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From July 1942, army recruits were enlisted in the corps for their first six weeks so that their subsequent posting could take account of their skills and the Army's needs.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDqcBQAAQBAJ|title=The Pillars of Security (Works of William H. Beveridge)|author=William H. Beveridge|date=2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-57304-3|location=|pages=|orig-year=1943}}</ref> A similar role, holding some recruits pending allocation to their units, continues today.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vila|first1=Maurice|title=WW2 People's War|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/65/a7855365.shtml|website=BBC|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pigott|first1=A J K|title=Manpower Problems: The Second World War 1939–1945|date=1960|publisher=The War Office|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Crang|first1=J A|title=The British Army and the People's War 1939–1945|date=2000|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=978-0719047411|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Heyman|first1=C|title=The British Army Guide 2012–2013|date=2012|publisher=Pen and Sword Military|page=144}}</ref>
From July 1942, army recruits were enlisted in the corps for their first six weeks so that their subsequent posting could take account of their skills and the Army's needs.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDqcBQAAQBAJ|title=The Pillars of Security (Works of William H. Beveridge)|author=William H. Beveridge|date=2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-57304-3|location=|pages=|orig-year=1943}}</ref> A similar role, holding some recruits pending allocation to their units, continues today.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vila|first1=Maurice|title=WW2 People's War|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/65/a7855365.shtml|website=BBC|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pigott|first1=A J K|title=Manpower Problems: The Second World War 1939–1945|date=1960|publisher=The War Office|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Crang|first1=J A|title=The British Army and the People's War 1939–1945|date=2000|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=978-0719047411|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Heyman|first1=C|title=The British Army Guide 2012–2013|date=2012|publisher=Pen and Sword Military|page=144}}</ref>
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[[Bermuda Militia Infantry]] soldiers absorbed into the [[Bermuda Militia Artillery]] before demobilisation in 1946 wore the General Service Corps cap badge instead of the Royal Artillery cap badge.<ref>[http://www.bermudaregiment.bm/about/history The Bermuda Regiment website: ''Brief History of the Bermuda Regiment'']</ref>


==Insignia==
==Insignia==
[[File:Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers in camp.jpg|thumb|Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers wearing the General Service Corps cap badge]]
[[File:Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers in camp.jpg|thumb|Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers wearing the General Service Corps cap badge]]
From 1914, the cap badge has been the [[royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]], with variously a king's or a queen's crown, depending on the reigning monarch. It bears the motto of the monarch ''[[Dieu et mon droit]]'' and the [[Order of the Garter]] motto ''[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Imperial War Museum|title=Badge, Headdress, British, General Service Corps|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30102953|accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref> As a result, a GSC nickname was 'Crosse and Blackwell' after [[Crosse & Blackwell|the firm]] whose tins and jar labels had a prominent royal coat of arms.<ref>{{cite book|title=Put Out More Flags |url=https://archive.org/details/putoutmoreflags0000waug |url-access=registration |first=Evelyn|last= Waugh|year= 1977|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0316926157}}</ref>
From 1914, the cap badge has been the [[royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]], with variously a king's or a queen's crown, depending on the reigning monarch. It bears the motto of the monarch ''[[Dieu et mon droit]]'' and the [[Order of the Garter]] motto ''[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Imperial War Museum|title=Badge, Headdress, British, General Service Corps|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30102953|accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref> As a result, a GSC nickname was 'Crosse and Blackwell' after [[Crosse & Blackwell|the firm]] whose tins and jar labels had a prominent royal coat of arms.<ref>{{cite book|title=Put Out More Flags |url=https://archive.org/details/putoutmoreflags0000waug |url-access=registration |first=Evelyn|last= Waugh|year= 1977|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0316926157}}</ref>

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[[Bermuda Militia Infantry]] soldiers absorbed into the [[Bermuda Militia Artillery]] before demobilisation in 1946 wore the General Service Corps cap badge instead of the Royal Artillery cap badge.<ref>[http://www.bermudaregiment.bm/about/history The Bermuda Regiment website: ''Brief History of the Bermuda Regiment'']</ref>


==Notable personnel==
==Notable personnel==

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General Service Corps
Cap Badge of the General Service Corps
Active1914–
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleFor specialists, not allocated to a regiment or corps
BeretDark blue

The General Service Corps (GSC) is a corps of the British Army.

Role

The role of the corps is to provide specialists, who are usually on the Special List or General List.[1]

History

The corps was founded in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I for specialists and those not allocated to other regiments or corps.[2] It was used for similar purposes in World War II, including for male operatives of the Special Operations Executive (female operatives joined the FANY).[3][4]

From July 1942, army recruits were enlisted in the corps for their first six weeks so that their subsequent posting could take account of their skills and the Army's needs.[5] A similar role, holding some recruits pending allocation to their units, continues today.[6][7][8][9] Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers absorbed into the Bermuda Militia Artillery before demobilisation in 1946 wore the General Service Corps cap badge instead of the Royal Artillery cap badge.[10]

Insignia

Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers wearing the General Service Corps cap badge

From 1914, the cap badge has been the Royal Arms, with variously a king's or a queen's crown, depending on the reigning monarch. It bears the motto of the monarch Dieu et mon droit and the Order of the Garter motto Honi soit qui mal y pense.[11] As a result, a GSC nickname was 'Crosse and Blackwell' after the firm whose tins and jar labels had a prominent royal coat of arms.[12]

Notable personnel

Notable members of the General Service Corps include:

Order of Precedence

The corps is twenty-second in the British Army's order of precedence.[21]

Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Combat Service Support". armedforces.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ^ Imperial War Museum. "Badge, Headdress, British, General Service Corps". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Foot, M R D (2006). SOE in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940–1944. Routledge.
  4. ^ Tillotson, M (2001). SOE and the Resistance as Told in the Times Obituaries. London: Continuum. p. xii.
  5. ^ William H. Beveridge (2014) [1943]. The Pillars of Security (Works of William H. Beveridge). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-57304-3.
  6. ^ Vila, Maurice. "WW2 People's War". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ Pigott, A J K (1960). Manpower Problems: The Second World War 1939–1945. London: The War Office.
  8. ^ Crang, J A (2000). The British Army and the People's War 1939–1945. Manchester University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0719047411.
  9. ^ Heyman, C (2012). The British Army Guide 2012–2013. Pen and Sword Military. p. 144.
  10. ^ The Bermuda Regiment website: Brief History of the Bermuda Regiment
  11. ^ Imperial War Museum. "Badge, Headdress, British, General Service Corps". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. ^ Waugh, Evelyn (1977). Put Out More Flags. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316926157.
  13. ^ van den Vat, Dan (2004-03-09). "Walter Freud Obituary". THe Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  14. ^ Lake, Peter (2009-07-12). "Daily Telegraph Obituary". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  15. ^ Perrin, Nigel. "Peter Lake". Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Major Thomas Edward LAWRENCE". The National Archives. The National Archives. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ^ Davidson, Phil (2015-04-27). "Bob Maloubier Obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  18. ^ Grundon, Imogen (2007). The Rash Adventurer: A Life of John Pendlebury. Libri. ISBN 978-1901965063.
  19. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 6 February, 1922" (PDF). The London Gazette. p. 1062. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  20. ^ Staggs, Arthur (2013-10-20). "Arthur Staggs Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  21. ^ The Queen's Regulations for the Army, Chapter 8, Ceremonial (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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