Australian Army Catering Corps
Appearance
Australian Army Catering Corps | |
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Active | 12 March 1943 – present |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Motto(s) | "We sustain" |
Colors | Slate grey and yellow |
March | The Roast Beef of Old England & Tavern in the Town[1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir C. Stanton Hicks[2] |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Marches of the Australian Army". World Military Bands. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Nash, Heather (1996). "Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.