Hut 3 -A.O.C. Named Soldier

[Marilyn Jones]

The soldier sitting front left is named either W.M. Howard OR W. N. Howard OR W. R. Howard.  Can anyone provide more information on him or the regiment. Is A.O.C. the same as R.A.O.C. (my Dad was in RAOC National Service in  Egypt).

Thank you.

[kenf48]

20 minutes ago, Marilyn Jones said:

The soldier sitting front left is named either W.M. Howard OR W. N. Howard OR W. R. Howard.  Can anyone provide more information on him or the regiment. Is A.O.C. the same as R.A.O.C. (my Dad was in RAOC National Service in  Egypt).

Thank you.

I think you meant to post a photograph

but yes the Army Ordnance Corps was given the 'Royal' title in 1922 in recognition of its contribution to WW1

[Marilyn Jones]

Oops

[charlie962]

58 minutes ago, Marilyn Jones said:

The soldier sitting front left is named either W.M. Howard OR W. N. Howard OR W. R. Howard.

Leaves rather a lot of possibilities. Do you have any idea where he came from ?

He wears a cap badge of the AOC and a qualified Fitter's arm badge(someone else to confirm correct term please). No-one in the photo wears any medal ribbons or other insignia so the photo is perhaps c 1915 rather than say 1918 ?

Charlie

Edited 28 September , 2021 by charlie962

[Marilyn Jones]

1 hour ago, charlie962 said:

Leaves rather a lot of possibilities. Do you have any idea where he came from ?

He wears a cap badge of the AOC and a qualified Fitter's arm badge(someone else to confirm correct term please). No-one in the photo wears any medal ribbons or other insignia so the photo is perhaps c 1915 rather than say 1918 ?

Charlie

No clue as to where Mr Howard is from I'm afraid.  No publisher or anything on reverse. 

[FROGSMILE]

2 hours ago, charlie962 said:

Leaves rather a lot of possibilities. Do you have any idea where he came from ?

He wears a cap badge of the AOC and a qualified Fitter's arm badge(someone else to confirm correct term please). No-one in the photo wears any medal ribbons or other insignia so the photo is perhaps c 1915 rather than say 1918 ?

Charlie

In the case of the AOC the crossed hammer and pincers badge was worn by an Armourer of the Armourers Section AOC, Charlie.  The same badge was also worn by a variety of trades in the ASC, RA and RE.  The man adjacent to him is a Wheeler.

Edited 28 September , 2021 by FROGSMILE

[Andrew Upton]

4 hours ago, charlie962 said:

...No-one in the photo wears any medal ribbons or other insignia so the photo is perhaps c 1915 rather than say 1918 ?

At least three of the men are wearing "Simplified" SD jackets. It was introduced in late 1914 and only manufactured into early 1915. Though it is was still being encountered/issued in dwindling numbers until the end of the war the presence of several together would certainly be more representative of c.1915/1916 than 1918.

[Marilyn Jones]

So this is early on in the war.

Thank you.

[FROGSMILE]

7 hours ago, Marilyn Jones said:

So this is early on in the war.

Yes, Charlie962 did mention that quite early in the thread Marilyn, there’s quite a bit of visual evidence to that effect.

[charlie962]

12 hours ago, FROGSMILE said:

the crossed hammer and pincers badge was worn by an Armourer of the Armourers Section AOC,

thanks for that detail.

charlie