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==Indians in the Royal Artillery==
Prior to 1924, there were Indian soldiers serving in the Royal Artillery as drivers, and native gunners in ammunition columns serving as wagon-men.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/armiesofindia00macmuoft#page/182/mode/1up Page 182] ''The Armies of India'' described by Major G F MacMunn (Painted by Major Lovett) 1911 Archive.org</ref>
During the [[First World War]], there are references to Lascars, see [[Gun Lascar]]. There is one reference<ref> Trevelyan [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14832&p=127779 Mountain Batteries, 1914 and 1915] ''Great War Forum'' 13 July 2004 et al. Retrieved 13 June 2016.</ref> to a WW1 medal for an Indian Gunner in a British Mountain Battery, RGA. In 1924, [[Mountain Artillery|Indian Mountain/Pack Batteries]] became Batteries in the Royal Artillery, which was the situation until 1939 when the Indian Mountain Batteries were transferred from the Royal Artillery to the Indian Regiment of Artillery.
<br> C 1927 "Indians are employed as drivers and artificers in the Royal Horse and Field Artillery and in medium batteries, and as drivers, gunners and artificers in the Pack Artillery. In the Frontier Garrison Artillery they are employed as gunners and artificers and in the Indian Coast Artillery as gunners only".<ref>[http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/le0285al.pdf ''Armaments Year-Book : General and Statistical Information'' Volume: 4th (1928) Chapter: India] page 227.</ref>
