Delvestius OP t1_j0guozv wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Reply to comment by manic47 in What ranks were crew members of World War One tanks? by Delvestius

This is helpful, but I'd like more information. It just says "gunner" between sargent and lance corporal. Does this mean they were corporals?

manic47 t1_j0gxpjm wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Actually - here's a scan of the Kings Regulations from 1914 with a listing of the ranks in use at the time.

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manic47 t1_j0gwwjo wrote on December 16, 2022 at 3:43 PM

Gunner was a rank - basically the Royal Artillery equivalent of a private.

AFAIK Lance Bombardier & Bombardier was the RA equivalents to Lance Corporals and Corporals. I'm not sure why Fray Bentos is listed as having an LC serving in it - it might simply have been due the way ranks were structured at that exact time, and the fact the RA was three separate branches.