Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army.

Related Topics:
British Army - Corps - Logistical support

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The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps:

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• Royal Corps of Transport
• Royal Army Ordnance Corps
• Royal Pioneer Corps
• Army Catering Corps
• Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service

There are many volunteer regiments within the Logistic Corps, including transport regiments, ambulance regiments, and other related logistic units.

Related Topics:
Regiment - Transport regiment - Ambulance regiment

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This unit's battle honours were inherited from the Royal Corps of Transport, which inherited its honours from the Royal Army Service Corps. These honours include: Peninsula, Waterloo, Lucknow, and the Opium Wars.

Related Topics:
Peninsula - Waterloo - Lucknow - Opium Wars

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In the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens, the Royal Logistic Corps held the prestigious honour of having the most athletes from the British Army competing in the Games. These were Private Musa Audu (Nigeria), Private Seidu Duah (Ghana), Lance Corporal Josephus Thomas (Sierra Leone) and Corporal Joselyn Thomas (Sierra Leone). Private Audu achieved success at the Olympics when he was part of 4 x 400m relay final that won the Bronze medal for Nigeria.

Related Topics:
2004 Olympic Games - Athens - Musa Audu - Nigeria - Ghana - Josephus Thomas - Sierra Leone - Joselyn Thomas

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The current Colonel-in-Chief (an honorary position) is HRH The Princess Royal. The Deputy Colonels-in-Chief are HRH The Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duchess of Kent. The administrative commander is Major-General T. Cross.

Related Topics:
Colonel-in-Chief - HRH The Princess Royal - HRH The Duke of Gloucester - HRH The Duchess of Kent

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The corps's cap badge is an amalgamation of parts from the badges of the corps that made it up:

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• The star is from the Royal Corps of Transport
• The crossed axes is from the Royal Pioneer Corps
• The laurel and garter band is from the Royal Engineers
• The shield in the centre is from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
• The motto, "We sustain", is from the Army Catering Corps

The corps is nicknamed "The Loggies" or the "Really Large Corps".

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The corps has the following alliances:

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• Logistics Branch, Canadian Forces
• Various Australian logistic forces
• Army Services Corps and Army Ordnance Corps of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia
• Personnel Service Corps

It also has an affiliated Gurkha regiment, the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment.

Related Topics:
Gurkha - Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

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The Regimental Headquarters are at the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut.

Related Topics:
Headquarters - Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut

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