Army Catering Corps
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The Army Catering Corps was a corps
of the British Army
, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps
, and became a corps in its own right in 1965.
In 1993, as part of the Options for Change
defence review, it was amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps
.
The technical home of the Army Catering Corps (now RLC) was St. Omer Barracks in Aldershot. The Army School of Catering became a tri-service training establishment in 2006 and soldiers now pass through the new Defence Food Services School at Worthy Down near Winchester,
Two members of the Army Catering Corps were killed while off duty in the Droppin Well bombing
in 1982.
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...
, and became a corps in its own right in 1965.
In 1993, as part of the Options for Change
Options for Change
Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War....
defence review, it was amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army, comprising around 17% of its strength...
.
The technical home of the Army Catering Corps (now RLC) was St. Omer Barracks in Aldershot. The Army School of Catering became a tri-service training establishment in 2006 and soldiers now pass through the new Defence Food Services School at Worthy Down near Winchester,
Two members of the Army Catering Corps were killed while off duty in the Droppin Well bombing
Droppin Well bombing
The Droppin Well bombing or Ballykelly bombing occurred on 6 December 1982, when the Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb at a disco in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The disco was targeted because it was frequented by British Army soldiers from the nearby...
in 1982.