Royal Army Pay Corps

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administrative corps former corps of the British Army

The Royal Army Pay Corps was a former administrative corps of the British Army responsible for managing soldiers’ pay and financial services before its functions were absorbed into the Adjutant General's Corps.

Aliases (2)

Army Pay Corps ×1
Army Pay Department ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative corps → former corps of the British Army →
abbreviation	RAPC →
absorbedInto	Adjutant General's Corps →
allegiance	British monarch → Crown →
badgeFeature	crown → laurel wreath → portcullis →
conflict	Falklands War → First World War → Korean War → Second World War →
corpsMarch	Give Me Your Hand →
country	United Kingdom →
disbandedInto	Adjutant General's Corps →
disbandedYear	1992 →
formationYear	1920 →
functionTransferredTo	Adjutant General's Corps →
garrison	Worthing →
headquartersLocation	Worthing →
motto	Fide et Fiducia →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	With Faith and Trust →
notableFor	centralized administration of British Army pay → integration into Adjutant General's Corps in 1992 →
partOf	British Army →
precededBy	Army Pay Corps → Army Pay Department →
responsibleFor	financial record-keeping → military financial management → pay accounting → pay disbursement →
role	financial administration → management of soldiers’ pay → military administration → provision of financial services →
serviceBranch	British Army →
specialization	accounting services → military finance → pay services →
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defence → War Office →
type	combat service support →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Army Pay Corps ("Army Pay Department") → Royal Army Pay Corps ("Army Pay Corps") →	precededBy
Adjutant General's Corps →	formedByAmalgamationOf