Uniforms and ranks and medals!

[peterwoods@supanet.com]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Battledress wasn't worn!!!! .

Philip, I'm inclined to agree that War Service Dress (aka Battledress) was probably not worn during the BoB dates but included reference to it since SOW is expected to cover complete WWII period.

War service dress was introduced in 1940 as a blue/grey version of the British Army's battle dress. Initially, war service dress was only worn by air crew. However, in 1943, its use was authorised for all ranks and trades. War service dress continued to be worn after the end of World War II. It was significantly altered in 1948 and not phased out until 1973.

Pete