Royal Defence Corps, British Army

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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Command structure
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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Relationship type:	Administrative
Subordinate unit:	18th Battalion, Royal Defence Corps, British Army
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Start date:	August 1917
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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.

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