Articles, Features & Essays on the Ancient and Honourable Appointment of Conductor RLC

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The Modern Day Conductor  by Mike Coyle

A Train Called 'Conductor'  by Dennis Bradley

 My Army:WO1 (Cdr) Mike Hobbins  by Ray Routledge

The Ancestry of the Royal Logistic Corps by Mike Comerford, RAOCOnline

A History of the Ancient and Honourable Appointment of Conductor Adapted by Mike Comerford

 The History of Conductor of Stores and his Badge of Appointment  by Mike Comerford

 The Honourable and Ancient Appointment of Conductor, RLC  by John McKenzie

 A Trying Occasion:  An account of the Indian Mutiny  by Major P.J. Shute  RAOC

 On being appointed – the First RLC Conductor?  by Philip Skawski

An Uncouth Conductor? an extract from ' Redcoat' by Prof Richard Holmes, submitted by Dennis Bradley with permission of the Author

A Note about my Father: Charles Henry Train by Charles Train

Conductors in the Crusades! by W.L. Cunningham, BA(Hons) History, M.Phil. Former Conductor RAOC

Conductors in Uniform: An extract from 'Crown Imperial'

The 'Conductor James Miller VC' Scrapbook A collection of information in PDF format

10596411 BOY E. J. SEARLE. Royal Army Ordnance Corps. by Jim Searle

'History of the Parchment and Ceremony' by Dennis Bradley

Letter Renaming Conductors together with History of the Appointment, contributed by Retired Conductor RJ White RAOC, transcribed by Mike Comerford, transcribed for the web by Mike Coyle

Nelsons Funeral Cortège featured Conductors Transcribed extract from ‘The Times’ of 10th January 1806, reporting Nelsons funeral. Submitted by Bob White, Dec 07.

Wartime Conductor Memoirs on the BBC Website.

'For the Record', an Extract from the RAOC Gazette, May 1987. Submitted by John Giles

Seniority: The Discussion and debate regarding the relative seniority of the Academy Serjeant Major and Conductor appointments cracks on a pace in the Conductors Forum. We give a historical perspective with an article from 'Soldier' from 1987. Click Here

ALSO take a look at:  ‘The General’ a novel by Patrick Coogan, published in 1993 by Sinclair-Stevenson.  It’s a ‘ripping yarn about the defeat of the Provisional IRA.  The hero of the book is a career woman Officer whose efforts are supported by Warrant Officer 1 Conductor Caldwell, a man of huge resource and capability.  A good holiday read.

AND:  A great account of the role of Conductors in the American War of Independence in ‘Supplying Washingtons Army’, by Erna Risch first published in 1979.  Find it at www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/RevWar/risch/chpt-11.htm

 AND:  Details of Pay for Conductors at www.dimacleod.co.uk/history/barrif1.htm

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