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Old 30-09-10, 12:28 PM
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Hi All
Could someone enlighten me please, what was a silver wound stripe used for? I have a couple of the gilding ones but have never heard of a silver one. What were the 'overseas service stripes'? Was it the red chevron for overseas and a blue for each year abroad?
Thanks. Cheers,
Alex
The red chevron was for those enlisting in the first year of the war and the blue ones for each sucessive years of service.

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