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  Woolwich - LoveToKnow 1911
The Royal Artillery Barracks, facing Woolwich Common, originally erected in 1775, has been greatly extended at different times, and consists of six ranges of Brick building, including a church in the Italian Gothic style erected in 1863, a theatre, and a library in connexion with the officers' mess-room.
Opposite the barracks is the memorial to the officers and men of the Royal Artillery who fell in the Crimean War, a bronze figure of Victory cast out of cannon captured in the Crimea.
Near the barracks is the Royal Artillery Institution, with a fine museum and a lecture hall.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Woolwich   (925 words)

  
  Royal Artillery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army.
On 1 July 1899, the Royal Artillery was divided into two groups: the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery comprised one group, while the coastal defence, mountain, siege and heavy batteries were split off into another group named the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Honourable Artillery Company (Surveillance and Target Acquisition) (London) - The HAC is under the operational control of the Royal Artillery, but is a seperate regiment in its own right, with its own customs and traditions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Artillery   (1511 words)

  
 Royal Artillery Barracks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Barracks were built between 1776 and 1802 on a site overlooking Woolwich Common, and are still occupied by 16 Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Besides the Royal Artillery Barracks it was the location of the Royal Arsenal complex, which was the British Government's principal armaments manufacturing facility for over 200 years, and the Royal Military Academy which trained artillery officers and engineers from 1741 to 1939.
Woolwich Dockyard was one of the principal Royal Dockyards during the Tudor and Stuart periods, although it closed in the late 19th century for Royal Navy use as the Thames was by then too difficult to navigate for the naval vessels of the time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Artillery_Barracks   (395 words)

  
 Royal Artillery at AllExperts
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army.
On 1 July 1899, the Royal Artillery was divided into three groups: the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery comprised one group, while the coastal defence, mountain, siege and heavy batteries were split off into another group named the Royal Garrison Artillery.
In the Royal Artillery, it equips 16 Regiment, and a battery of 106 Regiment RA(V).
en.allexperts.com /e/r/ro/royal_artillery.htm   (1696 words)

  
 Royal Artillery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Woolwich has been the home of the Royal Artillery since 1716, although guns were first based there in 1667 to protect and supply the Royal Dockyard.
The Royal Regiment of Artillery was formed in 1716 and the Royal Military Academy in 1741.
The Royal Arsenal was opened to the public for the first time in 2001 with the creation of Firepower - the new Royal Artillery Experience.
www.stringofpearls.org.uk /pearl87/pea87.html   (122 words)

  
 Informat.io on Royal Artillery
The badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
The Royal Horse Artillery, which has always had separate traditions, uniforms and insignia, still retains a separate identity within the regiment, however, and is considered (by its members at least) to be an élite.
The Royal Artillery's traditional home is Woolwich, in south east London but much of their training activity takes place on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
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 Woolwich
The Ordnance Chapel, on the road to Plumstead, and another chapel in the Royal Artillery Barracks, are both in the appointment of the Board of Ordnance.
Royal Arsenal - The government foundry for casting cannon was formerly in Moorfields, and was removed to Woolwich soon after a great explosion in 1716, occasioned by moisture in the moulds.
The government had resolved to remove the royal foundry to a distance from London, and Schalch, having been examined as to his qualifications, was appointed to select a suitable place.
www.oldtowns.co.uk /Kent/woolwich.htm   (1397 words)

  
 The Royal Artillery - ARRSEpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
3rd Regiment, The Royal Horse Artillery 'The Liverpool and Manchester Gunners' - 3 RHA - Caen Barracks, Hohne.
12th Regiment, Royal Artillery 'The Lancashire and Cumbrian Gunners' - 12 Regt RA - equipped with HVM - Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager.
47th Regiment, Royal Artillery 'The Hampshire and Sussex Gunners' - 47 Regt RA - equipped with HVM - Baker Barracks, Thorney Island.
www.arrse.co.uk /wiki/Royal_Artillery   (903 words)

  
 Woolwich Common - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is bounded on the south side by the A207 Shooter's Hill Road, and on the east by Academy Road (part of the A205 South Circular road) upon which the former Royal Military Academy sits.
It is still possible to see soldiers from the nearby Royal Artillery Barracks (situated at the northern edge of the Common) training there occasionally.
Formerly, the common was used extensively by the Royal Artillery as a training area, as the common is also close to the former gun foundries in the Woolwich Arsenal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolwich_Common   (165 words)

  
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In 1716, under a Royal Warrant, two companies of artillery, each of 100 men, were formed at the Woolwich Warren (later the Royal Arsenal) to ensure that a regular force of gunners was available when needed.
In 1793, the Royal Horse Artillery was formed to provide greater mobility in the field, and soon became associated with the role of supporting cavalry.
The Great War of 1914-18 was to prove an artillery war, and the number of gunners increased dramatically, serving 6,655 guns by the end of the war, with anti-aircraft (AA) guns joining in against the new threat from the air.
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 InsideThe Games > Shooting
Construction of the current Royal Artillery Barracks began in 1776, and at its peak the barracks and ordnance employed 80,000.
The Barracks, which is due to receive a £50 million facelift before the Olympics is currently home to the 16th regiment Royal Artillery, which are due to move to a new site in 2007.
The Barracks will undoubtedly provide a great venue for the shooting - which will be able to accommodate crowds of up to 7,500 for each session - but Bisley officials are unlikely to refuse to give up their struggle easily.
www.insidethegames.com /sport/Shooting.htm   (417 words)

  
 Royal Artillery History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Royal Regiment of Artillery has operated in its existence everything from light cannon, to huge siege pieces, through to the end of the Cold War and Nuclear Weapons, and now onto the realm of smart munitions and the MLRS.
Today the Royal Regiment of Artillery is combined with the Royal Horse Artillery to form the Royal Artillery.
A royal warrant established the Royal Garrison Artillery as a separate Corps from Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery, and decided that it was to man the Coast Defence Units, the Mountain Batteries, and the Heavy and Siege batteries.
www.wohnungs-suche.com /Raa/info/History2.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Clark-Hogg family - Woolwich - Royal Artillery and Royal Arsenal - Local history and maps
The Royal Regiment of Artillery was formed in the Royal Arsenal in 1716 and the soldiers were billeted in barracks there.
The Regiment of Artillery was formed in the Arsenal in 1716 and in 1741 the Royal Military Academy.
The Royal artillery moved from the Arsenal to new barracks on the Common between 1776 and 1802 and the Academy moved to another new building also on the Common in 1808.
www.oliveweb.clara.net /clark-hogg/ch-history-woolwich-royal-artillery.htm   (1141 words)

  
 The Royal Australian Artillery Barracks Cantonment Hill, Fremantle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Men from the Barracks were involved in the construction of the fort at Rottnest in 1936, during which time communication was maintained by heliograph between Cantonment Hill and the Rottnest site.
The Barracks are now the home of the Western Australian Army Museum, which moved from "Dilhorn" in 1995, and have continued their association with the Reserve Army through the Western Australian University Regiment, which is based on the site.
The Artillery Barracks can be visited when the Army Museum is open, between 1 and 4.30 Saturday and Sunday and 11 to 3 on Wednesday.
www.ntwa.com.au /alert/issue1-link1.shtml   (882 words)

  
 Barracks
British Army barracks, as opposed to Naval or Marine barracks, are named on the basis of various principles, usually depending on the whim of the units resident there at the time of the naming ceremony.
On the other hand, shortly after a war or military campaign, new barracks are typically named after a significant battle honour or some significant location during the war associated with the particular regiment or corps for whom the barracks is being built.
In a major military encampment, say, for example, where a number of different unit barracks are co-located in one area, it used to be the practice that each one would be named after a battle in the same general campaign or area of operations.
www.dawodu.com /barrack3.htm   (2068 words)

  
 Company History
Bill Herwin also owned the Barrack Tavern on Woolwich Common and in about 1918 appointed Annie Dorothea Thomas, who was to be the mother of his 3 children and his second wife, whom he married in 1943, after the death of Clara.
The pub was popular with officers and non commissioned officers from the nearby Royal Artillery mess and with theatregoers to the Royal Artillery Theatre.
In the background is the main gate to the Royal Artillery Barracks, which was opposite the firm's head office and main works.
www.mike-herwin.com /cohis.html   (2188 words)

  
 WOOLWICH - Online Information article about WOOLWICH
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Opposite the barracks is the memorial to the officers and men of the Royal Artillery who See also:
It was not until 1805, however, that the collection of establishments at Woolwich became the Royal Arsenal.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /WIL_YAK/WOOLWICH.html   (1970 words)

  
 London2012
The lake at Eton Dorney, overlooked by Windsor Castle, and the historic Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich will also both be used.London's unique range of venues will be crowned and complemented by those in the new Olympic Park, including the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre.
Construction of the current Royal Artillery Barracks buildings began in 1776, and at its peak the barracks and ordnance employed 80,000 people.
The Royal Artillery Barracks is well served by mainland train and bus connections, and the Woolwich foot tunnel provides a convenient pedestrian link to the Docklands Light Rail network.
www.chris-gb-shooting.co.uk /London2012.htm   (443 words)

  
 Royal Garrison Artillery
Under the 1858 reorganisation of the Royal Artillery the Coast Brigade were to be used to man the Coast Defence Batteries and Fortifications.
June 1899 the terms Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Field Artillery were substituted for the old Garrison Artillery and Field Artillery titles.
Hampshire R.G.A. The District Establishments became part of the Royal Garrison Artillery.The sole purpose of the RGA was to man the guns of a fortress both in peace time and in war.
www.palmerstonforts.org.uk /rga.htm   (1103 words)

  
 Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Museums, Public Buildings and Galleries -Woolwich and Woolwich Arsenal
The Royal Artillery Barracks, a noble structure, is 400 feet in length; here, also, is a riding school, an ordnance and a veterinary hospital, with barracks and an hospital for the marines.
The Rotunda, an interesting military museum, near the barracks, is open from 10 till 6 in summer, and from 10 till 4 in winter.
The Royal Military Academy, where cadets are trained for the Royal Engineer and Artillery services, is situated on the common, about one mile from the arsenal.
www.victorianlondon.org /districts/woolwich.htm   (2249 words)

  
 312 Sergeant William Dean, Royal Sappers and Miners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mary’s Church is located south of the Royal Dock Yard and north of the Royal Infantry and Royal Artillery Barracks in the heart of the Woolwich military complex.
Royal Sappers and Miners had been posted to Canada since 1811 performing a number of different duties there.
Sergeant Dean’s discharge was subsequently approved on the 8th of January 1866 by the Assistant Adjutant General of the Royal Engineers, Colonel J.F.M. Browne, R.E. Dean was finally discharged from the Army on the 16th of January 1866.
hometown.aol.com /reubique/312.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Brother Marines From Around The World
Royal Marines provide all bands for the Royal Navy, and the Corps has the combat mission of maintaining Commando, or Amphibious raiding, troops for the British armed forces.
The Royal Marines Emblem is the globe, thought in this case the half shown is the eastern hemisphere.
Like all Royal regiments, they are entitled to display the Lion and Crown as part of their Corps device and on their Colors.
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 The Royal Engineers in Halifax - Public Archives of Nova Scotia C@P Site
When the British forces departed Halifax in the spring of 1906, the Royal Engineers were the very last contingent to leave–thus holding, along with the Royal Artillery, the record for the longest-serving British military unit stationed in Nova Scotia.
The Royal Engineers continue today as that branch of the British Army responsible for construction and maintenance of all military buildings and installations–fortifications large and small, barracks and official residences, offices, storehouses, ammunition magazines and depots, hospitals, prisons and a broad range of related facilities.
Fortunately for us, he examined the Royal Engineers' photographs sometime around 1900, and again in 1930 when the collection was transferred to the Museum.
www.gov.ns.ca /nsarm/cap/royalengineers   (685 words)

  
 5656 Sapper Cornelius Freeman, Royal Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mary’s Church is located south of the Royal Dock Yard and north of the Royal Infantry and Royal Artillery Barracks in the heart of the Woolwich military complex [3].
Cornelius Freeman enlisted in the Royal Sappers and Miners as a Boy Soldier [9] at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent at 10:30 a.m.
After all the hardships she endured while living in the barracks with her husband and caring for their small son, Louisa Freeman was not to enjoy her new-found place on the married rolls for very long.
members.aol.com /reubique/5656.htm   (3575 words)

  
 Loyalist Institute: Civil Branches Main Page
The support activities of the British Army in America were furnished by an entity known as the Civil Branches.
Both the Regular Army and Royal Artillery (under the Board of Ordnance) maintained their own branches, tailored to their specific needs.
The Civil Branches were recruited mostly from local Loyalists but were expected to accompany the army wherever and whenever needed.
www.royalprovincial.com /military/civil/civil.htm   (428 words)

  
 The 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a Territorial Army unit from Lincolnshire.
One of the batteries (237) was based at the Old Barracks in Lincoln and the other one (239, later changed to 238) had its depot in Augusta Street, Grimsby.
The badge of the Royal Artillery bears the word "Ubique"--the Latin word for "everywhere".
www.lincs-artillery.co.uk   (297 words)

  
 The Battle of Albuera
The French foot artillery wore uniforms similar to the infantry, the horse artillery, hussar uniform.
The Fusilier Brigade (1st/7th Royal Fusiliers, 2nd/7th Royal Fusiliers, 1st/23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers) ascended the ridge and attacked the French with the Portuguese battalions of the 4th Division while Abercromby’s Brigade came up on the Spanish left.
Artillery: commanded by Major Dickson: Lefebre’s Troop RHA, Hawker’s battery, Cleeve’s and Braun’s batteries KGA, Braun’s and Arriga’s batteries, Portuguese Artillery.
www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/Albuera.htm   (2085 words)

  
 The Old Guard
This apparently retrogressive step by the Royal Engineers was the result of an invitation from British Columbia to send a detachment of Sappers to celebrate the centenary of Canada's most western province which stretches north along the Pacific coast and astride the Rockies to the snowbound vastness of Alaska and the Yukon.
A four-foot square carved and painted wooden plaque--an enlarged replica of the Royal Engineers' badge of 1858--is to be presented by the Corps to the City hall and will serve as a reminder of the long-standing association between the "Royal City" and the Royal Engineers.
During their visit to Canada the Sappers are stationed at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering, in the same Chilliwack country surveyed by Captain R. Parsons, one of Colonel Moody's officers, and his small party of 100 years ago.
www.royalengineers.ca /oldguard.html   (1063 words)

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