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Originally published from 1858 as ''Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution'', the name was changed in 1905. Both series of journals are available at the British Library.
== References Anglo Indians in the Royal Artillery==Enlistment in the British Army, and therefore the Royal Artillery, was generally restricted to those with European parents, but was possible for [[Anglo Indian|Eurasian]] men of fair complexion―those whose looks allowed them to ‘pass’ as white.<ref> [http://home.alphalink.com.au/~agilbert/satoshi.html Loyalty, Parity, and Social Control-The Competing Visions on the Creation of an ‘Eurasian’ Military Regiment in late British India] by Satoshi Mizutani ''The International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies'' Volume 10, No. 1, 2010</ref> There is one reference to an Anglo Indian Boy Trumpeter in the Royal Horse Artillery c 1936<ref> Pages 122-123, ''Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India'' by William Pennington 2003</ref> ==Indians in the Royal Artillery==There were a limited number of Indians who were part of the Royal Artillery, although they were not generally eligible to serve. During the [[First World War]] there were Lascars in the Royal Artillery, with some examples of Indians in the Royal Horse Artillery,<ref>Sepoy. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233723&p=2331609 Victory medal to 'Indian soldier' in the R.A.] ''Great War Forum'' 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015</ref> and possibly later. Medals to Indians in the Indian Artillery Mountain/Pack Batteries are inscribed R A. <ref>Strawbridge, Jim. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233723&p=2331973 Victory medal to 'Indian soldier' in the R.A.] ''Great War Forum'' 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015<references /ref>(All the Officers in the latter were R A or R G A).
== External links ==
*[https://archive.org/details/withguns00foof ''With the Guns''] by F. O. O. [Forward Observation Officer] [Cecil J. C. Street] 1916 Archive.org
== References ==
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