Genealogy Chat

Thanks everyone for you help, I have googled and there is a lot of info on Royal Artillery, which will do us for now, I also googled National Archives and discover info not online will have to see if we can organise a relative to go for us, I live in Australia and cousin Kathleen in America, we have just recently got in touch with long lost cousins in England, hence the Certificate on Edward Cullingon. Will see who can visit National Archives for us.

Your help is appreciated, thankyou.

Taylor

His records if they have survivied will be at the National Archives - not online, you'd have to go there or get someone to go for you.

Regarding where he may have served. There were so many units in the Royal Artillery but looks as though he may have been in the 3rd Battery

I've just 'googled' Royal Artillery History - the first site that comes up, British Army website, will answer a lot of your questions regarding where and when your relative may have served.

Googling 'Royal Artillery Records' brings up a number of sites, which may help you.

Then I googled 'Royal Artillery' and found plenty, though most refer to them in their present day and current campaigns, but here is an interesting snippet....
The Royal Artillery guns and launchers are our colours. On parade, the Royal Horse Artillery takes precedence over every other regiment and corps in the Regular British Army; placed at the right of the line.
The Royal Artillery has been present at every campaign in which the British Army has fought. We have one battle honour, Ubique ("Everywhere"), granted by William IV in 1833. Its subsidiary motto is Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt ("Where Right and Glory Lead").

K

I've been looking to see if he appeared on any census, especially the 1881 and 1891 ........ there are a couple of Edward Cullingtons and one Edward Culliton, all born in Ireland, and within 5 years of 1858 which seems to be his birth year based on being 21 years and 3 months old when he attested. But none of them say anything like "ex Army"


He joined up (attested) in Dublin 14 May 1879, and served until his discharge on 13 May 1891 ........ which adds up to the 12 years of service. That presumably meant something with regard to his pension.


It also says that he served overseas for 7 years 2 days .................. at a guess that could have been India, but there were several other areas where the British kept the peace.


Have a look on the National Archives site, or dept of defense ........... others may have more of an idea of where to look for 19th century service.




sylvia

basically it means that he joined the army, as many young men did in those days .... ti was a job wasn't it?!


same reason that many young men join up today ..................... no jobs or few jobs, the amry was well-paid, plus it was all to the glory of Queen Vickie!

Service in India, Africa, all over the darned world!


Excitement and glamour ....... very attractive to the ladies.




sylvia

Edward Cullington details below of discharge paper, can someone explain why he would have been in the Royal Artillery as a Gunner, was it a requirement or did they volunteer for service. It says Service Abroad 7yrs 2 days, could you tell me where this might have been. Is there a website I can go to and look up information, and would the records be available to our family. We knew nothing about this.

This document is very worn so we have typed out what we can decipher from it.

From the Top: 1st Class Army Reserve (late 3rd Ba? )

Certificate of Discharge of No. 6792 (Rank) Gunner

Name: Edward Culliton

Battalion: Royal

Regiment of: Artillery

Born in the Parish of Graignamannia near the Town of Kilkenny
in the County of Kilkenny

Attested at Dublin on the 14th May 1879

for the Royal Artillery Regiment at the age of 21 3/12 years
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* Service towards completion of limited engagement

Army 8 yrs 217 dys
Reserve 3 yrs 148 dys
Total 12 yrs nil dys

4th Class Certificate of Education

Service Abroad 7 yrs 2 dys
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Place Woolwich
Date 13th May 1891

Discharged confirmed at Woolwich:
Date 13th May 1891

Signature of
Commanding Officer can't read
Comdg 2nd Dep Div F.A.

Would appreciate any help working out the above and what it means.

Taylor