ROCA HERITAGE
Publication PDFs: Publicity & Recruitment
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ROC History
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THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE OBSERVER CORPS (1935)
This booklet was produced in 1935 by the Air Ministry and is an official phamplet of the Origin and History of the Observer Corps as written by Major General E.B. Ashmore, C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O. in 1927 | ||
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THE HISTORY, PURPOSE AND AIMS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS (c.1963)
Published document produced by Observer Officer S. Finn. The document is believed to have been written around the early 1960's prior to a major reorganisation of the Corps in 1968 | ||
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THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS (1970)
Official document produced in February 1970 explaining the history of the Royal Observer Corps. | ||
Aircraft Observation Role (1925 - 1955)
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ROC RECRUITMENT LEAFLET (1951)
Recruitment leaflet produced by the Air Ministry Information Bureau in 1951. | ||
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ROC RECRUITMENT LEAFLET (1955)
Recruitment leaflet produced by the Air Ministry Information Division in 1955. | ||
Nuclear Role (1955 - 1995)
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ROC RECRUITMENT LEAFLET (1959)
Recruitment leaflet produced by the Air Ministry and Central Office of Information in 1959. Although the role of the ROC was moving towards nuclear monitoring the aircraft observation role is still quite prominent from the recruitment leaflet . | ||
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ROC RECRUITMENT LEAFLET (1963)
Recruitment leaflet produced by the Air Ministry Publicity Branch and the Central Office of Information in 1963. The emphasis of the ROC's role had by now changed to encompass the nuclear monitoring and warning role. This new role can clearly be seen from the recruitment leaflet. | ||
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THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS (1970)
Booklet produced by HQ ROC in March 1970 to provide information relating to the history of the ROC. The booklet was an update on previous versions (especially the booklet published in 1935 - see above) and was produced after the 1968 defence cuts and therefore included information relating to the reduction of the Corps structure i.e. reduction in the number of monitoring posts from 1563 to 873 and subsequent changes in reporting lines. | ||
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UNITED KINGDOM WARNING AND MONITORING ORGANISATION (1974)
A5 sized booklet produced by the Central Office of Information for the Home Office to provide information relating to the role of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO). The booklet explains the role of the organisation in the form of the actions that the organisation would have undertaken in the event of a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. | ||
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UNITED KINGDOM WARNING AND MONITORING ORGANISATION (1985 / 1987)
A4 sized booklet produced by the Central Office of Information for the Home Office to provide information relating to the role of the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO). The booklet was produced in 1985 and re-issued in 1987. | ||
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ROC RECRUITMENT LEAFLET (1988)
Recruitment leaflet produced for the Royal Air Force by the Central Office of Information in 1988. | ||