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Service dress tunic worn by Colonel C P Rooke, DSO, 11th (Service) Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1915 (c)

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Service dress tunic worn by Colonel C P Rooke, DSO, 11th (Service) Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1915 (c)

Officers' ranks were indicated by braid, crowns and pips on cuff flaps, as shown here. This attracted sniper-fire so in 1915 some began wearing insignia on shoulder epaulettes. Initially frowned upon, it was officially adopted in 1917.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1993-01-55-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1993-01-55-1