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Royal Field Artillery in action, 1916

Lantern slide, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), 1916.

A Royal Field Artillery (RFA) gun crew prepare an 18-pounder for firing. The RFA were responsible for the Army's light movable field guns, whereas the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) operated heavy artillery and large calibre howitzers that were less mobile.

From a box of 50 lantern slides.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-11-157-29-21

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-11-157-29-21