Here's an interesting little comment I found in a 1915 Military Police war diary:
1915
FEB 6 RED CAP COVERS - AAF AGREED THAT RED CAP COVERS WERE BOTH UNDESIRABLE AND UNNECESSARY AND THE FORMER ISSUED AN ORDER TO BASE COMMANDS THAT THEY WERE TO BE DISCONTINUED.
MAR 4 NOTES ON VISIT TO ROUEN, HAVRE AND PARIS
LEFT ABBEVILLE 2.00 PM WITH PROVOST MARSHAL, BY MOTOR.
PASSED THROUGH DIEPPE AT 3.30.PM, NOTICED THAT POLICE WERE WEARING RED INSTEAD OF BLACK ARMLETS.
APM RAISED THE QUESTION OF THE WEARING OF RED CAPS BY MP.
PM SAYS THAT AG HAS DECIDED THAT THEY ARE NOT TO BE WORN AND IT IS USELESS TO RE-OPEN QUESTION. IT APPEARS THAT THE CUSTOM WAS STARTED IN ROUEN AND THE OTHER BASES COPIED IT.
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