Royal Observer Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf civil defence organisation
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:United_Kingdom_Warning_and_Monitoring_Organisation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Forces_Association
gptkb:Civil_Defence_Corps
gptkb:UK_Home_Office
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:British_Empire_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Air_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Civil_Defence_Long_Service_Medal
gptkb:King's_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct
gptkb:ROC_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Observer_Corps_Medal
gptkb:Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Defence_Medal
gptkb:War_Medal_1939–1945
gptkb:Queen's_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct
gptkb:Queen's_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service_in_the_Air
gptkbp:awarded_honour gptkb:Royal_title_(1941)
gptkbp:badge gptkb:ROC_badge
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:ROC_Association
gptkb:ROC_Memorial_at_National_Memorial_Arboretum
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1995
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:AWDREY
gptkb:Bomb_Power_Indicator
gptkb:Fixed_Survey_Meter
gptkb:Ground_Zero_Indicator
gptkb:Teletalk_communications_system
gptkbp:formed 1925
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Bentley_Priory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Observer Corps
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:ROC_lapel_badge
gptkbp:last_commandant gptkb:Air_Commodore_R_J_Offord
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Forewarned_is_Forearmed
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Eyes_and_Ears_of_the_RAF
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Penney
gptkb:Eileen_Younghusband
gptkb:Sir_Leslie_Hollinghurst
gptkbp:notableOperation Battle of Britain
Cold War nuclear monitoring
gptkbp:number_of_posts over 1,500 observation posts
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 10,000 at peak
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role nuclear monitoring
aircraft observation
gptkbp:uniform Royal Air Force style uniform
gptkbp:wartimeRole aircraft recognition
nuclear fallout monitoring
reporting enemy aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_civil_defense
gptkb:Vigiliamus_pro_pace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6