Labour Corps

[Onyx 62]

I was just wondering if anybody knew what Labour Corps were in World War 1

And where I could find any information about them

[Michelle Young]

https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/?s=Labour+Corps+

[Matlock1418]

9 minutes ago, Onyx 62 said:

I was just wondering if anybody knew what Labour Corps were in World War 1

And where I could find any information about them

Two good sources

http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-labour-corps-of-1917-1918

and

'No Labour, No Battle' by Starling & Lee

M

@Michelle Young 

Edited 25 September , 2023 by Matlock1418

[FROGSMILE]

If you type ‘Labour Corps’ into this forums search engine you will learn more about them as well as see some images of soldiers with their insignia.

Edited 25 September , 2023 by FROGSMILE

[Allan1892]

As Matlock1418 said 'No Labour, No Battle' by Starling & Lee -- I can highly recommend it, one of the best £19.99 that I have spent.

[Matlock1418]

9 minutes ago, Allan1892 said:

'No Labour, No Battle' by Starling & Lee

Thanks for supporting my mention of this book  An interesting and very handy book

It has a wealth of detailed info on the LC

Including ... though not that it appears relevant here - but useful in other circumstances - Appendix VI which is handy when considering their duties for Exhumations and Reburial - e.g. for post-war discoveries and 'Concentrations'  ... an extra plug! [a shame we're not on commission! ] .

M

[FROGSMILE]

It is a good book.  I never met Ivor Lee, but I was 2IC to John Starling in a Pioneer Company that in a modern day setting combined many of the roles of WW1 pioneers with those of the Labour Corps.  It was an enjoyable role and the fact that we shared a great interest in WW1 was a bonus.  He has established a database with the names of pioneers from WW2 and Labour Corps of WW1, the basis of which he used to underpin the details in the book.

Edited 26 September , 2023 by FROGSMILE