Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Transfers & Stickers

Post W.W. II ‘Water Decal’  RAOC Vehicle Transfer c1950 (with printed instructions on rear)
Came in a range of sizes from 4” to 24” (Some overseas versions were Blue-Red-Blue)

Later Plastic 'Peel off backing' version
(This example from Composite Ordnance Depot, Hong Kong)

Left - 2” LETRASET ™ RAOC Badge Dry Transfer. Came in four sizes 1”, 1¼”, 1½” & 2”

Middle - 4” ‘Water Decal’ Transfer RAOC for Unit Signs or Vehicles. Came in a range of sizes from 2” to 36” 

Right -  Printed Recruiting Stickers (In sheets of 12) These were printed by the RAOC Trade Training School.

RAOC Regional or Command Depots supplied a range of coloured unit badges, vehicle plates, regimental, brigade/divisional signs & crests
along with A to Z & 0 to 9 transfers to assist sign writers to produce any signage a unit required.

Before the days of Computer Added Design, Graphics and bitmap files, LETRASET ™ Dry Transfers provided the same service for paper based publications, and a range of military graphics were supplied for this purpose.

RAOC Printing Section at Donnington supplied many of the Army Forms & crested items for units, before this work was contracted out.

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