The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a British Army corps formed in 1918 by the merger of the Army Ordnance Department (AOD) and the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC). It dealt with the supply and maintenance of weaponry and munitions only until 1965, when it took over most other supply functions, as well as the supply of staff clerks, from the Royal Army Service Corps. On 5 April 1993, it was one of the corps that amalgamated to form the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). Jump to: navigation, search The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A corps (a word that immigrated from the French language, pronounced like English core, but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body; plural same as singular) is either a large military unit or formation, a administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Munition is often defined as a synonyn for ammunition. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... In the British Army, a staff clerk is a professional specialist clerk who is a member of an administrative corps, as opposed to a unit clerk, who is a member of the corps or regiment in which he or she works and is trained first and foremost in the duties... The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ...