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and men of a "lower medical category" were often conscripted into the corps. Initially they received very little military training but after a discussion in Parliament were trained in armed combat, especially for those posted closest to the frontlines, to prepare for surprise attacks on headquarters.
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In 1870 a Pay Sub-Department of the Control Department was formed; an officer-only establishment, it gained autonomy as the Army Pay Department in 1878. In 1893 an Army Pay Corps was formed, composed of
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The first "paymasters" have existed in the army before the formation of the corps. Prior to the 19th century, each regiment had its own civilian paymaster and the first
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Headed by a Paymaster-in-Chief, the corps was responsible for keeping the army financially accountable to the servicemen and
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In 1919 the financial responsibilities were split between the RAPC, which handled salaries, and the
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as their headquarters during the Second World War. The House now acts as the main building of
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in 1992, its functions are now carried out by the Staff and Personnel Support (SPS) Branch.
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responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the
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established in the village in 1959. With the amalgamations into the
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cemetery, memorial for Sergeant GM Jones of the Royal Army Pay Corps
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Website of the Royal Army Pay Corps Regimental Association
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Parliamentary Papers - House of Commons Papers, Volume 26
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1992
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Index

Pay Corps

United Kingdom
British Army
Worthy Down
Hampshire

Bromsgrove
corps
British Army
Adjutant General's Corps
commissioned
other ranks
First World War
Corps of Military Accountants

War art
Edward Ardizzone
Berneville
Second World War
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Mickleham
Dorking
Surrey
Box Hill School
Public School
Adjutant General's Corps
Inland Revenue
Canada
Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps

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