Royal Army Pay Corps
Royal Army Pay Corps | |
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Active | 1878–1992 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Pay for troops |
Garrison/HQ | Worthy Down, Hampshire |
Nickname(s) | The Inkslingers The Quill Drivers |
Motto(s) | Fide et Fiducia (In faith and trust) |
March | Imperial Echoes |
Website | www.rapc-association.org.uk |
The Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) was the corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992.
History
The first "paymasters" have existed in the army before the formation of the corps. Prior to the 19th century, each regiment had its own civilian paymaster and the first
In 1870 a Pay Sub-Department of the Control Department was formed; an officer-only establishment, it gained autonomy as the Army Pay Department in 1878.
In 1919 the financial responsibilities were split between the RAPC, which handled salaries, and the Corps of Military Accountants (CMA), which handled the army's finances. The CMA was disbanded in 1925 and its functions and some personnel were transferred to the RAPC.[3]
Before the
Headed by a Paymaster-in-Chief, the corps was responsible for keeping the army financially accountable to the servicemen and Inland Revenue.[7]
Alliances
The corps had the following alliances:[8]
- Canada – Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
- South Africa – South African Administrative and Pay and Clerical Corps
- Hong Kong – Pay Section, Royal Hong Kong Defence Force
- Fiji – Fiji Army Pay Corps
Footnotes
- ISBN 9780851127118.
- ^ "Royal Army Pay Corps". RAPC Association. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Corps Of Military Accountants". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 2022–3. House of Commons. 1 December 1925. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009.
- ^ War Office, His Majesty's Army, 1938
- ^ "Non-Combatant Services (Military Training)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 28 May 1941. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Staff and Personnel Support". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers - House of Commons Papers, Volume 26. The Stationery Office. 1962. p. 12.
- ^ "Royal Army Pay Corps". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External links
Website of the Royal Army Pay Corps Regimental Association https://rapc-association.org.uk/