Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

1947 Pattern Insigna

Other-Ranks Gliding Metal

Middle - (KK2124) Cap Badge
Left & Right - (CW 368A) Pair of Collar Badges
Bottom Left - (HR 522) 1918 Pattern Button
(No new pattern of button was introduced)
Bottom Right - (WL 444) Medium (Officers) Shoulder Title
and (WL 445) Small (OR's) Shoulder Title
(Adopted and Sealed March 1947)

The 1947 Collar Badge is considered by some to be only an experimental Cap Badge for the newly adopted beret.
But the recent discovery of at least one 'Right Facing' example (illustrated above) suggests that at least one batch was manufactured.

Blackened Cap Badge (with lugs)
While it seems that no Officers Blackened Cap Badges with blades were produced during the 1947 - 1953 period,
It would be safe to assume that the 1918 pattern badges continued to be worn.
This blackened example was produced in India possibly for newly promoted officers.

Privately made, Silver, Gilt & Enamal Cap & Collar Badges
plus 1918 pattern Gilt Button
For Officers Blue Dress Uniform

The late 1940's also saw the start of a new style of Military Badge.
The War Office policy was that all future metal badges and buttons should be of a non-tranishable material,
and trails on an Anodised Badge with a high shine metal finish began.
The RAOC were among the very first to field trail these badges and buttons.
Examples of 1918 'Anodised' buttons are Scarce, while 1947 Badges are considered Rare.

Anodised Cap Badge (picture not available)
Anodised 1918 Pattern Button

M Comerford - August 2003 - HTML Revision 1