Australian Army Catering Corps

Summary

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]

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]

See also edit

References edit

  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 edit

  • "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.
Preceded by Australian Army Order of Precedence Succeeded by

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