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5 unusual facts about Royal Field Artillery


Archibald Fisken

He attended E.N. Maryatt's Church of England Grammar School for Boys, Ballarat College and Geelong Church of England Grammar School before his 1916 commission in the Royal Field Artillery.

Aubrey Faulkner

Following the outbreak of World War I, Faulkner enlisted in the British Army, joining the Royal Field Artillery and served on the Western Front, Macedonia and Palestine, helping to capture Jerusalem.

Dyson Mallinson

Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and served with distinction in France and Belgium.

Herbie Taylor

Taylor's returned to cricket in 1919/20 having won the Military Cross in World War I, he served 18 months in the Royal Field Artillery and two years in the Royal Flying Corps.

John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres

He followed his father by joining the army and he served with the Royal Field Artillery but his military career was cut short following a riding accident.


George Wilcock

Following the outbreak of World War I, Wilcock rejoined his original military unit, the Royal Field Artillery and was seriously injured at the Battle of Loos in September 1915.

Mervyn Wingfield

Wingfield was born in Rathgar, Ireland, youngest son of Colonel the Rev William Wingfield, Royal Field Artillery.


see also

Gerald Patterson

Patterson was awarded the Military Cross for bravery as an officer in Royal Field Artillery in 1917 at Messines.