Royal Australian Army Pay Corps plaque
2026.10
Plaque of the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps
Name/Title
Royal Australian Army Pay Corps plaqueEntry/Object ID
2026.10Description
A wooden shield, with a crest of the Royal Australian Army Pay Corps attached.Use
The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps is a Corps of the Australian Army. Its role is to provide financial advice and assistance to the Australian Army. The Australian Army Pay Corps (AAPC) was originally formed on 21 September 1914 and it served in all theatres of World War I as well as staffing the Paymaster’s Branch in London. Disbanded in 1921 with pay duties reverting to civilian employees in military districts and to Pay Sergeants in the Militia. With the threat of WW2 approaching a small AAPC was reformed consisting of 40 part time Citizens Military Force officers. The advance party of the AAPC departed for the Middle East in 1939 and by June 1940 it had opened in London to service 9th Division. With the exception of those required for service with the occupational forces in Japan, the Corps was again disbanded in 1946. May 1948 saw the re-raising of the AAPC within the CMF as Detachments in each state. On 27 October that same year the title Royal was granted to the corps in recognition of the services provided by the Pay Corps personnel in both wars. During the Vietnam War the RAAPC provided pay support to Australian soldiers in Saigon, Nui Dat and Vung Tau. Simultaneously Corps personnel served in Cash Offices located in Singapore and Malaya, before support was extended to cover SEATO exercises in Thailand, the Philippines and the survey operations conducted throughout Indonesia and West Iran. In 1990 the Australian Regular Army component formed, with its personnel serving in Iraq, the Western Sahara, Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Iran Jaya and Papua New Guinea. Currently the Corps has members in Bougainville, East Timor, Sinai, Malaysia, Afghanistan and the Middle East.Category
Memorabilia, Plaque, Heraldry