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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 319

ARMY CATERING CORPS

Motto: "We Sustain"

Regimental March: "Sugar and Spice"


The Army Catering Corps was formed on 22 March 1941, as part of the R.A.S.C., but on 5 October 1945 the Army Council took the decision to retain the A.C.C. as an integral part of the post-war Army. There is sometimes the erroneous perception the members of the A.C.C. were not involved in combat, but in the Korean War it was a continuing, hazardous and difficult responsibility to bring sustenance to the forward units. Evidence of just how hazardous may be found in the resultant casualties to A.A.C. personnel, including Private P. J. Smallshaw, who was killed in action on attachment to 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and Private P. J. McDonnell, who was killed in action on attachment to 1st Royal Ulster Rifles. Others were wounded on attachment to such units as 1st Durham Light Infantry, 1st Black Watch and 1st Norfolks; eight were taken prisoner at the battle of Imjin River.




Five: Private A. D. Rimmer, Army Catering Corps

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (22293844 Pte. A. D. Rimmer. A.C.C.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, mounted as worn, the last lacking 'Korea' suspension and detatched from mounting, otherwise good very fine (5)

The recipient was a reservist who was called-up in late 1950, or in early 1951.

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