The badge was based on that of the British Board of Ordnance. In 1683 the Board became a Civil Department of State, under a Master General. A shield bearing three field-guns in pale, and three cannonballs in chief was adopted as the Seal of the Board. From 1923 to 1933, the SAOC badge was the Board of Ordnance shield above a scroll bearing the initials S.A.O.C. and S.A.K.D. (Suid-Afrikaanse Krygsbehoeftediens). From 1933 onwards, the shield was surrounded by a wreath of protea flowers and leaves. The Board of Ordnance shield was later incorporated into that of the Administrative Service Corps which in turn resembled that of the
Royal Logistic Corps. ==References==