Ordnance Insignia of the British Army

Postcards ~ Part 1

Army Ordnance Corps

Army Ordnance Corps, South African War Memorial.
Erected at Woolwich in 1906 moved to South Mindon Barracks, Blackdown in 1948
Moved again in 1970 to its present home at The Princess Royal  Barracks, Deepcut.
Known as 'Mr Smith' to countless intakes of RAOC & now RLC Recruits.

The Badge of the Army Ordnance Corps by Harry Payne
One of a series of 'Badges of...' by famous painter Harry Payne, better known of American Landscapes.

Patriotic Postcard from the Front 1914 - 1918

Silk embroidered postcards in card surrounds
1914 - 1918
A large number of different examples of this type of card exist
Some with a pocket at the rear of the silk section containing a small message card.

Home front Postcard featuring AOC Soldier away at war.
 

M Comerford - July 2004