Possible Clues:

• Member of the artillery
• Old soldier in unit invested in food processor
• Old soldier, one with punishing schedule, maybe, nobody welcomed
• Early artilleryman
• One to administer corporal punishment? Nobody belted old soldier
• Artillery chap, one in food factory taking year off
• Whoever gives corporal punishment has nothing in store for artilleryman
• Battle assignment, once
• One with big arms