Royal Army Pay Corps Cap Badge. United Kingdom.
An anodised (stay bright) Queen's crown cap badge for the Royal Army Pay Corps. United Kingdom.
Pre-1992.
Manufactured by: Dowler, Birmingham.
Fair condition with most of slider missing. Ref: W69.
An anodised (stay bright) Queen's crown cap badge for the Royal Army Pay Corps. United Kingdom.
Pre-1992.
Manufactured by: Dowler, Birmingham.
Fair condition with most of slider missing. Ref: W69.
An anodised (stay bright) Queen's crown cap badge for the Royal Army Pay Corps. United Kingdom.
Pre-1992.
Manufactured by: Dowler, Birmingham.
Fair condition with most of slider missing. Ref: W69.
The Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) was the corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters.
In 1870 a Pay Sub-Department of the Control Department was formed.
In 1878, the Pay Sub-Department was renamed the Army Pay Department.
It was still manned entirely by officers, but in 1893 a separate Army Pay Corps was set up to provide administrative workers and clerks from among the other ranks.
In 1905, the Army Pay Department was renamed the Army Accounts Department.
In April 1920, both units (Army Pay Corps and Army Accounts Department) received a 'Royal' prefix in recognition of their contribution. By the end of that year, they had been merged to form the Royal Army Pay Corps.
The Royal Army Pay Corps continued until 1992, when it amalgamated with the clerks of the Women's Royal Army Corps to become the Staff and Personnel Support Branch within the new Adjutant General's Corps.
