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Title: Labour Corp
Post by: Clear on Thursday 23 June 22 11:42 BST (UK)

Recently discovered that a relative of mine was put into the Labour Corp from the infantry, I assume this was because he was injured.  (Oddly I read that there was a Chinese Labour Corp in British forces too.)

Mine was listed as a railwayman after being in an "Agricultural Company" . Gravedigging, trenches, roads, water supply etc. He was put in military hospital with a hernia.

Any experts on the Labour Corp out there ?

Title: Re: Labour Corp
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Thursday 23 June 22 12:12 BST (UK)

Have you googled 'Labour Corps WW1' ?

A couple of URL links-

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Corps_(British_Army)

Title: Re: Labour Corp
Post by: mmm45 on Thursday 23 June 22 17:31 BST (UK)

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=185819.0

Have a look at this thread too

Ady

Title: Re: Labour Corp
Post by: AllanUK on Friday 24 June 22 10:53 BST (UK)

Excellent book on the Labour Corps, you should be able to pick up a used copy on Amazon at a reasonable price. Details:-

'No Labour, No Battle' -- authors J A Starling and Ivor Lee