page_title: Royal School of Artillery
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Royal School of Artillery / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Larkhill Self propelled guns at Larkhill.
context_page_description: The Royal School of Artillery is the principal training establishment for artillery warfare in the British Army. Established in 1915, it is located at Larkhill, Wiltshire, on the south edge of Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom. The School is the primary training facility for Royal Artillery recruits, and is also home to the Gunnery Training Team.
context_section_description: The Royal School of Artillery was established in 1915 as the School of Instruction for Royal Horse and Field Artillery (Larkhill), on land previously used for tented accommodation at Larkhill. The 1,200-bed Fargo hospital, which was built to the West of the School, opened around the same time to tend for wounded soldiers returning from the First World War; it closed after the War and is now the main ammunition compound for the School. The first commandant of the school was Brigadier-General Henry Newcome after whom Newcome Hall at Larkhill is named. In 1920 it expanded to become the School of Artillery, Larkhill.
  During the Second World War, the School was a hive of activity providing a significant proportion of the training for over one million gunners.
  In 1970 the title Royal School of Artillery was conferred on the School when the Anti-aircraft School at Manorbier was amalgamated with it. At that time the school was made up of seven 'wings': Gunnery, Air Defence, Tactics, Locating, Signals, Administrative, and REME.
  In 2007 the Headquarters, Royal Artillery moved from Woolwich to Larkhill, where it is co-located with the RSA.
caption: Self propelled guns at Larkhill
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