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Old 16-09-20, 10:21 AM
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I used to own a WW1 photo album which I wish I had kept now. It had photos of various convalescent soldiers at a British seaside location.

I recall a photo of an RFC officer (the badge was quite visible) with one of these white bands.

The practice must have continued during WW2 as a dear old late friend had a picture of himself published after he was confirmed as a POW. He was wearing the sidecap with a white band from his training days. He told us that this was for "officer aspirant".

As an aside, when he was released from the camp and returned to the UK in around 1946, he was told to go and replace his dress uniform. The London tailors had many uniforms whose owners would never be claiming them as they had been killed during the war.

Ivan tried to claim one with a Squadron Leader rank (he had been promoted to W.O II while he was "behind the wire") but wasn't allowed to take it!
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