Royal Defence Corps, British Army

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Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
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Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry regiment (administrative)
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Name1: Royal Defence Corps
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Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: London Infantry Record Office, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type: Administrative
Subordinate unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 4th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 5th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 6th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 7th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 8th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 9th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 10th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 11th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 12th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 13th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 14th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 15th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 16th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 17th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Subordinate unit: 18th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Start date: August 1917
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Personal narratives

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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
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


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