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Play the Corps
March - The Village Blacksmith |
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About this eBook - and
information about its progress. |
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03/09
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01 |
History & Arms of the Board of Ordnance |
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08/03 |
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01a |
The meaning
of 'Sua Tela Tonanti' and the Large Cannon Balls! |
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11/04 |
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02 |
St. Barbara's Garrison Church, Deepcut |
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10/04 |
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03 |
Colonel-in-Chief of the RAOC |
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08/03 |
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Short Introduction to the RAOC |
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08/03 |
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Significant landmarks in the history of the RAOC |
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09/03 |
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05a |
History of
RAOC Boys Service |
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03/09 |
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06 |
Selected Reference Books on Military Insignia. |
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08/03 |
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07 |
Common Insignia Abbreviations used in this Book. |
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08/03 |
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08 |
Bibliography & Sources of information on
RAOC history. |
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03/09 |
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09 |
The Corps Badge - Summary of Badges, 1830 - 1953 |
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12/03 |
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10 |
Board of Ordnance & Early Ordnance Insignia. |
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08/03 |
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10b |
Other Insignia using the Board of Ordnance
Arms |
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In Process |
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10a |
Military Stores Department - Belt Buckles |
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12/05 |
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13 |
Ordnance Stores Department & Branch - Badges
& Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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11 |
Ordnance Stores Department, Uniform Furniture |
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10/04 |
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14 |
Ordnance Stores Corps - Badges & Helmet
Plate |
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08/03 |
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16 |
Army Ordnance Department & Corps - 1896 Cap
Badges |
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08/03 |
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17 |
Army Ordnance Department - 1896 Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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17a |
Army Ordnance Department - 1898 Second
Pattern Helmet Plate |
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In Planning |
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15 |
Army Ordnance Department, Belts & Buckles |
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08/03 |
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15a |
AOC/RAOC 'Swagger Sticks' |
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In Process |
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18 |
Army Ordnance Corps - 1896 Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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18a |
Ordnance' South Africa
1889-1900 Belt & Buckle |
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08/04 |
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19 |
Army Ordnance Department - 1902 Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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19a |
Army Ordnance Department - 1902 Helmet
Plate Variant |
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10/04 |
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20 |
Army Ordnance Corps - 1902 Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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21 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps - 1918 Cap Badges |
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08/03 |
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22 |
Large Cast '1918 Pattern' RAOC Badges |
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10/04 |
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23 |
RAOC '1918
Pattern' Locker or Bed Plate |
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08/03 |
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23a |
RAOC Boys
School 'Toy Soldiers' Display Team |
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10/04 |
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23b |
Junior
Leaders/Apprentice Collage 'Corps of Drums' Uniforms
& Helmet Plates |
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11/04 |
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23c |
Junior Leaders /Apprentice Collage Helmet Plates |
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10/04 |
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23d |
Junior Leaders Stickmen |
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11/04 |
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24 |
1986 Queens Crown RAOC Staff Band Helmet Plate |
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08/04 |
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24a |
1986
Queens Crown Apprentice Collage New Helmet & Plate |
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08/04 |
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24a1 |
Junior Leaders/Apprentice Collage Helmet Plate Variants |
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10/04 |
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24b |
RAOC Staff Band - Queens Crown Gilt Officers
Helmet Plate |
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10/04 |
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25 |
RAOC Prototype Small Helmet Plate |
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08/03 |
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25a |
The Mounted CRAOC and Horse Brasses
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09/03 |
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26 |
Types of Fixing Ordnance Badges |
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08/03 |
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27 |
Variants in Design of Ordnance Badges |
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08/03 |
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28 |
Just what are Kings & Queens Crowns? |
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08/03 |
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29 |
Patterns & Sizes of Ordnance Military
Buttons |
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12/03 |
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30 |
Patterns of Metal Shoulder Titles |
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06/04 |
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31 |
Early Patterns of Cap, Collar, Button &
Shoulder Titles |
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08/03 |
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32 |
1896 Pattern Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder
Titles |
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08/03 |
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32a |
Examples of
1896 Pattern Variants |
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08/03 |
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33 |
1918 Pattern Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder
Titles |
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08/05 |
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33a |
Examples of
1918 Pattern Variants |
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08/03 |
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34 |
1947 Pattern Cap, Collar & Shoulder Titles |
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08/03 |
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34a |
Examples of
1947 Pattern Variants |
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08/03 |
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1949 Pattern Ordnance Cap, Collar, Button &
Shoulder Titles |
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08/03 |
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35a |
Examples of
1949 Pattern Variants |
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08/03 |
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36 |
1953 'Queens Crown' Revised 1947 Pattern
Insignia |
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08/03 |
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36a |
Examples of
1953 'Queens Crown' Variations |
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08/05 |
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37 |
Ordnance
Helmet and Hat Patches |
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08/03 |
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37a |
RAOC Hose
Tops and Garter Flashes |
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08/04 |
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38 |
W.W.II Arms
of Service Strip & Coloured Rank Insignia |
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08/03 |
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39 |
Cloth
Shoulder Titles |
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01/05 |
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39a |
Further
examples of RAOC Shoulder Titles |
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01/05 |
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40 |
Airborne
Formation Signs & DZ Flashes |
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01/05 |
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41 |
Ordnance
Related Formation Signs |
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08/04 |
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41a |
Further
examples of RAOC Formation Signs |
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01/05 |
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42 |
Army Cadet
Force - RAOC Sponsored ACF Units |
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08/03 |
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42a |
D (Home Service Force)
Company, 15 Bn RAOC, COD Donnington 1985-1988 |
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01/05 |
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42b |
ATS & WRAC serving with
the RAOC |
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In Planning |
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43 |
RAOC Lanyard |
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05/04 |
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44 |
RAOC Stable
Belts |
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08/04 |
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44a |
RAOC Cravat |
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In Planning |
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44b |
Coloured Epaulet Slides |
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In Planning |
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45 |
RAOC Belt
Buckles |
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08/03 |
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45a |
RAOC Pipe
Band Insignia |
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08/03 |
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46a |
The History of Conductor of Stores and his Badge
of Appointment |
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09/03 |
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46b |
WO1 (Conductor) Badges of Appointment |
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08/03 |
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46b1 |
1952 'Kings Crown' Royal Arms in Wreath - Sealed
Working Pattern |
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12/03 |
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46c |
The Conductors Scroll |
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07/03 |
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46c1 |
Transcript of the RAOC Conductors and modified
RLC Scrolls |
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07/03 |
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46c2 |
Transcript of the RLC Conductors Parchment |
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07/03 |
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47 |
Ordnance
Conductors & Commissioned Officers Gorget Patches |
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09/03 |
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48 |
Other
Ordnance Ranks & Appointments |
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09/03 |
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48b |
Long
Service, Overseas Service Stripes and Wound Strips |
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11/03 |
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49 |
Other-Ranks
Brassards & Rank Slides |
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07/04 |
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50 |
Commissioned
Officers Removable Epaulets & Rank Slides |
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10/04 |
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50a |
Commissioned
Officers Rank Slides Part 2 |
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10/04 |
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51 |
Ordnance
Flags & Pennants |
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10/04 |
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52 |
Metal and
Cloth Trade, Qualification & Skill at Arms Badges |
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08/04 |
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53 |
Radio &
Wireless Specialists RAOC & REME |
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07/04 |
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53a |
Unknown Trade Badge |
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10/04 |
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53b |
Junior Leaders /Apprentice
Collage Education Star's |
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11/04 |
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53b1 |
Junior Leaders
/Apprentice Collage Other Badges |
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11/04 |
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53c |
Badges worn by Army
Apprentice Schools Aborfield & Chepstow |
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In Process |
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54 |
Ammunition Examiner RAOC |
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07/04 |
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54a |
Ammunition
Inspection Staff "Large Flaming A"
Sealed Pattern Board |
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In Process |
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55 |
Ammunition Technician RAOC & RLC |
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07/04 |
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56 |
Ammunition Technicians in the TA |
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07/04 |
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57 |
Felix the
Cat & 321 EOD Company/Squadron, Northern Ireland. |
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07/04 |
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58 |
Transfers
& Stickers |
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01/04 |
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59 |
Ministry of
Supply (MoS) & Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF) |
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07/04 |
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60 |
Hong Kong
Army Depot Police (Stonecutters Island) |
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10/04 |
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61 |
Ordnance
Named Mainline Locomotives |
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10/04 |
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62 |
Ordnance Named Army
Department Locomotives |
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10/04 |
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New Sections will be added as information becomes
available
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Other Areas of
Collecting |
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The
following are areas of collecting in their own right: |
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C1a |
Army
Ordnance Corps Postcards - Part 1 |
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07/04 |
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C1b |
Army
Ordnance Corps Postcards - Part 2 |
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07/04 |
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C1c |
Royal Army
Ordnance Corps Postcards |
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07/04 |
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C2a |
First Day Covers
(Representative Sample of unit issued covers) |
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10/04 |
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C2a1 |
First Days Covers issued
by other Countries featuring the British Ordnance Corps |
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10/04 |
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C2b |
First Day Covers - Formation
of Royal Logistic Corps featuring RAOC Badge |
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10/04 |
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C3 |
Stamps |
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10/04 |
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C4 |
Cigarette
& Promotional Cards |
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07/04 |
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C4a |
RAOC Match Holder & Match Boxes |
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In Planning |
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C5 |
Sweetheart & Regimental Brooch's |
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In Planning |
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C6 |
RAOC Cloth Badges & Ties |
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In Planning |
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C7 |
RAOC Plaques |
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In Planning |
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C8 |
RAOC Car Badges |
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In Planning |
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More 'Other Areas of Collecting' to
follow
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The Royal Logistic Corps
~ Insignia Project |
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The Royal
Army Ordnance Corps amalgamated with the
Royal Corps of Transport, Pioneer Corps, Army Catering
Corps and the Postal Courier Section of the Royal
Engineers
on the 5th April 1993 to form the Royal Logistic Corps.
Please visit the following site to view:
http://logistics.shorturl.com
(Please note this URL is also now also a re-locator - Please
Bookmark)
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Ongoing
Project |
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Help Wanted |
Any further
information on RAOC or RLC Badges & Patches
listed or not listed would be most welcomed
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Help Wanted |
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Items Wanted |
I am a collector as
well as researcher, and would be interested in ANY
Ordnance related item, catalogued here or not.
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Items Wanted |
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e-mail me @
ordnance.corps@gmail.com
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