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By the start of the Second World War, the British Army prohibited all identifying marks on its Battle Dress uniforms save for drab (black or white on khaki) regimental or corps (branch) slip-on titles, and even these were not to be worn in the field.
British Army other ranks rank insignia. "Other ranks" (ORs) is the term used to refer to all ranks below officers in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It includes warrant officers, non-commissioned officers ("NCOs") and ordinary soldiers with the rank of private or regimental equivalent.
By the start of the Second World War, the British Army prohibited all identifying marks on its Battle Dress uniforms in 1939 save for drab (black or white on khaki) regimental or corps (branch) slip-on titles, and even these were not to be worn in the field.
Soldiers’ headwear has always featured some form of insignia demonstrating regimental identity. Here we take a look at some common features of these badge designs, investigating the origins and meaning behind their words and symbols.
All soldiers’ ranks are denoted by a title and a set of insignia. Officers usually wear their insignia on their shoulders or chest. Other ranks wear theirs on their sleeves.
It follows that badges on military uniforms change throughout military service, and can help identify and date portrait photographs. Portrait photographs such as this one were purely unofficial - the British Army did not photograph its First World War recruits.
17 lis 2022 · Media in category "Military uniforms of the United Kingdom in World War II". The following 148 files are in this category, out of 148 total. 1940 Pattern Battle Dress Blouse.jpg 445 × 548; 49 KB. 1944 Pattern Denison Parachute Smock.jpg 1,412 × 649; 536 KB. 2nd Btn Parachute Regiment Tunisia.jpg 800 × 784; 80 KB.
