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'''Bombardier''' was the [[British/EIC Ranks|rank]] in the [[Artillery]] between that of [[gunner]] and that of [[serjeant]].
'''Bombardier''' was the [[Military ranks|rank]] in the [[Artillery]] between that of [[gunner]] and that of [[Military ranks#Non-commissioned Officers|serjeant or sergeant]].


In the Royal Artillery, prior to 1920<ref> Introduced by  AO 142 of 1920.  See  Muerrisch. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/95498-bombardier/?do=findComment&comment=892803  Bombardier] ''Great War Forum'' 1 April  2008. Retrieved 23 December 2017. AO=Army Order, see TNA catalogue reference WO 123/62.</ref> [[Bombardier]] was the NCO rank directly below Corporal, with Acting Bombadier the rank below that.  After that date a Bombadier is the Artillery equivalent of a Corporal.  Acting Bombadier was renamed Lance Bombadier in 1918.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(rank) Bombardier] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(rank) Bombardier] Wikipedia


 
==References==
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[[Category:Military ranks]]
[[Category:Military ranks]]
[[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 01:21, 23 December 2017

Bombardier was the rank in the Artillery between that of gunner and that of serjeant or sergeant.

In the Royal Artillery, prior to 1920[1] Bombardier was the NCO rank directly below Corporal, with Acting Bombadier the rank below that. After that date a Bombadier is the Artillery equivalent of a Corporal. Acting Bombadier was renamed Lance Bombadier in 1918.

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  1. Introduced by AO 142 of 1920. See Muerrisch. Bombardier Great War Forum 1 April 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2017. AO=Army Order, see TNA catalogue reference WO 123/62.