SPECIAL ARMY ORDER
                                                                                        
                                                                     THE WAR OFFICE
                                                                                     
                                                                                      17th October 1939

R O Y A L    W A R R A N T

FORMATION OF THE AUXILIARY MILITARY PIONEER CORPS

GEORGE R.I.

WHEREAS WE deem it expedient to authorise the formation of a corps to be entitled the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps.

OUR WILL AND PLEASURE is that the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps shall be deemed to be a Corps for the purpose of the Army Act, the Reserve Forces Act, 1882, and the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907.

Our FURTHER WILL AND PLEASURE is that the schedule to the Warrant of His late Majesty King George V dated 27th February 1926, shall be amended as shown in Part I of the Schedule attached to his Our Warrant.

LASTLY OUR WILL AND PLEASURE, is that the rates of pay of personnel of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps shall be as stated in Part II of the Schedule attached to this our Warrant.

                                                                      Given at Our Court of St James, this
                                                                      17th day of October 1939 in the 3rd
                                                                      year of Our Reign.

                                                                      By His Majesty's Command

                                                                                                  LESLIE HORE BELISHA

ARMY ORDER         

                                                                                                  THE WAR OFFICE
                                                                                     
                                                                                                      22nd November 1940

T H E   P I O N E E R   C O R P S

GEORGE R.I.

WHEREAS WE deem it expedient that the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps formed under
the authority of Our Warrant dated 17th October, 1939, shall henceforth be entitled the
Pioneer Corps.

OUR WILL AND PLEASURE IS that the amendments shown in the Schedule attached to this Our Warrant shall be made to the Schedule attached to the Warrant of his late Majesty King George V dated 27th February, 1926.

                                                                      Given at Our Court of St James, this
                                                                      22nd day of November In the 4th year of
                                                                      Our Reign.

                                                                      By His Majesty's Command

                                                                                                             ANTHONY EDEN

ARMY ORDER

                                                                                        THE WAR OFFICE
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                         28th November, 1946

R E G I M E N T A L   H O N O U R S

In recognition of their past service His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to arrove that the following regiments and corps shall in future enjoy the distinction of "ROYAL".

THE LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT
THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
THE HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS
THE ARMY DENTAL CORPS
CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE
PIONEER CORPS

These regiments and corps will henceforth be designated:

THE ROYAL LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT
THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT
ROYAL ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS
ROYAL ARMY DENTAL CORPS
CORPS OF ROYAL MILITARY POLICE
ROYAL PIONEER CORPS

                                                                                      By Command of the Army Council