Lt H Brown (Labour Corps)5th West Riding

[doogal]

Hi,

Lt H Brown was an officer in the 5th Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment; the war diary confirms this, and a letter from him to the NOK of one of his platoon states this much. He was transferred to the 2/4th Hampshires in 1918.

However, whilst reading the records for a different Lt Brown, correspondence included mentions Lt Brown from the West Riding Regiment, as part of clearing up a mistaken identity. In this correspondence, it clearly states that "my" Lt H Brown was:

Lt H Brown (Labour Corps) 5th West Riding Regiment, and that the 2/4th Hampshires had confirmed this.

Can anyone explain how the "(Labour Corps)" might fit with his service. I don't really understand how this might have worked, as I have never seen him described as such.

with thanks

doogal