Wales University Officers' Training Corps
The Wales University Officers' Training Corps (Wales UOTC) is an Army Reserve unit of the University Officers' Training Corps that recruits university students in Wales[1] including at Cardiff University,[2] Aberystwyth University,[3] and Swansea University.[4]
History
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In 1900 University College, Wales in Aberystwyth raised a company, sanctioned by the War Office, which was known as E Company of the 5th Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers.[5]
In 1908, the University College, Wales contingent of the Officers' Training Corps was formally raised in response to the recommendations of the committee formed by Lord Haldane.[6]
In 1910, the University College of North Wales contingent followed[7] and, in 1913, the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire contingent was also raised.[8]
Universities
[edit]Affiliated universities include: Bangor, Aberystwyth, Swansea, Cardiff, Cardiff Metropolitan, University of South Wales, University of Wales Trinity St David and The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NOT YOUR AVERAGE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Armed Forces Units". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Aberystwyth Detachment: Wales UOTC". www.umaber.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Wales University Officer Training Corps (OTC)". www.swansea-union.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ Spiers (2014), p. 8
- ^ Spiers (2014), p. 11
- ^ Spiers (2014), p. 13
- ^ Spiers (2014), p. 16
Bibliography
[edit]- Spiers, Edward (2014). University Officers' Training Corps and the First World War (PDF). Council of Military Education Committees of the United Kingdom.