Australian Army Catering Corps

Administrative corps of the Australian Army

Australian Army Catering Corps
Cap badge of the Australian Army Catering Corps
Active12 March 1943 – present
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
Motto(s)"We sustain"
ColorsSlate grey and yellow
MarchThe Roast Beef of Old England & Tavern in the Town[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sir C. Stanton Hicks[2]
Military unit
Corps of the Australian Army
Combat
Combat Support
Combat Service Support
Training Corps
Former Corps
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The Australian Army Catering Corps (AACC) is the corps within the Australian Army that is responsible for preparing and serving of meals. The corps was established on 12 March 1943.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marches of the Australian Army". World Military Bands. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ Nash, Heather (1996). "Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. ^ Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin (1995). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (1st ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0195532272.
  4. ^ Walpole, John (2008). "Food fighters: AACC – 60th Anniversary". Army – The Soldiers' Newspaper. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

External links

  • "The Australian Army Catering Corps". Australian Army. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  • "How the troops ate pre-1950". diggerhistory.info.
  • Videion, Shirley (11 September 2010). "Army food – army cooks, from flies to ice sculpture". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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