Great Britain. Board of Ordnance
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Name (Latin)
Great Britain. Board of Ordnance
Other forms of name
Great Britain. Board of Ordinance
Great Britain. Office of Ordnance
Great Britain. Ordnance Office
Great Britain. Ordnance, Board of
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- The Case of the creditors of the Office of Ordnance [MI] 1710.
- LC in RLIN, 9/27/88(hdg.: Great Britain. Ordnance Office)
- CSt/G-K files(hdg.: England. Board of Ordnance; usage: Board of Ordnance; Board of Ordinance)
- Guide to the contents of the Public Records Office:v. 2, p. 304, under War Office (Board of Ordnance; dates as an independent office from the late 1500s; ceased to exist as a separate office in 1855)
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Badge of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on a RML 10 inch 18 ton gun in Gibraltar
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William Salter (died 1875)
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Wikipedia description:
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 (tarnished by poor performance in supplying the Army in Crimea) it was disbanded.
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