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All good stuff this.
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Cheers Marc - sorry if it interupted the flow regarding the white chevron, but like yourself I've never heard of such a beast and haven't got anything referring to it. The colour in general seems odd for the Army, unless directed to Merchant Marine and Arctic Convoy's!!!!
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Did anyone ever get the AO or ACI reference for the WW2 use of a single white chevron for overseas service in the Great War?
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News to me, too.
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Clarification. The single white chevron in Canadian wear represented volunteering for service in the first year of the Second World War. It was not for First World War service.
Army Order No 4 of 1918 "announced" the wearing of chevrons for overseas service.
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There are four very good dating clues in British Great War era photos, as most will know.
1. The economy/emergency jacket says "early war" but not Old Contemptibles. 2. The wound badge says after July 1916 3. The overseas chevrons say after end 1917 4. The various medal ribbons say "after promulgation" and, for the 1914 star "soon after". Several appointment badges also are useful, bomber and TMB grenades for example. Hope I am not teaching Granny to suck eggs. |
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Printed title & formation sign, light blue & dark blue "ribbon", & embroidered chevrons. It appears that there has been another insignia in the area of the chevrons at some time. My assumption (may or may not be correct) is that the NZ BD was issued to a released POW of the Japanese - perhaps the man Lloyd, or he may have been issued it later. Perhaps the original chevrons were less than 6 & a private purchase embroidered set were employed. Lot of "perhaps's", the BD is un-researched. |
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I've always taken them as RN, police, CD.
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Most Canadian issued service chevrons are embroidered. Both the early pattern and the later red and silver patterns.
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