Royal Staff Corps

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The Regiments
Known As (nickname)................................................... None Known
Facings............................................................................ ROYAL BLUE
Braided Lace.................................................................. Silver
Service in Australia ....................................................... Tasmania, Sydney . Victoria, South Australia, Swan River.
Surnames of the Royal Staff Corps Soldiers who stayed

This Regiment began its military term in 1813 but was known only as Royal Staff Corps Mounted and Dismounted Regiment's . The Regiments were disbanded in 1814 and reformed in 1815. The Regiment was under the control of the Quatermaster Generals Branch. Mainly as a Police Role and orderlies. The duties of the Royal Staff Corps was taken over by the Regiment of Sappers and Miners and eventually disbanded in 1833.

Royal Staff Corps were another separate body under command of the Horse Guards (ie the Army). The units above were under command of the Board of Ordnance (Royal Artillery and Engineers).
The official dividing line was that the RSC did the temporary field works and the Engineers did the more permanent things. RSC usually did bridging, the RE did sieges and permanent fortifications.
In 1830 (around) the RSC was disbanded and amalgamated with the Royal Engineers.

References
Family Members, Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia

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