Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation (also known as the Royal Pat) was a charitable body set up by
The Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation (also known as the Royal Pat) was a charitable body set up by royal warrant A royal warrant is a document issued by a monarch which confers rights or privileges on the recipient, or has the effect of law.
Royal warrant may refer to:
* Royal warrant of appointment, warrant to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a r ...
in the United Kingdom during the Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
. It provided assistance to the widows, orphans and other dependants of members of the armed forces. Under '' The Royal Patriotic Fund (Transfer of Property, Rights And Liabilities) Order 2005'' these responsibilities were transferred to RPFC, a charitable company limited by guarantee.
The fund has both a General Council and a smaller Executive Committee, which handles the daily running of the organisation.
The fund was reorganized by the Patriotic Fund Reorganisation Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1903.
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of ...
. c. 20). RPFC was registered as a charity by the Charity Commission for England and Wales
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's Government that regulates Charitable organization, registered charities in En ...
on 6 April 2005 and removed from the register on 23 September 2011.
Representatives
Representatives have included *Admiral Cyprian Bridge
Admiral Sir Cyprian Arthur George Bridge (13 March 1839 – 16 August 1924) was a British Royal Navy officer towards the end of the era of ''Pax Britannica.'' He was Commander-in-chief of both the Australian Squadron and the China Squadron.
...
; 1906 to 1912; Admiralty Representative
* David Charles Ross Heyhoe Esq; 1998
* John Fraser Esq OBE; 1998The London Gazette 6 February 1998
References