Association of Ammunition Technicians
Association Merchandise
A selection of Association bow ties, ties, badges and cufflinks is available on the Merchandise page.
ATs and ATOs in the Media
11 EOD Regt RLC receive the 'Millies' Award for Heroes at Home (Unit)
Penny Lancaster proudly stands with 11 EOD Regiment
MBE for Capt A W Little RLC
Capt A W Little MBE RLC received his MBE at Buckingham Palace on 11 Nov 16 from the Duke of Cambridge.
George Medal for act of bravery in Afghanistan
WO1 Andy Peat, a high threat explosive ordnance disposal operator, received the George Medal for his role when he was attached to a task force of a Danish Special Forces unit with Afghan partners.
He was credited with saving the lives of several other Danish soldiers and members of the Afghan police. He cleared a route to the injured man while urging the other Afghan and Danish soldiers to stay still to avoid triggering other bombs.
When he reached him he realised there was another wire underneath him - tracing it to another IED hidden under a nearby stone, he disarmed it and cleared a safe route.
BBC News Story
04 October 2013.
Queen's Gallantry Medal for courageous bomb disposal soldier
Sergeant David Acarnley, 31, a bomb disposal officer with 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps , was called to the aid of a Danish armoured vehicle on 1 June last year after it hit an improvised explosive device (IED).
A secondary device had been located at the back door of the vehicle, trapping the crew inside. Sergeant Acarnley’s job was to make it safe so the soldiers could escape.
But as he worked another soldier triggered a 3rd IED, immediately becoming a priority casualty.
Without hesitation, Sergeant Acarnley switched tasks to clear a safe route across the deadly ground so medics could reach him and give life-saving first aid. He then returned to his original task to rescue the stricken crew.
Ministry of Defence News Story
30 March 2013.
Street names salute Army's fallen heroes
Streets in Didcot will be named after seven Army bomb disposal experts killed in action after the victims families gave their blessing.
Town councillor Tony Harbour suggested the idea last year, after meeting soldiers based at Vauxhall Barracks in Foxhall Road.
Herald Series (Didcot)
25 July 2012.
More on the Media Page
Felix Memorabilia
Mick Bickerton is a military jeweller of a very high
standard and has commissioned AT, ATO and Felix cufflinks, rings and lapel studs.
Nick Handy has had Felix Signet Rings made and would
like to offer them up to the whole Ammunition Technician fraternity.
Details on the Felix Memorabilia page.
Members Login
Some parts of this website are reserved for Association Members and require a username and password to access. Login details are sent to new members on joining with reminders available from the Chairman.
Welcome to the AATs Website
Association Membership
Full Membership is open to all Ammunition Technicians (AT) serving and late of the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Army Ordnance Corps; Ammunition Examiners (AE), Assistant Ammunition Examiners (AAE) late of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Laboratory Foremen late of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Army Ordnance Corps. This includes personnel who, having served as AT, AE, AAE or Laboratory Foreman, who were subsequently commissioned. An Information Pack containing the Association History, Constitution and an Enrolment Pro-forma is available on the History and Constitution page.
Felix Fund
Felix Fund supports bomb disposal experts and their families. We fund therapeutic breaks for bomb disposal teams returning from Afghanistan and other welfare and rehabilitation facilities for EOD units. We also provide hardship grants for individual members of 'the bomb disposal family' in need.
Association Members Area
Some parts of this website are reserved for Association Members and require a username and password to access. Login details are sent to new members on joining with reminders available from the Chairman.
Recent additions to the Picture Gallery (in the Members Area) include a picture of the new 11 EOD Regt RLC Memorial Wall and the Association marching past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. Members login here...
Felix "Not Forgotten" | Facebook
A Facebook page dedicated to the fallen ATOs and ATs of the The Royal Army Ordnance Corps and The Royal Logistic Corps, Explosive Ordnance Disposal who have taken the Long Walk in service of their country.
The EOD Memorial
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial is located at the entrance to Marlborough Barracks, Warwickshire and consists of a stone figure of an Ammunition Technician in a walled garden. It was erected in 1991 to commemorate all those Ammunition Technicians and Ammunition Technical Officers who have given their lives since 1956 in the conduct of their duties dealing with ammunition and explosives.
The names of the Ammunition Technicians of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and more recently the Royal Logistic Corps who have given their lives in the conduct of their duties since 1956 are engraved on polished green slate plaques fixed to the inner walls.
The EOD Memorial was dedicated on Sunday 23 June 1991 during a service conducted by the Chaplain General, the Reverend James Harkness.
Bluestone 42
A new eight-part comedy drama for BBC Three
Bluestone 42 is an eight-part comedy drama about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. It is a series about a bunch of soldiers who love being soldiers, and the camaraderie, bonds and banter they share, even though they are risking their lives defusing hidden bombs.
Written by Richard Hurst (Secret Diary Of A Call Girl) and James Cary (Miranda) in their first original commission, the series has been carefully researched and informed by serving and former members of the armed forces and military experts, to take the audience through authentic, compelling, surprising and funny stories about how heroes pass their time in between saving lives.
Episode 1/8
Tuesday 5 March
10.00-10.30pm
BBC THREE
More information at the BBC Media Centre
AT/EOD Related Books
A list of books published on the subject of the AT trade, about EOD in various theatres and autobiographies. Read more...
The Injured
Many assume, wrongly, that 'casualty' means 'fatality'. In fact it means 'killed and injured' and typically there are twice or three times as many injured as killed.
Many of those injuries carry with them lifelong physical disabilities or mental scars, burdens which have to be borne as much by their families and friends as by the injured men or women themselves. A battle injury does not always end a life, but it very often ends a normal life and begins a lifelong need for special care.
There are many important charities whose efforts are dedicated to helping those who are either injured or who care for the injured. You may choose to support one of them.
The Injured