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Army Catering Corps,
1941-1993
Formed 22nd March 1941, remaining under the control of
the Royal Army Service Corps until granted independent corps
status in 1965. Amalgamated with The Royal Pioneer Corps,
The Royal Corps of Transport, The Royal Army Ordnance Corps
and The Postal and Courier Service of the Royal Engineers to
form the Royal Logistic Corps, 5th April 1993.
The badge design is a circlet inscribed Army Catering
Corps; in the centre of which is a flaming Grecian
brazier, and over this is the usual crown. The first pattern for other ranks' badges were all gilding metal,
with the Imperial or 'King's Crown'. In March 1951 a new
bi-metal pattern was sealed, with the brazier in
white-metal. In 1953 with the succession of Queen Elizabeth
II the crown was modified to the St Edward, or 'Queen's
Crown' type. 1973 saw the 4th and final design with the
addition of a scroll below the circlet, inscribed We Sustain. |
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Gilding metal ORs, loops E-W |
Gilding metal ORs, loops N-S |
Gilding metal ORs, loops N-S
wide brazier |
Gilding metal ORs, loops E-W
high relief, deep rim |
Gilding metal ORs, slider |
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KC Officers' all gilt |
KC Officers' service dress,
blades E-W |
WW2 plastic economy, "A. Stanley & Sons, Walsall",
blades N-S |
WW2 plastic economy
"F&G" (Fraser and Glass) blades N-S |
KC Chrome/nickel plated |
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KC Officers' silver and gilt |
KC Bi-metal Buttons Ltd., Birmingham, slider |
QC Officers' silver and gilt |
QC ORs Bi-metal, slider |
QC gold and silver anodized,
J.R. Gaunt B'ham, slider |
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QC
Officers' silver and gilt,
'We Sustain' scroll |
QC gold and silver anodized,
'We Sustain' scroll,
J.R. Gaunt B'ham, slider |
KC Officers' silver and gilt
collar badges
J.R.
Gaunt London |
KC ORs bi-metal collar
badges, single loop |
QC Officers' silver and gilt
collar badges
J.R.
Gaunt London |
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QC ORs bi-metal collar
badges, single loop |
QC gold and silver
anodised collar badges, single loop |
QC
Officers' silver and gilt
collar badges 'We Sustain' scroll |
QC gold and silver
anodised collar badges, 'We
Sustain' scroll ,single loop |
QC bright metal
collar badges, 'We
Sustain' scroll ,clutch and pin fixings,
"LB&B Made in England" |
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Brass shoulder titles, Westlake 367, large, 35mm x
17mm |
Brass shoulder titles, Westlake 368, large, 42mm x 16mm |
Cast brass shoulder titles,
medium, 31mm x 16mm |
Brass shoulder titles, Westlake 369, small 25mm x
9mm |
Gold anodised shoulder titles, Westlake 369, small 25mm x
9mm |
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Officers' Brass shoulder titles, Westlake 370 |
"Army Catering Corps"
Grey on Yellow
Embroidered Melton wool titles
with white cotton backing |
"A.C.C"
Yellow on Grey
Printed canvas titles |
"A.C.C"
Yellow on Grey
Embroidered Melton wool with cotton backing |
"A.C.C"
Yellow on Grey
Starch or sized back felt |
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"R.A.C.C"
Yellow on Grey
Starch or sized back felt
These titles apparently produced post war in anticipation
of the bestowal of the "Royal" title, but it was never granted. |
Slip-on cloth titles |
Arm of service strips.
Grey - Yellow
Embroidered and sewn on
worsted. |
Buttons, Officers' and ORs,
KC Brass |
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