Hello to all,
Can anyone tell me if individual Station ORB’s are held at the National Archive at Kew? I am searching for the ORB of the Central Gunnery School at Sutton Bridge, does anyone know the AIR and Piece numbers of these records?
Would greatly appreciate any help that anyone can give!
Kind regards,
Melvin
By: pagen01 - 31st March 2025 at 14:14
Here’s a start, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=5030818
Note you can also look up ORBs of the various units based at a particular station aswel, DORIS at Hendon is also good for this aspect.
By: pagen01 - 31st March 2025 at 14:14
The TNA hold the station ORBs that have been handed over to them from the AHB, unsure about that particular station.
The TNA has a fantastic online search facility, and can copy and email requested pages within 24hrs or over a longer time. For ORBs though you are better popping along yourself to read/copy the relevant info.
This link should be handy for your search http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/browser.asp?CATLN=1&CATID=8&GPE=False&MARKER=0
You want to look under AIR
By: Arabella-Cox - 31st March 2025 at 14:14
Many thanks Pagen01, I will check your sources out forthwith!
Kind regards,
Melvin
By: NiallC - 31st March 2025 at 14:13
ORBs
Hi Melvin
Station ORBs are in the AIR 28 class – Sutton Bridge is at AIR 28/788, but this only runs from Sept. 1926 to Dec. 1940, which I think won’t help you with anything CGS-related. I can see no sign in the catalogue (which is not infallible) of an ORB covering subsequent periods.
ORB for CGS itself is within AIR 29 (Misc. Units) at AIR 29/605 with course photographs and graduates log in AIR 29/606. ORB for 56OTU (which may be useful) is at AIR 29/683.
HTH
Niall
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