Royal Horse Artillery

[Siouxzie]

Does anyone know, how I can find out whether my gg grandfather William belonged to this regiment.  I have a smashing photo of him in full uniform, big white bearskin rug and all. 

Where would barracks be based ?  He was born in Hornsey, Middlesex and after eloping lived in Fulham.  The 1901 Census has him living on own means, which I believe was probably army pension.

[Welsh Jen]

This link may help with regards to seeing any similarities with the photographs:

http://www.members.dca.net/fbl/indexrha.html

[Siouxzie]

Thanks Jen,
Some lovely old pics on that sight.   


Suzanne

[English Jen]

I've recently found out that my great grandfather was in the Royal Horse Artillery.  Some kind person found him on the 1891 Census in Woolwich Barracks.  I made a trip up to Kew and quite easily found his service records.

[caron]

I have recently been told that the photographs  I have in a photograph album of men in uniform are in fact from the Royal Horse Artillery.  The people involved would have been born in the 1840's in the Southwark area.

Can you please tell me where the Royal Horse Artillery fought in the late 1800s?  I am trying to piece together who these pictures are of in my family and what they did.   

I have a vague idea of their names, are the records indexed by surname for the Royal Horse Artillery in Kew? 

Many thanks Caron

[casalguidi]

Hi Caron

They do have some name indexes - it would depend on the date.  See their leaflet for discharge papers:

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=14

Some early ones also appear in their online index so it might be worthwhile searching "procat" on surname and WO97 (class) if it is personal soldiers' records that you are after.

Best wishes

Casalguidi

[caron]

thanks for your reply
Caron

[Roger Griffiths]

I think the RHA has been at St John's Wood, London, for many years. I've been there. The horse stalls have the names of the horses that were at Waterloo.

Roger

[caron]

thanks Roger. I wonder if they were there in the late 1800s.  As My ancestors were born about mid 1800s, I image the time I am looking at is 1870 -1890. I am ignorant of where they fought. It would be interesting to know this.

Regards
Caron