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Old 19-02-21, 01:29 PM
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Default Ww1 red sleeve stripe?

Anyone out there know the meaning of this red cloth band on the lower sleeve of a WW1 other ranks tunic?
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Old 19-02-21, 01:39 PM
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RAMC Medical Orderleys wore either one for 2nd Class and 2 for 1st class strip of crimson braid on both cuffs as a trade badge, but not that wide.

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Old 19-02-21, 01:49 PM
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Early in the war, some units created distinguishing marks for runners and scouts, Mostly I think on an ad hoc basis. Might it be one of those?

Unfortunately, not sure how to check that.
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Old 19-02-21, 01:51 PM
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clearly a late war sleeve, with the wound stripes and looking at the other badges around it highly likely its RAMC so a home made Medical Orderlys trade badge is very likely.

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