BAOR/UKMF Field Force Units
circa 1988
with Ord Company Locations v Old OFP or Unit Titles
HQ 1 Ord Bn – VERDEN [1 (BR) Corps]
11 Ord Coy – Soltau < 1 ADOC < Eliments of 7/11 OFP
12 Ord Coy – Osnabruck < 2 ADOC < 12 OFP
13 Rear Ord Coy – Obernkirchen – [FSts Hulsade]
HQ 2 Ord Bn – CATTERICK (UKMF) [2 Inf Div]
21 Ord Coy – Catterick – New Company
22 Ord Coy (V) – Middlesborough < 50 OMP (V) Split [CSA 1]
23 Ord Coy (V) – Leeds < 50 OMP (V) Split [CSA 2]
HQ 3 Ord Bn – SOEST [3 Armd Div]
31 Ord Coy – Munster < 5 FFOC < 4 OFP
32 Ord Coy – Minden < Swapped title with 42 Ord Coy
33 Rear Ord Coy – Enkesen < 3ADOC < 6 OFP [FSts Munster & Dortmund]
HQ 4 Ord Bn – HERFORD [4 Armd Div]
41 Ord Coy – Detmold < 4 ADOC < 20 OFP
42 Ord Coy – Colchester < Swapped title with 32 Ord Coy < 7 FFOC
43 Rear Ord Coy – Hannover – [FStS Tappen & Harderode]
HQ 5 Ord Bn – PADERBORN < 1 (BR) Corps Combat Supplies Battalion < 1 COMP [1 (BR) Corps]
51 Ord Coy – Paderborn/Obernkirchen < 49 RP Company
52 Ord Coy – Paderborn/Pombsen < 43 RP Company (formed 1971) [CSA 2]
53 Ord Coy – Sennelarger < 44 RP Company [CSA 1]
54 Ord Coy (V) – CVHQ < 41 RP Company (V) [CSA 1]
55 Ord Coy (V) – Heston < 42 RP Company (V)[CSA 2]
HQ 6 Ord Bn – BIELEFELD [1 (BR) Corps – 6 Armd Bde]
61 Ord Coy – Gutersloh < 1 CTOC < 10 OFP < 1 (BR) Corps Troops OFP
62 Ord Coy – Bielefled – New Company (Holds Bulk Stores for 22 & 23 Ord Coys (V) WMR) [Deploy from Static Units]
63 Ord Coy – Bielefled – New Company [Deploy from Static Units] [CSA 2]
64 Ord Coy – Bielefled – New Company [Deploy from Static Units] [CSA 1]
HQ 7 Ord – CVHQ Deepcut [7 Field Force]
71 Ord Coy (V) – CVHQ < 7 FFOC < 19 OFP
72 Ord Coy (V) – Telford
73 Ord Coy (V) – Romford < 533 Supply Company (V) ~ 73 Supply Company (V)
74 Ord Coy (V) – Portsmouth
7 GM Coy – Deploy from 154 FAD Wolfern
75 (BATUS) Coy RAOC
76 (FI) Coy RAOC – Formed 1982 – Part of FILOG Bn
77 (FI) Coy RAOC – Formed 1982 – Part of FILOG Bn
78 (BELIZE) Coy RAOC < Ord Services Belize
[5 Airborne Brigade Logistics Bn] < 16 Para Bde
82 (Airbourne) Ord Coy < 82 FFOC < 6 FFOC < 16 Para OFP
HQ 9 Ord Bn – CORSHAM – New Battalion [9 Field Force]
90 Ord Coy – Tidworth < Renamed from 81 Ord Coy
91 Ord Coy – Corsham < from 47 UKMF(L) Coy
92 Ord Coy (Reserve Shadow) – Kineton < 45 & 46 (Shadow) Coy < from 10 Ord Supp Bn
93 Ord Coy (V) – Hilsea < 21 Supply Platoon ~ 93 Petroleum Platoon
94 Ord Coy (V) – Glasgow < 51 Ordnance Field Park (V) < 51 Stores Company (V)
HQ RAOC/EFI – NAAFI Andover
10 Ord Support Bn – DEVIZES – Disbanded and split between 9 Ord & AMF(L)
HQ 11 Ord (EOD) Bn – DIDCOT < 1 AIDU
321 EOD Coy – Northern Ireland < Was 321 (Shadow) EOD Company, Bramley till 1969
421 EOD Coy (Reserve Shadow) – Kineton < 421 (Shadow) EOD Company
521 EOD Coy – UK EOD Detachments (North)
621 EOD Coy – UK EOD Detachments (Midlands)
721 EOD Coy – UK EOD Detachments (South)
531 EOD Coy (V) – CVHQ/Didcot – New Unit
631 EOD Coy (V) – CVHQ/Didcot – New Unit
731 EOD Coy (V) – CVHQ/Didcot – New Unit
221 (BAOR) EOD Coy – HQ @ Herford, Detachments at Bracht, Walsrode & Wolfern
[24 Air Mobile Brigade]
24 (Air Mobile) Ord Company < 24 OFP
[Commando Logistic Regiment]
Commando Ord Sqn < 3 Cdo Bde OFP
[Logistic Support Bn AMF(L)]
AMF(L) Supply Coy – Devizes < from 48 AMF(L) Coy, 10 Ord Supp Bn
1 Aircraft Support Unit (Middle Wallop)
2 Aircraft Support Unit (Detmold)
So using these locations – Can we work backwards to the early 1970s and name the OFPs etc at that time?
CVHQ = Central Volunteer HQ
EOD = Explosive Ordnance Disposal
COMP = Corps Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
OFP = Ordnance Field Park
OMP = Ordnance Maintenance Park
ADOC – Armoured Division Ordnance Company
FFOC = Field Force Ordnance Company
CTOC = Corps Troops Ordnance Company
FStS = Forward Storage Site
CSA = Combat Supplies Area
Mike Comerford