artilleryman

Example Sentences

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Robert spent 10 years in the Royal Horse Artillery after signing up in 2006, working as an artilleryman firing guns and then being promoted to bombardier.

From BBC

“On arriving at our new positions in the Argonne Forest, we found out that...the fighting at this point must have been terrific,” recalled Private McGuire, an American artilleryman.

From Literature

Forced to abandon their gunboats, the sailors became artillerymen manning the defenses on land at Bladensburg.

From Literature

And their range is longer, which can be lifesaving for artillerymen.

From BBC

The artillerymen moved quickly to load their gun, toiling in the heat of a sunny June day.

From Reuters