Hi Andy,
Here are extracts from my granduncle's service records as an example of the time he would have been wearing his Reinforcement badges.
24 July 1916 Posted to F Company 19th Refts. as Private
20 Sep 1916 Promoted to L.Corp.
15 Nov 1916 Embarked Transport No.68 Wellington
29 Jan 1917 Disembarked Transport No.68 Devonport, United Kingdom
29 Jan 1917 Marched In Sling, L.Corp. in 4th Res. Btn. C.O. Regt. 1st Cant. Coy.
29 Jan 1917 Deprived of Lance Stripe, reverts to the ranks 1st Cant. Coy.
1 Mar 1917 Proceeding Overseas, left for France, Pvte., 1st Cant. Coy.
3 Mar 1917 Marched into Camp Etaples
25 May 1917 Joined Battn. And posted to 1st Coy., 1st Battn. Canterbury Infantry Regt.
It was typical that Reinforcement NCOs lost their rank when posted to the Front.
John
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