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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	17 Feb 2004 17:55
	Hello Kevin, the certificate is dated December 1918, when he was on leave from France, after fighting in the Somme. Lucia
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	17 Feb 2004 17:52
	Thank you for your help Geoff, have managed to find some useful information. Lucia
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	17 Feb 2004 16:45
	Put "Royal Garrison Artillery" into Google.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Kevin	Report	17 Feb 2004 16:24
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	It could be a Army number and Regiment. is the certificate dated after the first world war?
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 5,549 Send Message	Luciacw	Report	17 Feb 2004 16:22
	Hello, I recently viewed my ggrandfather's marriage certificate on scotlandspeople, next to his name there was this number: 132154 and R.G.A. Can someone tell me what this means? thank you Lucia