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Originally Posted by rizzo
Hi Toby,
I hope you don't mind me, as a newbie on here, making an observation about your picture. The two men wearing the sashes are wearing the insignia of Warrant Officers Class 2. The guy on the left without a sash wears no insignia on his sleeves, but notice the fancy epaulettes, and different cap badge. he appears to be an officer and as such would wear a Sam Browne.
Rizzo.
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Rather a late reply I am afraid, rizzo, but the two infantry warrant officers are shown with the original WOs badge before the rank grouping was divided into two classes in 1915, i.e. a plain crown. The Schoolmaster is a WO too, but as the member of a departmental corps (and non-combatant) his dress regulations did not permit the red infantry sash (much as other corps may not like it, that is what it is....the infantry sash). Instead, a Schoolmaster ranking as a WO (usually towards the end of his career), wore a bullion wire (gilt) shoulder knot to mark his status.