History and Insignia of the
British Army Ordnance Services
Compiled & Edited by Mike Comerford

Main Index

	Items marked or  have changed since the last major update Items marked þ have been checked and those with ý are due updating	as at	April 2011
	Items marked 'In Planning' can be empty pages while 'In Process' are incomplete pages
	New Update started March 2011 http://ordnance.shorturl.com/ will always find me I have neglected this web page in favour of my computer eBook version but have started to edit the two versions into one
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Part	~ Click on Selection to view ~	Status	Revision
00	About this eBook - and information about its progress.		04/11
01	History & Arms of the Board of Ordnance		04/11
01a	The meaning of 'Sua Tela Tonanti' and the Large Cannon Balls!	þ	11/04
02	St. Barbara's Garrison Church, Deepcut	þ	10/04
03	Colonel-in-Chief of the RAOC		08/03
04	Short Introduction to the RAOC		08/03
05	Significant landmarks in the history of the RAOC		09/03
05a	History of RAOC Boys Service		03/09
06	Selected Reference Books on Military Insignia.		08/03
07	Common Insignia Abbreviations used in this Book.		08/03
08	Bibliography & Sources of information on RAOC history.		03/09
09	The Corps Badge - Summary of Badges, 1830 - 1953		12/03
10	Board of Ordnance & Early Ordnance Insignia.		08/03
10b	Other Insignia using the Board of Ordnance Arms	ý	In Process
10a	Military Stores Department - Belt Buckles		12/05
13	Ordnance Stores Department & Branch - Badges & Helmet Plate		08/03
11	Ordnance Stores Department, Uniform Furniture		10/04
14	Ordnance Stores Corps - Badges & Helmet Plate		08/03
16	Army Ordnance Department & Corps - 1896 Cap Badges		08/03
17	Army Ordnance Department - 1896 Helmet Plate		08/03
17a	Army Ordnance Department - 1898 Second Pattern Helmet Plate	ý	In Planning
15	Army Ordnance Department, Belts & Buckles		08/03
15a	AOC/RAOC 'Swagger Sticks'		In Process
18	Army Ordnance Corps - 1896 Helmet Plate		08/03
18a	Ordnance' South Africa 1889-1900 Belt & Buckle		08/04
19	Army Ordnance Department - 1902 Helmet Plate		08/03
19a	Army Ordnance Department - 1902 Helmet Plate Variant		10/04
20	Army Ordnance Corps - 1902 Helmet Plate		08/03
21	Royal Army Ordnance Corps - 1918 Cap Badges		08/03
22	Large Cast '1918 Pattern' RAOC Badges		10/04
23	RAOC '1918 Pattern' Locker or Bed Plate		08/03
23a	RAOC Boys School 'Toy Soldiers' Display Team		10/04
23b	Junior Leaders/Apprentice Collage 'Corps of Drums' Uniforms & Helmet Plates		11/04
23c	Junior Leaders /Apprentice Collage Helmet Plates		10/04
23d	Junior Leaders Stickmen		11/04
24	1986 Queens Crown RAOC Staff Band Helmet Plate		08/04
24a	1986 Queens Crown Apprentice Collage New Helmet & Plate		08/04
24a1	Junior Leaders/Apprentice Collage Helmet Plate Variants		10/04
24b	RAOC Staff Band - Queens Crown Gilt Officers Helmet Plate		10/04
25	RAOC Prototype Small Helmet Plate		08/03
25a	The Mounted CRAOC and Horse Brasses		09/03
26	Types of Fixing Ordnance Badges		08/03
27	Variants in Design of Ordnance Badges		08/03
28	Just what are Kings & Queens Crowns?		08/03
29	Patterns & Sizes of Ordnance Military Buttons		12/03
30	Patterns of Metal Shoulder Titles		06/04
31	Early Patterns of Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder Titles		08/03
32	1896 Pattern Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder Titles		08/03
32a	Examples of 1896 Pattern Variants		08/03
33	1918 Pattern Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder Titles		08/05
33a	Examples of 1918 Pattern Variants		08/03
34	1947 Pattern Cap, Collar & Shoulder Titles		08/03
34a	Examples of 1947 Pattern Variants		08/03
35	1949 Pattern Ordnance Cap, Collar, Button & Shoulder Titles		08/03
35a	Examples of 1949 Pattern Variants		08/03
36	1953 'Queens Crown' Revised 1947 Pattern Insignia		08/03
36a	Examples of 1953 'Queens Crown' Variations		08/05
37	Ordnance Helmet and Hat Patches		08/03
37a	RAOC Hose Tops and Garter Flashes		08/04
38	W.W.II Arms of Service Strip & Coloured Rank Insignia		08/03
39	Cloth Shoulder Titles		01/05
39a	Further examples of RAOC Shoulder Titles		01/05
40	Airborne Formation Signs & DZ Flashes		01/05
41	Ordnance Related Formation Signs		08/04
41a	Further examples of RAOC Formation Signs		01/05
42	Army Cadet Force - RAOC Sponsored ACF Units		08/03
42a	D (Home Service Force) Company, 15 Bn RAOC, COD Donnington 85-88		01/05
42b	ATS & WRAC serving with the RAOC	ý	In Planning
43	RAOC Lanyard		05/04
44	RAOC Stable Belts		08/04
44a	RAOC Cravat	ý	In Planning
44b	Coloured Epaulet Slides	ý	In Planning
45	RAOC Belt Buckles		08/03
45a	RAOC Pipe Band Insignia		08/03
46a	The History of Conductor of Stores and his Badge of Appointment		09/03
46b	WO1 (Conductor) Badges of Appointment		08/03
46b1	1952 'Kings Crown' Royal Arms in Wreath - Sealed Working Pattern		12/03
46c	The Conductors Scroll		07/03
46c1	Transcript of the RAOC Conductors and modified RLC Scrolls		07/03
46c2	Transcript of the RLC Conductors Parchment		07/03
47	Ordnance Conductors & Commissioned Officers Gorget Patches		09/03
48	Other Ordnance Ranks & Appointments		09/03
48b	Long Service, Overseas Service Stripes and Wound Strips		11/03
49	Other-Ranks Brassards &  Rank Slides		07/04
50	Commissioned Officers Removable Epaulets & Rank Slides		10/04
50a	Commissioned Officers Rank Slides Part 2		10/04
51	Ordnance Flags & Pennants		10/04
52	Metal and Cloth Trade, Qualification & Skill at Arms Badges		08/04
53	Radio & Wireless Specialists RAOC & REME		07/04
53a	Unknown Trade Badge		10/04
53b	Junior Leaders /Apprentice Collage Education Star's		11/04
53b1	Junior Leaders /Apprentice Collage Other Badges		11/04
53c	Badges worn by Army Apprentice Schools Aborfield & Chepstow	ý	In Process
54	Ammunition Examiner RAOC		07/04
54a	Ammunition Inspection Staff  "Large Flaming A"  Sealed Pattern Board	ý	In Process
55	Ammunition Technician RAOC & RLC		07/04
56	Ammunition Technicians in the TA		07/04
57	Felix the Cat & 321 EOD Company/Squadron, Northern Ireland.		07/04
58	Transfers & Stickers		01/04
59	Ministry of Supply (MoS) & Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF)		07/04
60	Hong Kong Army Depot Police (Stonecutters Island)		10/04
61	Ordnance Named Mainline Locomotives		10/04
62	Ordnance Named Army Department Locomotives		10/04
	New Sections will be added as information becomes available
	Other Areas of Collecting
	The following are areas of collecting in their own right:
C1a	Army Ordnance Corps Postcards - Part 1		07/04
C1b	Army Ordnance Corps Postcards - Part 2		07/04
C1c	Royal Army Ordnance Corps Postcards		07/04
C2a	First Day Covers (Representative Sample of unit issued covers)		10/04
C2a1	First Days Covers issued by other Countries featuring the British Ordnance Corps		10/04
C2b	First Day Covers - Formation of Royal Logistic Corps featuring RAOC Badge		10/04
C3	Stamps		10/04
C4	Cigarette & Promotional Cards		07/04
C4a	RAOC Match Holder & Match Boxes	ý	In Planning
C5	Sweetheart & Regimental Brooch's	ý	In Planning
C6	RAOC Cloth Badges & Ties	ý	In Planning
C7	RAOC Plaques	ý	In Planning
C8	RAOC Car Badges	ý	In Planning
	More 'Other Areas of Collecting' to follow
	The Royal Logistic Corps ~ Insignia Project
	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)		Ongoing Project
Help Wanted	Any further information on RAOC or RLC Badges & Patches listed or not listed would be most welcomed		Help Wanted
Items Wanted	I am a collector as well as researcher, and would be interested in ANY Ordnance related item, catalogued here or not.		Items Wanted
	e-mail me @ ordnance.corps@gmail.com

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