Royal Garrison Artillery

[PhilN]

Hi

could anybody please give information regarding this mic as I am doing some research for a friend.

also have a Army Form B87. Certificate Garrison Artillery Specialist

No 5768 Gunner W.Alford Dist East E.L.R.A passed a* good examination in D.R.? + P.? (not sure on ? letters, looks like an 'F')on 5th August 1897. and was qualified to act as specialist for these abbreviations.

He was re-examined on the following dates : 15/3/91, 12/8/98, 30/3/00, 7/3/1901.

[Terry_Reeves]

Phil

Depression Range Finder.perhaps? I found it on this site which gives a glossary of RA terms historical and modern.

www.7fd-regt-raa-association.com/Documents/

Terry Reeves

[joseph]

Phil,

Could be,

DRF & PF.

Determination Range Finding and Predicted Fire.

System for bringing a gun into action without any preliminary ranging and achieving an element of surprise. Maybe one of the gunnery chaps could expand, it’s to do with judging the line, angle of sight and the range of the target.

Regards Charles

[PhilN]

Thanks Terry & Charles

I had a look at the site you mentioned Terry and I am wondering wether he might have been stationed on a coastal battery at that date, ie Dist East E.L.R.A. could that be East Licolnshire? as I believe he came from that area.

Would I be right in thinking that he stayed in the UK?

Thanks Phil