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officers. It would be the basis for expansion although there was a significant shortage of suitably trained personnel until 1943. Correcting this shortage is best illustrated by a true story of a group of recruits at the time: “Prove anyone who worked in a bank”. One man stepped forward and was
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In addition to the Divisional Field Pay Offices AAPC personnel served in a total of 103 Cash offices and distributed over £202 000 000 by the end of the war. Over 7 000 soldiers served in the corps, providing services to 3 200 units. With the exception of those required for service with the
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May 1948 saw the re-raising of the AAPC within the CMF as Detachments in each state. On 27 October that same year the title ‘Royal’ was granted to the corps in recognition of the services provided by the Pay Corps personnel in both wars.
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was BRIG G.N. Moore, CBE, DFC, ED, FCA who was appointed on 13 November 1939. He and the advance party of the AAPC departed for the Middle East on 15 December 1939. The initial
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promptly transferred to the AAPC. It was later discovered that he was a lift driver in the city headquarters of a bank. However he proved his worth, later being commissioned.
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In 1990 the Australian Regular Army component formed. Since then its personnel have served as part of Australian forces in many countries.
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The Australian Army Pay Corps (AAPC) was originally formed on 21 September 1914 with MAJ Albert G. Farr being appointed as the
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of the 1st Australian Army Pay Details Unit. It consisted of three officers and 22 Other Ranks who deployed to the
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As the threat of a new war approached a small nucleus of the AAPC was reformed consisting of 40 part-time
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on 21 October 1914. The first Chief Paymaster was LTCOL Thomas W. Jolliffe, CMG.
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the RAAPC provided pay support to Australian soldiers in
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