Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Army Ordnance Corps canonical | 8 |
| Ordnance Office | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T334711 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Context triple: [Royal Logistic Corps, formedByMergerOf, Royal Army Ordnance Corps]
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A.
Royal Corps of Transport
The Royal Corps of Transport was a corps of the British Army responsible for providing transportation and logistical support, including the movement of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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B.
Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers is a corps of the British Army responsible for military engineering, infrastructure, and technical support on operations and at home.
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C.
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is the British Army’s specialist corps responsible for military communications, information systems, and cyber operations.
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D.
Royal Regiment of Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army, responsible for providing firepower support using guns, rockets, and missiles on the battlefield.
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E.
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army’s main armoured warfare formation, encompassing its tank and armoured reconnaissance regiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Target entity description: The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
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A.
Royal Corps of Transport
The Royal Corps of Transport was a corps of the British Army responsible for providing transportation and logistical support, including the movement of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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B.
Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers is a corps of the British Army responsible for military engineering, infrastructure, and technical support on operations and at home.
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C.
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is the British Army’s specialist corps responsible for military communications, information systems, and cyber operations.
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D.
Royal Regiment of Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army, responsible for providing firepower support using guns, rockets, and missiles on the battlefield.
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E.
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army’s main armoured warfare formation, encompassing its tank and armoured reconnaissance regiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | corps of the British Army ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Royal Logistic Corps ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| branchColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Royal Logistic Corps ⓘ |
| garrison |
British Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ overseas British Army bases ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
equipment provisioning
ⓘ
inventory control ⓘ logistic support ⓘ maintenance engineering ⓘ materiel management ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
management of ammunition depots in the UK
ⓘ
provision of weapons and equipment to combat units ⓘ support of British Army operations worldwide ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| partOf | British Army logistics system ⓘ |
| precededBy | Board of Ordnance ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ammunition depots
ⓘ
armouries ⓘ military stores depots ⓘ ordnance maintenance ⓘ ordnance storage ⓘ ordnance supply ⓘ |
| role |
maintenance of ammunition
ⓘ
maintenance of military equipment ⓘ maintenance of weapons ⓘ storage of ammunition ⓘ storage of military equipment ⓘ storage of weapons ⓘ supply of ammunition ⓘ supply of military equipment ⓘ supply of weapons ⓘ |
| servedAlongside |
Royal Army Service Corps
ⓘ
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ⓘ |
| service | British Army ⓘ |
| specialization |
ammunition logistics
ⓘ
equipment maintenance ⓘ ordnance logistics ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| successor | Royal Logistic Corps ⓘ |
| type |
logistics corps
ⓘ
support corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Description of subject: The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for the supply, storage, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment before its functions were absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Auxiliary Territorial Service
subject surface form:
Royal Logistic Corps
subject surface form:
Royal Logistic Corps
this entity surface form:
Ordnance Office
subject surface form:
Henry Cooper