Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army

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Great Britain. Army

The Army Service Corps has no counterpart in any European Army, and
has been evolved from years of warfare in all parts of the world. The
result, as proved in the great war on the Continent, is to place the
Corps in the forefront of any similar service among the Allies, and
the Corps has been the wonder of the armies of the world. The Corps is
the outcome of experience gained in the organisation of several corps
which had been formed for special purposes and afterwards disbanded.
The present high standard of efficiency of the Corps is due to the fact
that it has been slowly but surely recognised by Generals in command
of military expeditions that the ultimate success of their operations
depended primarily on the efficiency of the supply and transport
service, and so with the flight of years the Corps has been grudgingly
given that degree of importance in the Army it has so well merited.
It has gone through many transformations from the Commissaries of
Muster, Royal Waggon Train, Land Transport Corps, Military Train, and
Commissariat and Transport Corps to its present designation and duties.

When it was the Military Train it was called "Moke Train." Popularly
known as "The Commos."

[Illustration]

  Motto: _In Arduis Fidelis_ (Faithful in Danger).

  _Uniform_, Blue.

  _Facings_, Dull Cherry.

  _Head-dress_, Helmet.

  _Cap_, Blue, with cherry-red band.

  _Regimental March_, "Her Bright Smile."




ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS


The Corps dates its present organization from 1873 when the old
regimental medical system was abolished, which had many weaknesses
and was open to considerable abuse. The reorganisation has been
greatly to the benefit of the whole Army for it has provided a medical
service far superior in skill, organization and establishment to any
medical service in the world. Not only is the professional skill of
the medical officers and the nursing skill of the men the best that
the nation can provide, but the sympathy and devotion to their humane
duties evinced by all ranks is a theme of constant admiration, and one
of the most glorious traditions of the Army. In the hottest and most
dangerous areas of the battlefield, in the dread infectious wards of
the hospitals, and in their care of the sick and wounded, the members
of the Corps have shown a devotion and bravery that has reflected the
utmost glory on the whole nation. Many of the Officers and other ranks
have won the highest and most coveted decorations on the field in
discharging their splendid mission of saving life.

Nicknames: "Linseed Lancers," and "Poultice Wallopers."

[Illustration]

  _Uniform_, Blue.

  _Facings_, Maroon.

  _Head-dress_, Helmet.

  _Cap_, Blue, with maroon band.




ARMY VETERINARY SERVICE AND ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

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Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army

Anonymous

Great Britain. Army

The Army Service Corps has no counterpart in any European Army, and
has been evolved from years of warfare in all parts of the world. The
result, as proved in the great war on the Continent, is to place the
Corps in the forefront of any similar service among the Allies, and
the Corps has been the wonder of the armies of the world. The Corps is
the outcome of experience gained in the organisation of several corps
which had been formed for special purposes and afterwards disbanded.
The present high standard of efficiency of the Corps is due to the fact
that it has been slowly but surely recognised by Generals in command
of military expeditions that the ultimate success of their operations
depended primarily on the efficiency of the supply and transport
service, and so with the flight of years the Corps has been grudgingly
given that degree of importance in the Army it has so well merited.
It has gone through many transformations from the Commissaries of
Muster, Royal Waggon Train, Land Transport Corps, Military Train, and
Commissariat and Transport Corps to its present designation and duties.

When it was the Military Train it was called "Moke Train." Popularly
known as "The Commos."

[Illustration]

  Motto: _In Arduis Fidelis_ (Faithful in Danger).

  _Uniform_, Blue.

  _Facings_, Dull Cherry.

  _Head-dress_, Helmet.

  _Cap_, Blue, with cherry-red band.

  _Regimental March_, "Her Bright Smile."




ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS


The Corps dates its present organization from 1873 when the old
regimental medical system was abolished, which had many weaknesses
and was open to considerable abuse. The reorganisation has been
greatly to the benefit of the whole Army for it has provided a medical
service far superior in skill, organization and establishment to any
medical service in the world. Not only is the professional skill of
the medical officers and the nursing skill of the men the best that
the nation can provide, but the sympathy and devotion to their humane
duties evinced by all ranks is a theme of constant admiration, and one
of the most glorious traditions of the Army. In the hottest and most
dangerous areas of the battlefield, in the dread infectious wards of
the hospitals, and in their care of the sick and wounded, the members
of the Corps have shown a devotion and bravery that has reflected the
utmost glory on the whole nation. Many of the Officers and other ranks
have won the highest and most coveted decorations on the field in
discharging their splendid mission of saving life.

Nicknames: "Linseed Lancers," and "Poultice Wallopers."

[Illustration]

  _Uniform_, Blue.

  _Facings_, Maroon.

  _Head-dress_, Helmet.

  _Cap_, Blue, with maroon band.




ARMY VETERINARY SERVICE AND ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

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Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army

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