Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Cap Badges 1918 - 1993

Arms of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - 1918

Twenty-two years later, in 1918, in recognition of the Corps having acquitted themselves with distinction during the First World War (1914 - 1918), HRH King George V granted the prefix Royal The new title was to be The Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and as such it then embraced all Officers and Other Ranks into one Corps. This led to a complete re-design of the Corps Cap Badge, Both Officers and Soldiers now wore a badge of the same design, incorporating the Garter and the Tudor Crown (Also known as the Kings Crown) At this stage, the use of the motto of the Board of Ordnance Sua Tela Tonanti was approved and brought into use, though it was not incorporated into the Corps Cap Badges until 1947. The next major change was in 1949 when the badge was changed in style and size to give it a more modern appearance, and to make it easier to wear with the newly introduced beret. In 1953 the Tudor Crown was replaced by the St. Edward’s Crown (Also known as the Queen’s Crown) after the accession to the throne of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.

Cap Badges 1918 - 1993

Top Left - (KK 1025) Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Title Scroll) 1918 - 1947
(Adapted & Sealed November 1918)

Top Right - (KK 2124) Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Motto Scroll) 1947 - 1949
(Adopted & Sealed March 1947)

Bottom Left - (KK 2125) Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Kings Crown) 1949 - 1953
(Adopted November 1949 - Sealed September 1950)

Bottom Right - (KK 2126) Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Queens Crown) 1953 - 1993
(Adopted April 1953 - Sealed November 1954)

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