Exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England at the battle of Bosworth." The project gained the backing of several key partners—Leicester City Council, Leicester Promotions (responsible for tourist marketing), the University of Leicester, Leicester Cathedral, Darlow Smithson Productions (responsible for the planned TV show) and the Richard III Society. Funding for the initial phase of pre-excavation research came from the Richard III Society's bursary fund and members of the "Looking for Richard" project, with Leicester Promotions agreeing to pick up the £35,000 cost of the dig. The University of Leicester Archaeological Services—an independent body with offices at the university—was appointed as the project's archaeological contractor. In March
III Corps (United Kingdom) the Western Front throughout the Great War. The composition of army corps changed frequently. Some representative orders of battle for III Corps are given here. As initially constituted: General Officer Commanding: Major-General William Pulteney Order of Battle at start of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916: General Officer Commanding: Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney Order of Battle during the final advance in Artois, 8 October 1918: General Officer Commanding: Lieutenant-General Richard Butler During the Second World War, III Corps was formed in France under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam to control forces of the British Expeditionary