• GC Cert – Good Conduct Certificate
• GS Cert – Good Service Certificate
Schedule number
Parts of these references give an indication on the chain of command of the unit the soldier was serving in:
• 11 AGRO – 11 Army Group Regimental Orders
• 21 AGRO – 21 Army Group Regimental Orders
• AACO – Anti-Aircraft Command Orders
• AGRO – Army Group Regimental Orders
• BEF – British Expeditionary Force
• CMF – Central Mediterranean Force
• MEF – Middle East Forces
• BM – British Military Mission
• DDMI – Department & Directorate of Military Intelligence
• ECO – Eastern Command Orders
• GRO – General Regimental Orders
• LDO – London District Orders
• MRA – Maritime Royal Artillery
• MI – Military Intelligence
• MS – Military Secretariat
• NCO – Northern Command Orders
• PW – Prisoner of War
• RO – Regimental Orders
• SCO – Southern Command Orders
• SECO – South Eastern Command Orders
• WCO – Western Command Orders
File number
These references match those written on the surviving honours and awards recommendations held at the National Archives, Kew.
Recommended by
The general officer commanding would send regular despatches home to the UK describing his actions. These were numbered for every theatre of operations and the last despatch was known as the cease-fire despatch 'CF Despatch.'
The headquarters staff would also send back lists of recommendations. Again their titles suggest the chain of command and/or the unit the soldier was serving in when read in conjunction with the theatre of operations.
Theatre of operations
This is usually the country in which the award was won. During WWII, however, this was expanded to include 'Special Operations', 'Ex-Prisoners of War' and 'Escapees'.