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− | | parent = London Infantry Record Office, | + | | parent = London Infantry Record Office, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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− | | subordinate = 1st Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 1st Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 2nd Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 2nd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 3rd Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 3rd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 4th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 4th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 5th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 5th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 6th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 6th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 7th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 7th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 8th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 8th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 9th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 9th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 10th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 10th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 11th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 11th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = | | command_start_date = | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 12th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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− | | subordinate = 13th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 13th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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− | | subordinate = 14th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 14th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | subordinate = 15th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | subordinate = 16th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | subordinate = 17th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army | ||
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = August 1917 | | command_start_date = August 1917 | ||
| command_end_date = | | command_end_date = | ||
− | | subordinate = 18th Battalion Royal Defence Corps, | + | | subordinate = 18th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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<!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. --> | <!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. --> | ||
− | {{ | + | {{War diary none admin}} |
=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
− | === Medal rolls === | + | === Other official documents === |
+ | <!-- This might include intelligence summaries, headquarters correspondence, medal rolls, court martial records --> | ||
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+ | * {{Cite TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2551767|WO 32/18622}}, documents about reorganisation, demobilisation and disbandment of the Royal Defence Corps. | ||
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+ | ==== Medal rolls ==== | ||
Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives. | Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives. | ||
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|[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7247821 WO 329/3269] | |[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7247821 WO 329/3269] | ||
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== Other sources == | == Other sources == |
Latest revision as of 04:26, 13 November 2017
Royal Defence Corps, British Army | |
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Years active: | – |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry regiment (administrative) |
Full size: | unknown |
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Created: | |
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Name1: | Royal Defence Corps |
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Name1 End: | |
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Alternate names: | |
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Disbanded: | |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | London Infantry Record Office, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 1st Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 2nd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 3rd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 4th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 5th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 6th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 7th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 8th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 9th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 10th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 11th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 12th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 13th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 14th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 15th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 16th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 17th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
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End date: | |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Subordinate unit: | 18th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army |
Subordinate level: | |
Start date: | August 1917 |
End date: | |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
None. Administrative organisations did not keep war diaries because they had no operational role.
See descendant unit pages for their war diaries.
Unit histories
Other official documents
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 32/18622, documents about reorganisation, demobilisation and disbandment of the Royal Defence Corps.
Medal rolls
Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives.
Medal | Officers | Other ranks |
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1914 Star | ||
1914-15 Star | WO 329/2873, WO 329/2874 | |
British War and Victory medals | WO 329/2277 | WO 329/1957, WO 329/1958, WO 329/1959, WO 329/1960, WO 329/1961, WO 329/1962, WO 329/1963 |
Territorial Force War Medal | WO 329/3269 |