a b Hogg, Brigadier O.F.G. (1963). The Royal Arsenal Woolwich. Vol.I. London: Oxford University Press.

Historic England. "Graven Hill Depot (1411454)". Research records (formerly PastScape) . Retrieved 8 December 2019. Can any one help me. My dad passed away in January and we appear to have no photos of him in uniform does anyone know of him or have any photos of him here is a list of details...Thanks Stu There was substantial support by the RAOC's predecessors for every late Victorian expedition with the major efforts being the campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan (1882-5 and 1898) and the Boer War (1899-1902). All campaigns required the support of very large numbers of troops, animals and equipment in hostile environments. They produced a well-developed system of stores dumps and repair facilities along extended lines of communication. [17] First World War [ edit ] Soldiers of the AOC repairing an 8-inch howitzer at Passchendaele, 1917. Ordnance Field Parks 1 to 19". British Army units 1945 on. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 . Retrieved 8 December 2019. Steer, Brigadier Frank, To the Warrior his Arms: The Story of the RAOC 1918–1994 (Pen & Sword, 2005)Major General A Forbes 'A History of the Army Ordnance Services' Medici Society, London 1929. Vol II. p155 Commander Royal Army Ordnance Corps (CRAOC), a lieutenant colonel - occasionally a colonel in UK districts - and senior RAOC officer in a two star headquarters. a b c d e f g h i j k l Steer, Brigadier Frank (2005). To The Warrior His Arms: the story of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1918-1993. Barnsley, S. Yorks: Pen & Sword. Chief Ammunition Technical Officer (CATO), the senior ammunition officer in a large headquarters and was usually a lieutenant colonel, in a smaller headquarters the appointment was called Senior Ammunition Technical Officer (SATO) and usually held the rank of major.

Military Store Staff Corps". National Archives. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 . Retrieved 8 December 2019. The first picture is the football team at cad kineton my dad duncan mann is ont the top row 3rd from left Chief Ordnance Officer (COO) was a brigadiers' or colonels' appointment and was used as an alternative to DOS, e.g. COO United Kingdom Land Forces On the Western Front a highly successful logistic infrastructure, largely rail based, was created to support the front. Parallel systems, but of less complexity, supported operations in Italy. Other expeditions such as Gallipoli, Salonika, Palestine and Mesopotamia brought supply challenges and a large logistic bases were established on the Egyptian Canal Zone and Basra. [19] 1920–1945 [ edit ] RAOC station in Palestine, 1941. Colonel Ordnance (Col Ord), a title principally used in the Ministry of Defence, this title was retained in DGOS after 1981 despite the fact that Supply was in general use elsewhere.Following a number of short-lived ordnance organisations, both the Army Ordnance Department and the Army Ordnance Corps were formed in 1896. In 1918, these two organisations were amalgamated and granted the ‘Royal’ prefix thus creating the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Major General A Forbes 'A History of Army Ordnance Services', Medici Society, London 1929. Vol II pp 151-152 From 1974 to 1989 the RNZAOC maintained the New Zealand Advanced Ordnance Depot (NZAOD) in Singapore as part of New Zealand Force South East Asia (NZFORSEA). [21] In 1895 the Royal Army Clothing Department, with its factory and depot at Pimlico, was taken over by the AOD which then became responsible for the provision of uniforms and other items of clothing for much of the army. [14] Field units [ edit ] British Army logistics in the Boer War: mule train, 1899. Forward of the UK base, a huge array of temporary depots were built to meet the rapidly changing pace of war. Base Ordnance Depots (BOD) and Base Ammunition Depots (BAD) sprung up all over the world wherever a major line of communication was established. [24]

Regular Army and Emergency Reserve Officers, registered in a 'Long Number' series, WO 339, with index to long numbers, WO 338.a b Fernyhough, Brigadier A. H. (1967). History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps1920-1945. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. p.421.