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Royal Regiment of Artillery

Categories: Armed Forces

Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and six regiments of the Territorial Army.

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Royal Regiment of Artillery

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Royal Artillery Boer War memorial

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Royal Garrison Church of St George - WW2 bomb

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Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

{Beneath the Royal Artillery badge with the motto Ubique Quo Fas et Gloria Du...

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