Royal Army Medical Corps
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The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps form the Army Medical Services.
The RAMC Memorial for the Boer War at Aldershot in Hampshire
Beret and cap badge used by the RAMC in present day
Army surgeons carry out an operation during the Second World War
RAMC First World War memorial in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Board of Ordnance
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The Board of Ordnance was a British government body. Established in the Tudor period, it had its headquarters in the Tower of London. Its primary responsibilities were 'to act as custodian of the lands, depots and forts required for the defence of the realm and its overseas possessions, and as the supplier of munitions and equipment to both the Army and the Navy'. The Board also maintained and directed the Artillery and Engineer corps, which it founded in the 18th century. By the 19th century, the Board of Ordnance was second in size only to HM Treasury among government departments. The Board lasted until 1855, at which point it was disbanded.
Shield of the Board of Ordnance preserved on a gun tampion in Gibraltar
Lord Vivian in uniform of Master-General of the Ordnance. The two senior officers of the Ordnance wore uniforms as for a general and lieutenant-general respectively, but of blue cloth with scarlet facings (rather than scarlet with blue).
Full coat of arms, with crest and supporters, at the Tower of London
Ammunition box with Board of Ordnance shield, initials and broad arrow.