Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps is a British military unit that provides the logistics for other units in the British military.
History
The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in 1993, by the union of the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps, the Army Catering Corps, and the Postal and Courier Service. There are many volunteer regiments within the Logistic Corps, including transport regiments, ambulance regiments, and other related logistic units.
This unit's battle honours were inherited from the Royal Corps of Transport, which inherited its honours from the Peninsula, Waterloo, Lucknow, and the Opium Wars.
In the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens, the Royal Logistic Corps held the prestigious honour of having the most athletes from the British Army competing in the Games. These were Private Musa Audu (Nigeria), Private Seidu Duah (Ghana), Lance Corporal Josephus Thomas (Sierra Leone) and Corporal Joselyn Thomas (Sierra Leone). Private Audu achieved success at the Olympics when he was part of 4 x 400m relay final that won the Bronze medal for Nigeria.
People
The Princess Anne, the Princess Royal
The Deputy Colonels-in-Chief are:
- HRH Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester
- Hon. MG HRH Katharine, Duchess of Kent
The administrative commander is:
- MG T. Cross CBE
Information
Motto: "We sustain"
Nickname: Really Large Corps
Alliances
Logistics Branch, Canadian Forces
Various Australian Logistic Forces
Army Services Corps of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia
Army Ordnance Corps of those countries
Personnel Service Corps
Affiliated Gurkha Regiment: The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
