Royal Army Medical Corps | |
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Active | 1898 – 15 November 2024 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Medical arm of the British Army |
Role | Medical support |
Part of | Army Medical Services |
Garrison/HQ | Staff College, Camberley, traditionally Keogh Barracks |
Nickname(s) | The Med Corps |
Patron | Saint Luke |
Motto(s) | In Arduis Fidelis (Faithful in Adversity)[1] |
Colors | Dull cherry, royal blue, old gold |
March | Quick: Here's a Health unto His Majesty (arr. A.J. Thornburrow) Slow: Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still (J Campbell arr. Brown) |
Anniversaries | Corps Day (23 June) |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
Colonel Commandant | Brigadier Christopher Parker |
Insignia | |
Tactical recognition flash |
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.
On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps to form the Royal Army Medical Service.