Royal Logistic Corps

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The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistic support for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army.

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[edit] Overview

The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on Monday 5 April 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps:

The RLC comprises both Regular and Reserve (Territorial Army) units.

[edit] Battle Honours

The RLC is the only Corps of the British Army with battle honours, derived from the use of the previous transport elements (Royal Waggon Train, etc) being used as heavy cavalry. The battle honours are:

  • Peninsula
  • Waterloo
  • Lucknow
  • Taku Forts
  • Pekin

[edit] Gallantry Awards

The RLC claims 5 Victoria Crosses and 19 Albert medals or George Crosses.

[edit] George Cross

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Rank Name Theatre Date
Captain Peter Allen NORTON Iraq March 2006

[edit] Military Cross

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Rank Name Theatre Date
Captain Simon Daniel BRATCHER Iraq March 2006

[edit] Queens Gallantry Medal

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Rank Name Theatre Date
Lieutenant Colone Martin GLINIECKI N/K March 2006

[edit] Available Trades

[edit] General Information

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.

Flag of RLC
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Flag of RLC

The current Colonel-in-Chief (an honorary position) is HRH The Princess Royal. The Deputy Colonels-in-Chief are HRH The Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duchess of Kent.


The corps' cap badge is an amalgamation of the forming corps' capbadges:

The inscription on the garter band "Honi soit qui mal y pense" can be translated as "Evil to him who evil thinks". It is usually seen on the insignia of Regiments and Corps with 'Royal' in their title.

The corps is nicknamed "The Loggies" or the "Really Large Corps", since the Corps forms approximately 17% of the British Army. It is the Army's single largest component. Soldiers can belong to one of 18 trade groups.

Royal Logistic Corps landing craft, the RCL Arezzo
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Royal Logistic Corps landing craft, the RCL Arezzo

The corps has the alliances with the logistic units of Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. It is affiliated with 4 Livery Companies of the City of London.

The Corps Headquarters is at Princess Royal Barracks Princess Royal, Deepcut.

[edit] Order of Precedence

Preceded by:
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
Order of Precedence Succeeded by:
Royal Army Medical Corps

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