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Royal School of Artillery

The Royal School of Artillery (RSA) is the principal training establishment for artillery warfare in the British Army. Established in 1915, it is based at Larkhill, Wiltshire, on the south edge of the Salisbury Plain Training Area. The school is the primary training facility for Royal Artillery recruits, and is also home to the Gunnery Training Team.

Royal School of Artillery

1915 – present

 United Kingdom

 British Army

Training

Artillery Training

Army Recruiting and Training Division

Larkhill

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Sir Henry Pownall

Facilities[edit]

Facilities which have grown up around the school include the Royal Artillery Barracks which accommodates 14 Regiment Royal Artillery; Roberts Barracks, named after Field Marshal Lord Roberts, which accommodates 32 Regiment Royal Artillery;[13] as well as Horne Barracks, named after General Lord Horne, which accommodates 47 Regiment Royal Artillery.[14]


The Officers' Mess and Quarters, designed by William A Ross, Chief Architect to the War Office, and built between 1936 and 1941 is a Grade II listed building.[15][16]

Brigadier-General : April 1920–November 1922

Henry W. Newcome

Brigadier-General : November 1922–November 1926

William Stirling

Brigadier : November 1926–February 1929

C. Clement Armitage

Brigadier : February 1929–March 1932

Alan F. Brooke

Brigadier : March 1932–October 1934

James M.R. Harrison

Brigadier Lord : October 1934–September 1936

Douglas Malise Graham

Brigadier : September 1936–March 1938

Henry R. Pownall

Brigadier : March 1938–September 1939

Sydney R. Wason

Brigadier Francis Fitzgibbon: September 1939–November 1942

Brigadier Rowland H. Towell: November 1942–October 1945

Brigadier Gerard W.E. Heath: October 1945–December 1947

Brigadier Gerald G. Mears: December 1947–December 1949

Brigadier : December 1949–September 1951

Richard W. Goodbody

Brigadier : September 1951–October 1953

Cyril H. Colquhoun

Brigadier : October 1953–February 1956

Edward D. Howard-Vyse

Brigadier Adam J.C. Block: February 1956–January 1959

Brigadier John M. McNeill: January 1959–June 1960

Brigadier Peter J. Glover: June 1960–September 1962

Brigadier William D.E. Brown: September 1962–January 1964

Brigadier John A.T. Sharp: January 1964–February 1966

Brigadier R.S. Streatfield: February 1966–January 1969

Brigadier : January 1969–July 1971

Geoffrey de Egglesfield Collin

Brigadier Peter B. Foster: July 1971–April 1973

Brigadier : April 1973–September 1974

Keith J. McQueen

Brigadier John S. Badley: September 1974–July 1976

Brigadier Richard N. Ohlenschlager: July 1976–December 1977

Brigadier J. David W. Goodman: December 1977–December 1979

Brigadier Derek M. Jones: December 1979–December 1982

Brigadier John B. Bettridge: December 1982–January 1985

Brigadier William E. Winder: January 1985–October 1987

Brigadier Alastair J. McD. Clark: October 1987–August 1990

Brigadier Giles G. Arnold: August 1990–October 1992

Brigadier M. Shane Rutter-Jerome: October 1992–1995

Commandants of the RSA have included:[17]

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