diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
index b5f5d7637e8ca090a62114cd82a00c2ca954f3e2..dd8a10ff4a42bb69be78d7b74af9c991c8c0cb8e 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFaPatchField/genericFaPatchField.C
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ void Foam::genericFaPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 
         if (key == "type" || key == "value")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, "value" written last
             continue;
         }
         else if
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
index ad0daf79cae0dc2963d32a3cb196a8ec12c1306a..e933723c123345d352c8b77f0475a3aac8465223 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericFvsPatchField/genericFvsPatchField.C
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ void Foam::genericFvsPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 
         if (key == "type" || key == "value")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, "value" written last
             continue;
         }
         else if
diff --git a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
index 2b4c7ad5bf12ac7a5d62495481142ac4b8de2cd3..58e2976e9cf23372d4edec1fd67ece9e08b6a486 100644
--- a/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
+++ b/src/genericPatchFields/genericPointPatchField/genericPointPatchField.C
@@ -480,8 +480,9 @@ void Foam::genericPointPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
     {
         const keyType& key = dEntry.keyword();
 
-        if (key == "type" || key == "value")
+        if (key == "type")
         {
+            // NB: "type" written first, no special treatment for "value"
             continue;
         }
         else if