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Board of Ordnance / Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Responsible for the supply of armaments and munitions to the army and the navy, based in the Tower of London and also used Verbruggen's House at the Woolwich Arsenal until 1939. Disbanded in 1855 due to poor performance in the Crimean War. The work was then carried out by a variety of departments until the creation of the (Royal) Army Ordnance Corps in 1918.

The Corps' Latin motto, Sua tela tonanti, is normally loosely translated as "To the Warrior his Arms".

Our image of the Board of Ordnance device comes, via Wikipedia, from the Tower of London. The equivalent for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps has a crown at the top instead of the turret and fist clutching lightening and thunderbolts.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Board of Ordnance / Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Royal Arsenal Gatehouse - Board of Ordnance

GR IV {On the ribbon of the Board of Ordnance badge, their motto:} Sua tela ...

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Royal Brass Foundry

The Royal Brass Foundry, 1717, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Following an...

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Verbruggen's House - 1

Verbruggen's House, 1773, built for Jan & Pieter Vanbruggen, joint master...

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Woolwich Army Ordnance Department war memorial

{Beneath the Board of Ordnance badge with the motto 'Sua Tela Tonanti' (To th...

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R. L. O'Connell

R. L. O'Connell

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Admiral Arthur Phillip

Admiral Arthur Phillip

Founder and first governor of Australia. Born in the ward of Bread Street. Entered the Royal Navy 1753. In 1787 he led a fleet of 11 ships, with a complement of four companies of marines as well a...

Person, Armed Forces, Exploring, Race Issues, Australia

1 memorial
Major Matthew Meiklejohn, VC

Major Matthew Meiklejohn, VC

Gained his VC, and lost his right arm, as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders in South Africa at the battle of Elandslaagte, during the Boer War. He died following a fall from his h...

Person, Armed Forces, Scotland, South Africa

1 memorial
P. J. Charlier

P. J. Charlier

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
O. H. Johnson

O. H. Johnson

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial