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  2. Higher formation insignia of the British Army - Wikipedia

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    Below this, troops of the British Army wore an 'arm of service' stripe (2 inches (5.1 cm) by 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm)) showing the relevant corps colour (for the higher formations, these were most often the supporting arms, for example Engineers, red and blue, Service Corps, blue and yellow, RAMC dark cherry, and so on, see right). [29]

  3. Mixed Service Organisation - Wikipedia

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    The Mixed Service Organisation (MSO) was a civilian arm of the British Army of the Rhine which employed displaced persons as drivers, clerks, mechanics and guards. [1] Originally formed as Watchman and labour units in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War the MSO employed citizens of Eastern European nations occupied by the Soviets.

  4. Southern Command (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Uniquely in Southern Command the background colour of the shield, and occasionally the stars, was changed to show the colours of the service corps of the personnel, other commands used their formation sign with an arm of service stripe (1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) thick) below it. The various designs and changes for visibility or similarity are ...

  5. Divisional insignia of the British Army - Wikipedia

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    Second World War British battledress arm of service (corps) colours. The use of divisional signs on uniform was discontinued by the regular army after the First World War, although when reformed in 1920, some territorial divisions continued to wear the signs they had adopted previously. [46]

  6. Awards and decorations of the British Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) CB: 2 January 1815 [5] [6] 1815 – present [5] [6] Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) CBE: 24 August 1917 [8] [9] 4 June 1917 – present [8] [9] Level 2A Decoration (Order) Companion of the Distinguished Service Order: DSO: 9 November 1886 [10] 1885 ...

  7. British Army other ranks rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    These were the conductors of the Army Ordnance Corps and the first-class staff sergeant-majors of the Army Service Corps and the Army Pay Corps. They also wore a large crown, surrounded by a wreath, on the lower arm, although in 1918 this was replaced by the Royal Arms within a wreath.