page_title: Royal Field Artillery
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Field Artillery
caption_attribution_description: This Poole Studio portrait is of an E.F. Frazer. Almost certainly taken in Waterford, and we believed the young man may have had something to do with Roscommon. We'd said we'd love to know more about him, and now we do... Read the comments below for more about Edward, his military career and family. With regards to the family, we now know that he was uncle of Maureen O'Sullivan (most famous for playing Jane opposite Johnny Weissmuller in all those black and white Tarzan films), and therefore he was Mia Farrow's great uncle! NLI Ref.: P_WP_1329
context_page_description: The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, and was re-amalgamated back into the regiment proper, along with the Royal Garrison Artillery, in 1924. The Royal Field Artillery was the largest arm of the artillery. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades, attached to divisions or higher formations.
context_section_description: The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry.  It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, and was re-amalgamated back into the regiment proper, along with the Royal Garrison Artillery, in 1924. The Royal Field Artillery was the largest arm of the artillery. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades, attached to divisions or higher formations.
caption: Irish member of the Royal Field Artillery (1904)
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