Women's Royal Army Corps | |
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Active | 1949–1992 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Support services |
Garrison/HQ | Guildford, Surrey |
Motto(s) | Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re (Gentle in manner, resolute in deed) |
Colours | None |
March | Quick: Lass of Richmond Hill, Early One Morning Slow: Greensleeves |
Anniversaries | Corps Day (1 February) |
The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC; sometimes pronounced acronymically as /ˈræk/, a term unpopular with its members) was the corps to which all women in the British Army belonged from 1949 to 1992 except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains, who belonged to the same corps as the men; the Ulster Defence Regiment, which recruited women from 1973, and nurses, who belonged to Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.