151 Regimnet RLC - Early years - page 2
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| Corps | Reserve |
|---|---|
| Material type | Articles |
| Book page | R04490001 |
| Chapter head | Early years |
| Chapter key | R0449001 |
| Chapter number | 1 |
| Full title | 151 Regimnet RLC |
| Page number | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019 |
| Real page | 1 |
| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1794 |
| Late date | 2019 |
| Transcription |
Unfortunately for The Wagon Train an expedition to Portugal in 1827 was the last opportunity they had to serve overseas. Few British Generals, let alone politicians then understood the idea of military logistic units. Wellingtons influence saved the Train from disbandment in 1828 as an economy measure, but even he had to give way to Reformists pressure in 1832. Most of what was left of the Royal Wagon Train moved down to Hythe in Kent, where detachments had served for years towing barges along the Royal Military Canal. However, a few men remained in Croydon until the final disbandment in the spring of 1833. From that date the only two Royal Wagon Train members left in the town on their deaths were buried in the parish churchyard, one a Quartermaster named John Kennedy had an inscription “here lie the remains of an honest man” placed on his headstone. A transport corps was not formed again until the Crimean War in 1855 when the Land Transport Corps were formed. This was renamed the Military Train the following year. The barracks became the Guards depot until shortly after the Crimean War, when the folly of abandoning a “Corps of Military Drivers” was devastatingly exposed. In 1859 the first volunteer unit (2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers) moved in, and though the last of the original buildings were pulled down in 1961, there have been Army Reserves based at the barracks ever since. In 1869, there was a major reorganisation of army supply and transport capabilities and in 1870 The Army Service Corps were formed. 44 HOME COUNTIES DIVISIONAL SUPPLY & TRANSPORT COLUMN 44 Home Counties Division Supply and Transport Column the Army Service Corps were founded with the creation of the Territorial Army on 1 April 1908. Column HQ at this time with the Divisional Transport Company was at Brighton, Surrey Brigade Company at Woking & Croydon, Middlesex Brigade Company at Teddington and Barnet and Kent Brigade Company at Maidstone. The first Commanding Officer was Lt Col A.C. Wooley VD a transfer from the Royal Sussex Regiment, and the Regular staff consisted of an Adjutant Captain J. W. Scott and one Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI) per Company. The first Annual Camp was held at Crowborough. The 2IC Maj A. H. Martin TD was promoted and took over Command in 1909. Recruiting was relatively simple with Companies having a waiting list to join by its third Annual Camp held at Seaford in 1911. Above: Annual Camp Seaford 1911 Bt Col A.H. Martin TD |
| Book number | R0449 |