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