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Black buttons
India - 1945. There seem to be rather too many black buttons on this officer's tunic. Why should this be? Mike
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OSD rather than black, in pairs for CG?
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Well spotted! Here's the same officer - Capt Billy Moss Coldm Gds - a couple of years earlier whilst on Crete. In the original picture he was in India en route to Siam with Force 136. In final picture gainfully employed in Siam - listening to the test match! Mike
Bill Stanley Moss Coldm Gds att SOE.01.jpgStanley-Moss_W_Capt_Coldstream Guards.01.jpg |
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I haven't seen that "ENGLAND" tab before.
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Perhaps it was a pragmatic decision, taken in case of capture on Crete by non-English speaking Germans. Less provocative than GREAT BRITAIN and makes more sense than COLDSTREAM. And ENGLAND translates well into German! Mike
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