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Non-commissioned Officers
===Non-commissioned Officers===
Includes the ranks of (increasing in seniority) Lance Corporal, Corporal and 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.
Some Non-commissioned Officers, particularly Sergeants were in the [[Ordnance]], [[Commissariat]] and [[Public Works Department]]s. For more details, including their records, refer the [[Unattached List]]
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