AOC, Ammunition Examiner trade badge

[rrickoshae]

good afternoon, I wonder if anyone can suggest the era of the AE trade badge show.
The wreath appears to come higher up than normal and it is woven through onto a 'cheesecloth' backing. Its 1.5 inches across.

any thoughts?

many thanks, dave

[54Bty]

To me it looks like a very nice hand embroidered badge.

Marc

[Mike_2817]

Following the formation of the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) in 1896 the seniority list for that year included two Sergeant Laboratory Forman. It is thought that these are the forerunners to the Ammunition Examiner.

The trade was first named Ammunition Examiner (AE) in 1923

The first recorded use of a AE badge is that it was introduced in 1942 by ACI 1659/1942 and an extract from the 1942 Dress Regulations stating that the badge was to be worn in RAOC units responsible for the maintance, safety, storage & disposal of ammunition & explosives of all kinds.

I have not seen an example such as you illustrate but I have WWII examples in Script & Block embroidered as well as a economy printed version.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ition+examiner

It could be as Marc says a very nice hand embroidered example, but I would still welcome it into my Ordnance Collection

It was replaced by the 'Flaming A' of the Ammunition Technician when the trade was renamed in 1950 so was only in use for 8 years.

[rrickoshae]

Originally Posted by Mike_2817

Following the formation of the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) in 1896 the seniority list for that year included two Sergeant Laboratory Forman. It is thought that these are the forerunners to the Ammunition Examiner.

The trade was first named Ammunition Examiner (AE) in 1923

The first recorded use of a AE badge is that it was introduced in 1942 by ACI 1659/1942 and an extract from the 1942 Dress Regulations stating that the badge was to be worn in RAOC units responsible for the maintance, safety, storage & disposal of ammunition & explosives of all kinds.

I have not seen an example such as you illustrate but I have WWII examples in Script & Block embroidered as well as a economy printed version.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ition+examiner

It could be as Marc says a very nice hand embroidered example, but I would still welcome it into my Ordnance Collection

It was replaced by the 'Flaming A' of the Ammunition Technician when the trade was renamed in 1950 so was only in use for 8 years.

Thanks Marc & Mike - I hadn't thought of a hand embroidered badge. It came in a box of small items from a house clearance, the other military items apart from a few small arms rounds were an 'AOC' slip on title (white on khaki) and a printed 'LG' in wreath badge but nothing to give a clue to the owners name or any dating material. I should have mentioned that the camera has made it look much cleaner than it actually is - the white is in fact a buff colour and the background a typical khaki colour.

Dave