Researching the men of the Royal Field Artillery

This is section of The Long, Long Trail is aimed at providing all the information you need to be able to recreate the story of a man who served with the Royal Field Artillery.

Introduction to the Royal Field Artillery

How to find documentary evidence of a soldier’s service with the RFA, see

Finding RFA records

How to interpret records of a soldier of the RFA, see

Understanding RFA records

How to trace the movements and locations of a unit of the Royal Field Artillery, see

Tracking an RFA unit