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'''Bombardier''' was the [[Military 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 | ||
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[[Category:Military ranks]] | [[Category:Military ranks]] | ||
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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.
External links
- Bombardier Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 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.