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Originally Posted by cbuehler
Thanks for that Toby. Fascinating aspect of old Britain in that report. Many today are unaware of the socio economic conditions of the 19th and early 20th centuries that contributed to this. As I touched upon, officers tended to be of much better physical condition due to their class than the ranks were, and this is reflected in the surviving uniforms of the period.
CB
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Yes that the officer situation was different is quite well known I think, as of course their diet had been so much better. In general they tended to be significantly taller, but photos indicate that they were often wiry and slender and seldom it seems well muscled. Most of their surviving uniforms reflect this.