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Royal Army Ordnance Corps 3rd Base Ordnance Depot, Delhi, Royal Army Ordnance Corps No.4 Base Ammunition Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 14th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 110 Detail Issue Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 161st Vehicle Park Coy. Royal Army Ordnance Corps 19th May 1940 Orders 24th May 1940 Withdrawal 3rd Jun 1940 Instructions 11th Sep 1940 Preparations 13th Jan 1941 Reliefs 1st May 1942 Inspection 4th Jun 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Unloading Commenced 8th Jun 1944 Ammunition 8th Jun 1944 Ammunition 9th Jun 1944 Unloading 10th Jun 1944 Move 11th Jun 1944 Shelling 12th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed 13th Jun 1944 Visit 14th Jun 1944 Air Raids 15th Jun 1944 Quiet 16th Jun 1944 Visit 17th Jun 1944 Quiet 18th Jun 1944 Report 19th Jun 1944 Message 20th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft 21st Jun 1944 Shelling 22nd Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions 23rd Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft 24th Jun 1944 Quiet 26th Jun 1944 Quiet 27th Jun 1944 Quiet 28th Jun 1944 Supplies 29th Jun 1944 Supplies 30th Jun 1944 Awards 11th Aug 1944 Shelling 12th Aug 1944 Anti Tank Mine 13th Aug 1944 Landing Craft 14th Aug 1944 Shelling 15th Aug 1944 Fire 16th Aug 1944 Shells 17th Aug 1944 Inspection 18th Aug 1944 Enemy Aircraft 19th Aug 1944 Mine 20th Aug 1944 Quiet 21st Aug 1944 Bad Weather 22nd Aug 1944 Bad Weather 23rd Aug 1944 Gun Fire 24th Aug 1944 Quiet 25th Aug 1944 Quiet 26th Aug 1944 On the Move 1st Sep 1944 Move 2nd Sep 1944 Reorganisation 3rd Sep 1944 Preparations 4th Sep 1944 Awards If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Second World War 1939-1945. Aldridge Francis. L/Cpl. (d.5th Jul 1941) Almond William James. Pte. (d.3rd December 1943) Armitage MID. Richard. S/Sgt. Barker Albert. Pte. (d.14th November 1942) Barker Arthur. Pte. Bates Cyril. Cftsmn. Battersby MID. Ronald. SSgt. Beckett Doug Albert. Pte. Bell Duncan. Pte. Billson Jack. Cpl. (d.3rd November 1943) Bottomley Herbert. Cpl. (d.18th September 1945) Bragg Edward Richard Alexander. Brooke Harold. WOII. Brown MID. Frank Albert. Warrant Officer Catchpole Ernest Frank. Staff.Sgt. (d.10th July 1940) Chesterman Arthur Harry. Clark Thomas. Pte. (d.15th February 1940) Croft RL. Crowshaw Ronald. Cpl. Davenport FHR. Davidson William McMurry. Major Davis Henry Lewis. Day Alfred James. Pte. Dickens John Henry. L/Cpl. Doel Frank P.. Doel Frank. Doel Frank P.. Doughty Gerald Charles. Sgt. Downey James. Sgt. Eccles Wilfred Richard. Mjr. Ellis MID. James Everatt. Pte. Ferron John Matthew. Pte. (d.1st April 1945) Garnett BH. Grant Walter. Pte. Grant Walter. Pte. Green Ralph John. Pte. Green Ralph John. Pte Griffiths J.. Cpl. Harborow Howard William. Pte. Harding Cyril Frederick. Harvey George. Dvr. Hayes Victor John. L/Cpl. Hayward Edward Charles. Cpl. Henderson Joseph Boyd. Sgt. Heywood Norman Leonard. Cpl. Hibberd Frank. WO1 Hill William Albert Edgar. WO2. Hobbs Alfred William. Pte. Hocking William John. Staff Sgt. Hodges Charles Richard. SSgt. Hodkinson Samuel. Cpl (d.18th Feb 1943) Hollingsworth Harry. Pte. (d.31st May 1940) Holman John William. Pte Holmes Cecil Edward. L Cpl Humphrey Harold Richard. S/Sgt. Hurst Douglas Graham. Major. Inman John Edward. Pte. (d.17th Jun 1940) Inman John Edward. Pte. (d.17th June 1940) Jamieson William Thomson. WO1 Jeanes Frederick Charles. Sgt. Jones Enoch. Pte. (d.18th June 1943) Justice Kenneth Frederick. L/Cpl. Kay William Alexander. Sgt. Kent Harry. Pte. Knight John James. Driver Lemberger Chil Jonkiel. W/Cpl. Lewis Jack L.. Pte. Lindsay George. Pte Lintern Leonard John. Little D. Macdermott Henry Douglas. Mjr. (d.20th Jul 1945) Marr Douglas Rankine. Marsden Donald. Pte. Marsh Alec George. Marshall Peter MacMillan. Pte. (d.26th April 1941) Mason John Dean. Capt. McCreddie Kenneth Alexander. Pte. McDonald Thomas. Cpl. McKenna James. Pte. Miller Frederick William. Condr. Mills Frank. Private Miskin Reginald William. A/WO1. Mitchell Frederick William. Pte. Monaghan Norman Leslie. Moulton Owen William. 2nd Lt. Munro James Ernest. Pte. (d.29th March 1943) Mynott Victor John. Pte. Nelson Alexander. Pte. (d.8th February 1941) Norwood John Russell. Pte. O'Brien David. Pte. (d.30th April 1946) O'Brien James. Pte. (d.4th Jan 1944) Olorenshore Gilbert Roy. Pte. Palmer EJ. Parlour Dennis. Pte. Pears John Wilson. Cpl. Pooley Thomas William. 2Lt. Porter Arthur John. Fireman Powis John Donavon. Pte. Priddey Peter Basil. Sgt. (d.17th June 1940) Pye Eric Norman. A/QMS. Read Leslie Bowness. S/Sgt. Reynolds Leslie. Pte. (d.5th Jul 1941) Richards John Leonard. Pte. Roberts DT. Shaw Donald James. Shirley Stanley Douglas. Spr. Sinclair William. Pte. Singleton Dennis William. Pte. (d.6th April 1944) Skegg Ronald D.. Cfn. Smith Arthur Dobinson. Private Smith Arthur Dobinson. Pte. Smith Arthur Dobbinson. Cpl. Smith John Blackie. Capt. Smith Sidney Charles. Pte. (d.5th July 1941) Smithard Alfred Edward. WO1 Snowball John Elliott. Pte. (d.4th Jul 1942) Speight Harold. Pvt. (d.17th Jun 1943) Spencer Jack. Capt. Spencer Jack. 2nd Lt. Stallard Jack. Cpl. Steel Raymond Harold George. Pte. (d.7th June 1942) Stewart Alexander. Pte. Taylor Norman Findlay. Pte. Taylor William. L/Cpl. Tearle P. A.. Pte. Thomas Gareth. S/Sgt. Thompson William Henry. Sgt. Turner CAO. Unknown . Varley E. Wadsworth Lewis Arthur. L/Cpl. Wake Frederick Ridley. Pte. (d.5th Jan 1945) Wannell William James. Mjr. White William Ernest. S/Sgt. Whitehead Albert. Sgt. Williams William Alfred. Pte. (d.26th June 1943) Worthington Douglas Haig. Pte. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Royal Army Ordnance Corps from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 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There are:1490 items tagged Royal Army Ordnance Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. E Varley Royal Army Ordnance Corps E Varley served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. CAO Turner Royal Army Ordnance Corps CAO Turner served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. DT Roberts Royal Army Ordnance Corps DT Roberts served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. EJ Palmer Royal Army Ordnance Corps EJ Palmer served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. D Little Royal Army Ordnance Corps D Little served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. BH Garnett Royal Army Ordnance Corps BH Garnett served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. FHR Davenport Royal Army Ordnance Corps FHR Davenport served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. RL Croft Royal Army Ordnance Corps RL Croft served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Edward Richard Alexander Bragg Royal Army Ordnance Corps My late father, Edward Richard Alexander Bragg was a POW, administratively under Stalag 8b. However he was in an Arbeitskommandos camp I believe at or near Riehe Waltringhausen. He worked in a factory making wood wool for packaging purposes. I am very interested in obtaining any further information about this camp. I have some documents relating to his imprisonment. Tony Bragg Add to this record. Dvr. George Harvey Royal Army Ordnance Corps My father, George Harvey was rescued from the shores of Dunkirk and returned to the UK but I believe that only half of the ship returned as it was bombed. Many of the injured survivors were lost because of this. 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