Royal Observer Corps

The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation intended for the visual detection, identification, tracking and reporting of aircraft over Great Britain. It operated in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. 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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1941 — 1996  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military unit, Dowding system, United Kingdom, 
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• Subterranea Britannica page^@
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1941 — 1996 Royal Observer Corps

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Royal Observer Corps No11 1945

Post Instrument with map board

ROC Uniform

Post Instrument

ROC banner laying up

Kelvedon Hatch (283763667)

Royal Observer Corps MSX, Newhaven Fort

ROC Seaborne Flash

ROC Shoulder Titles

ROC Breast Badge

• Royal Observer Corps Museum - former museum in Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Aberdeen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ayr Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bedford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Belfast Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Air Force, Royal Observer Corps, bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Carlisle Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Carmarthen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Colchester Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Horsham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Inverness Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Leeds Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Norwich Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oban Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Preston Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Shrewsbury Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Yeovil Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	Winchester Royal Observer Corps Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, former building or structure, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
commons	image		Royal Observer Corps No11 1945		Commons
commons	image		Post Instrument with map board		Commons
commons	image		ROC Uniform		Commons
commons	image		Post Instrument		Commons
commons	image		ROC banner laying up		Commons
commons	image		Kelvedon Hatch (283763667)		Commons
commons	image		Royal Observer Corps MSX, Newhaven Fort		Commons
commons	image		ROC Seaborne Flash		Commons
commons	image		ROC Shoulder Titles		Commons
commons	image		ROC Breast Badge		Commons