Royal Army Educational Corps
Royal Army Educational Corps | |
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Active | 2 July 1845 – 6 April 1992 |
Allegiance | Gaudeamus Igitur Slow - The Good Comrade |
Commanders | |
Colonel in Chief | The Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | RAEC |
The Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC) was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills. On 6 April 1992 it became the Educational and Training Services Branch (ETS) of the Adjutant General's Corps.
History
1846–1914
On 2 July 1845 the Corps of Army Schoolmasters was formed, staffed by
In 1859 its duties were extended from simple schooling within the Army to assume responsibility for the Army schools and libraries
First World War
Despite the strains of the
1920–1939
A
Second World War
The
1946–1992
On 28 November 1946 the AEC was honoured with the title of "Royal".
From 1962 it was staffed exclusively by commissioned officers and the non-commissioned personnel were either commissioned or left the Army.[1]
In 1971, the education of soldiers was radically changed. Recruits joining the Army were generally poorly qualified and although the tasks of soldiering were easily mastered, the additional responsibilities involved in being an NCO proved more difficult. The new system introduced the
In 1992 the RAEC lost its Corps status and became the Educational and Training Services Branch of the new Adjutant General's Corps.[1]
Headquarters
The Army Educational Corps established its depot at
Army Schools of Education
The Royal Army Educational Corps managed a number of Army Schools of Education:
Inter-war
- The Army School of Education, Shorncliffe Army Camp (from 1920)[9][10][11]
Post-war
- The Army School of Education, Buchanan Castle, Drymen (from 1945)[12]
- The Army School of Education, Eltham Palace, Greenwich (from 1945)[6][13]
- The Army School of Education, Walker Lines, Bodmin in Cornwall (from 1948).[14]
- The Army School of Education, Wakefield (from 1945)[15]
- The Army School of Education, Wilton Park, Beaconsfield (from 1950)[16]
Current
- The Army School of Education, Worthy Down Barracks (from 1992)[17]
Victoria Cross
Two Army Educational Corps officers won the Victoria Cross in the First World War: Archie Cecil Thomas White[18] and James Lennox Dawson.[19]
Notable personnel
See also
- Queen's Army Schoolmistresses
- Naval Education Service
- Royal Air Force Educational Service
- Royal Australian Army Educational Corps
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Royal Army Educational Corps". National Army Museum. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Leeds, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Letters from Arthur Hague to Leeds Town Clerk Mitchell, 9 December 1918.
- ^ War Office, His Majesty's Army (1938).
- ^ "Formation Colleges". The Spectator. 24 May 1946. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Smith, Elaine Ann. "The Army schoolmaster and the development of elementary education in the army, 1812-1920" (PDF). University College London. p. 41. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b "The Army at Eltham". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Yard Warns Ira Hit Squads May Be Active In Mainland Britain Bomb In Flower Bed". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Regimental Association Subscriptions". Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Smith, Elaine Ann. "The Army schoolmaster and the development of elementary education in the army, 1812-1920" (PDF). University College London. p. 319. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1933. p. 3806.
- ^ "Army List 1938". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Illiterate Recruits" in The Times (London) (23 August 1947).
- ^ HAWKINS, T. The Army School of Education, Eltham Palace. Nature 156, 527–530 (1945) doi:10.1038/156527a0
- ^ Day, Colin. "National Service with the RAEC in Cornwall Part 1". Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Education Corps Draft (Declaration)". Hansard. 30 October 1945. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Wilton Park Development Brief". South Buckinghamshire Council. January 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Army School of Education Visit". Osborne School Winchester. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 29802". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 October 1916. p. 10394.
- ^ "No. 29394". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1915. p. 12281.