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The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore.

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  • Royal Observer Corps
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  • The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore.
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  • Abbreviation
Garrison
ceremonial chief label
command structure
  • RAF Strike Command and UKWMO.
identification symbol 3 label
  • Stable belt
Role
  • Aircraft recognition and reporting
  • Nuclear warfare analysis and fallout warning service
identification symbol
  • 75(xsd:integer)
  • ROC
ceremonial chief
  • HM The Queen
Type
  • Civil defence organisation.
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  • Badge
Caption
  • Royal Observer Corps Ensign
Dates
  • 1925(xsd:integer)
colonel of the regiment
Unit Name
  • Royal Observer Corps
notable commanders
  • Alfred Warrington-Morris
  • * Air Commodore John Howe CB CBE AFC RAF (1977-1981)
  • * Air Commodore Clifford Spink CB CBE FCMI FRAeS RAF (1993-1995)
  • * Air Commodore George Black CB OBE AFC RAF (1983-1984)
  • * Air Commodore 5th Earl of Bandon GBE CB CVO DSO RAF (1945-1949)
garrison label
  • Headquarters
Battles
decorations
  • Observer Corps awarded the title Royal by King George VI for service during the Battle of Britain.
colonel of the regiment label
  • 23(xsd:integer)
March
  • Quick March: Skywatch
Motto
  • Forewarned is Forearmed
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  • Royal banner
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  • 1991(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore.
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