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Originally Posted by DougSA
I notice that there is a difference in the style of the jackets, between those on the ends and those towards the centre. Would this be due to class of ERA?
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Doug one could not tell what class an ERA or EA was just by looking at his uniform tunic jacket as the ERA & EA's wore no rank or rate badges.
The Chief ERA & EA of course wore the three gilt sleeve buttons, so an observer would know the wearer was one of those two rates.
The ER's in that photo could represent all of the various classes of ERA's. Normally (at that time frame) from ERA 4th to 1st class, plus the Chief ERA class I & II, & as I recall by 1WW the Chief ERA had dropped the class designation, now just Chief ERA.
Bryan