The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. At its renaming as a Royal Corps in 1918 it was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area it had …

The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was the body charged with supplying weapons, ammunition and equipment to the British Army.

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During the Second World War the RAOC expanded rapidly from a few hundred officers and a few thousand men to 8,000 officers and 130,000 men in the space of four years. In 1965 the …

The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. When it was renamed in 1918 it became a Royal Corps and was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area it …

Jul 15, 2015 · The blog began by an exploration of how the British army was supplied in WW1 and WW2 and resulted in three books: Ordnance, War on Wheels and Dunkirk to D Day. I am …

The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), formed initially from the Engineering Branch of the RAOC, to undertake repair and maintenance of weapons and armoured …

Dec 15, 2016 · Dunkirk to D Day - the stories of some of the RAOC men who fought in both world wars and who masterminded Ordnance supply for D Day, was published by Pen & Sword on …

There are:1528 items tagged Royal Army Ordnance Corps available in our Library These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and …

Mar 16, 2025 · The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference …