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The Royal Australian Engineers. Even though the word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge the 'ginger beers' are a Corps in their own right. |
Corps badges came into use after the reorganisation of the army after WW2. This is when
Australia made it's first ever real attempt to have a standing army.
Corps (pronounced 'core') indicates a body of people with a single
purpose. Hence the Salvation Army have a Corps in most suburbs. In
military terms it indicates a group of people (or units) with a single
aim. Hence in Bougainville in WW2 the various infantry units and their
supports were called the 2nd Australian Corps (II Corps, pronounced two
core).
More recently it indicates a group of soldiers or a group of units that have a common military speciality; hence Infantry Corps; Armoured Corps; Catering Corps etc. A Corps is NOT a Regiment. For example the Royal Australian Regiment is the premier Infantry Regiment. It is PART of the Infantry Corps. So is the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS or SASR). |
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| Corps of Staff Cadets (RMC Duntroon) | Royal Australian Armoured Corps | Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery | Royal Australian Engineers | Royal Australian Corps of Signals | ||||
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| Royal Australian Infantry Corps | Australian Army Aviation | Australian Army Band Corps | Australian Army Intelligence Corps see below | Royal Australian Corps of Transport | ||||
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| Australian Army Catering Corps | Royal Australian Army Medical Corps | Australian Army Psychology Corps | Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps | Royal Australian Army Dental Corps | ||||
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| Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps | Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Royal Australian Corps of Military Police | Royal Australian Pay Corps | Australian Army Legal Corps | ||||
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| Royal Australian Army Education Corps | Royal Australian Army Chaplains Dept. | Royal Australian Army Chaplains Dept. Jewish | Australian Army Public Relations Service | Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (disbanded) | ||||
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The badge
consists of a Tudor Rose resting on a wreath of laurel, surmounted by
the Queen's Crown, over a scroll bearing the title 'Australian Intelligence
Corps'.
The symbolism enshrined in this badge is that the Tudor Rose is for confidentiality and trustworthiness, the laurel wreath is an ancient Roman symbol for victory and honour, the crown is for allegiance to the Head of State. |
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| The current style of Corps badge was introduced on 29 July 1949. After the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the badge was modified in 1953, by replacing the Tudor (Kings) Crown (as seen on the old badge), with the St Edward's Crown (Queens Crown). |
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Dress
regulations for the original Corps allowed for 'regimental badges'.
The badge shown is known to have been worn prior to WW1.
It is not known whether this badge was officially approved, though as it featured a Tudor Crown, it should have had Royal assent. The blue colour is derived from the authorised facings for the Corps uniforms. Note the motto, which is still used by the Corps today. Details from Intelligence Corps Association |
