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13 Mar 2012

Search new Royal Artillery records

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Search for your ancestors in two fantastic new sets of Royal Artillery records on findmypast.co.uk: Royal Artillery Military Medals 1916-1993 and Royal Artillery Honours & Awards 1939-1946.

Royal Artillery Military Medals 1916-1993

Search a nominal roll of more than 16,500 military medals, which were awarded to members of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from WWI to the Falklands War.
Search new Royal Artillery records on findmypast.co.uk
These records could provide you with fascinating information about your ancestors’ military service, including the unit they served in, the type of service and details of the award itself.

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Royal Artillery Honours & Awards 1939-1946

Search 21,400 Royal Artillery honours and awards for the period 1939-1946. The awards were given to officers and men of the Royal Regiment of Artillery for their gallantry and dedication during WWII. These records are a nominal roll of those awards.

Discover crucial details about your military ancestors and the honours and awards they received while in service.

Search Royal Artillery honours and awards now

Comments (11)

    michelle fisher 12 October 2012 , 5:41 pm

    my grandad was in the royal artilary and he is not listed on this site.
    reginald fisher, founght in ww2 won 6 medals!!!!!!

    eileen ramsay 11 November 2012 , 1:54 pm

    my father served with the royal artillery in the 1920′s, he served in India, I cannot find any military records on him. John William Roeton

    jessmoore 12 November 2012 , 10:30 am

    Hello Eileen,

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    john paterson 8 March 2013 , 9:58 pm

    Sir/madam,
    my father sgt edward james alexander was a dems gunner ra attached to merchant ships in ww2, i know he was mentioned in despatches. i would like some information on his army carreer please. john paterson

    john paterson 8 March 2013 , 10:03 pm

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    My late father sgt Edward James Alexander served both in WW1 and WW2 with the RA, in WW2 he was a DEMS gunner on Merchant Ships and was at some time mentioned in despstches. Do you have details of his career and his service numbers please. Yours John Patewrson

    Charles Hutchison 22 April 2013 , 5:53 pm

    I am trying to find out how to “Ask the Expert” further details like: is the Royal Artillery records still at Footscray,Sidcup,Kent?

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