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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: cobb113 on Thursday 26 December 13 05:54 GMT (UK)
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can any one tell e what RSC meens for a regiment who thay were and what thay did
thanks
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Maybe Royal Signal Corp they dealt with communications for the British Army
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I thought the RCS were Royal Corps of Signals not RSC.
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i thought it may have been suply corps
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http://www.allacronyms.com/cat/2/RSC
Not sure if this will help.
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Hi, "Regimental Support Company" ;)
Regards,
Frank.
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I think they would probably provide food, munitions etc to who ever needed it, something along the lines of a Quartermaster.
Frank.
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i dont know if this will help but his name is Clifford William Cobb it seems he served from 1914 to 1920 or at least that long he seems to have served in difrent regaments he was a tuneler with the Gloucester Regiment in 1915 he was with the Royal Engineers prier to that he was with 4th bat Gloucester Regiment TA
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A few comments:
Where did 'RSC' come from? Could it be a misreading of 'ASC' which would be Army Service Corps, which had 'Royal' added after the end of the war to become RASC?
The Royal Corps of Signals did not exist in WW1 - its functions were performed by the Royal Engineers.
I have never heard of a Regimental Support Company.
A
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Hi, I think the "RSC" is a more modern attachment to the armed forces,
looking at the opening posters location I thought it could well have been an American unit/company that he was looking for, however, now knowing that the person in question was a member of the Gloucester Regiment puts a different light on things.
Frank.
Added: Good call regarding the miss-reading of "ASC", ainslie.