Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Colonel-in-Chief RAOC

Above Left - His Majesty, King George VI - First Colonel-in-Chief of the RAOC

Above Right - Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II - Wearing a Corps Brooch on Navy Blue Sash.

On the 25th November 1918 the Officers and Soldiers of the Army Ordnance Department & Army Ordnance Corps respectively amalgamated to form
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) .

The prefix ROYAL was granted to the Corps by His Majesty King George V in recognition of work carried out during the Great War 1914 - 1918

In 1921 The Duke of York (later to become King George VI) was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the RAOC.

In 1952 on the death of her farther King George VI. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II became Colonel-in-Chief of the RAOC,
until its amalgamation into the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC).

On 6th April 1993 Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) became the Colonel-in-Chief of the newly formed RLC.

Her Majesty the Queen became Patron of the RAOC Charitable Trust in 1993 till 2000,
when Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) took over as patron of the trust.

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