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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 Commanding Officer of the 1st Australian Army Pay Details Unit. It consisted of three officers and 22 Other Ranks who deployed to the Middle East on 21 October 1914.
The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is the military engineering corps of the Australian Army (although the word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge). The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the Australian Army, behind the Staff Cadets , Armoured and Artillery Corps .
The role artificer is also used in the Australian Army in the Royal Corps of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) and applies to the senior soldier (tradesman) in the Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) or workshop Troop or Technical Support unit.
The following is a list of the 23 Corps of the Australian Army, [1] ordered according to the traditional seniority of all the Corps. [citation needed]Corps of Staff Cadets ...
The soldier appointed Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) holds the unique Army rank of Warrant Officer (introduced in 1991 and senior to WO1). The Army rank of WO2 is the equivalent of the RAN and the RAAF's most senior NCOs, (i.e. Chief Petty Officer and Flight Sergeant). [ 1 ]
Royal Australian Corps of Transport; Royal Australian Infantry Corps; Australian Army Catering Corps; Australian Army Intelligence Corps; Different rank titles are used by other corps. [8] These soldiers hold the same rank as a PTE E-2 or PTE(P) E-3 Musician (MUSN): AABC; Signaller (SIG): Royal Australian Corps of Signals 4; Gunner (GNR): Royal ...
The insignia worn by officers in the Australian Army use three symbols which are also used in the insignia of the British Army: The Star , commonly called a pip , is derived from the Star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath .
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by His Majesty King George VI .