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Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 16133
Serial : 3302 , Access code: 90
File Title: No. 1 Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (formerly No. 1 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps)
Outside Dates: 1939/08-1941/09
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Reference: RG24 , National Defence , Series C-3 , Volume 16135
Serial : 3303 , Access code: 90
File Title: No. 2 Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (formerly No. 2 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps)
Outside Dates: 1939/12-1942/03
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Clive/David;
After my last post, my brain kicked in again, I've figured out what the two files quoted above are referring to when it states:
(formerly No. 1 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps) and
(formerly No. 2 Detachment, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps).
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, there was, spread, across Canada, Permanent Active Militia (or Permanent Force) Detachments, R.C.O.C. There were twelve of these Detachments, spread from coast to coast (No.1 Detachment, R.C.O.C.; London, Ontario, thru to No. 13 Detachment, R.C.O.C.; Calgary, Alberta) there being no No. 8 Detachment. Basicly, there was one detachment per Military District (No.'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13)
On 1st September, 1939, these twelve Detachments, were placed on Active Service within Canada, under Serial No. 3 (Authority: GO 135/39 - Effective 1 Sep 39). Being pre-war Permanent Force units and since their employment was to be within the borders of Canada, they operated on their pre-war establishments.
In May, 1942, these twelve Detachments, R.C.O.C., were absorbed into the 'Ordnance Depot Companies' (later redesignated 'Ordnance Depots') that where organized on a Home War Establishment (GO 384/42) here in Canada, again, basicly one per Military District/Command (No.'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13).
What I believe, will be found in the above mentioned files, are the War Diaries for:
In Serial 3302 - No. 1 Ordnance Depot, R.C.O.C. and it's predecessors - No. 1 Ordnance Depot Company, R.C.O.C. and No. 1 Detachment, R.C.O.C. (which was placed on Active Service on 1 Sep 39 under Serial No. 3)
and
In Serial 3303 - No. 2 Ordnance Depot, R.C.O.C. and it's predecessors - No. 2 Ordnance Depot Company, R.C.O.C. and No. 2 Detachment, R.C.O.C. (which was placed on Active Service on 1 Sep 39 under Serial No. 3).
Serial 3 - No. 1 Detachment, R.C.O.C. and Serial 657 - No. 1 (Overseas) Detachment, R.C.O.C. - are two entirely different and separate units.
and
Serial 3 - No. 2 Detachment, R.C.O.C. and Serial 658 - No. 2 (Overseas) Detachment, R.C.O.C. - are two entirely different and separate units.
This should finally clear up the confusion...I hope.....
Cheers
