Originally Posted by
robbo176
great idea Spike & Ged,
my great granddad died in 1917 but I'm not sure how as I can't find his death anywhere except the CWGC site........he also seemed too old to be going to war,he was about 49 when he died
he was born & lived in Liverpool so I'm not sure why his name is on a memorial in Carlilse
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_...sualty=2748546
Robbo, I thought you would be interested in the following information,
The Royal Defence Corps was a corps of the British Army formed in August 1917 and disbanded in 1936.
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It was initially formed by converting the (Home Service) Garrison battalions of line infantry regiments. Garrison battalions were composed of soldiers either too old or medically unfit for active front-line service; the Home Service status indicated they were unable to be transferred overseas. Eighteen battalions were converted in this way[1].
The role of the regiment was to provide troops for security and guard duties inside the United Kingdom; guarding important locations such as ports or bridges. It also provided independent companies for guarding prisoner-of-war camps. The regiment was never intended to be employed on overseas service.
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