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'''Dame Leslie Balfour Whateley''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] (28 January 1899 — 4 July 198 ...ld War II]] and contained personal narratives about her experiences in the Army and the Auxiliary Territorial Service (211 pages; 16 leaves of plates: illu

...o fringe) was given to those who wore only one. Besides silver or gold for officers, epaulettes came in cloth for the enlisted men of various arms. Various cav ...lver for [[infantry]]. This was in keeping with the practice of the French Army. In Europe, some light infantry wore cloth counter-epaulettes. "Flying arti

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...this time Pinetown was a garrison village and in company with other young officers Captain Baden-Powell stayed here for a short time in the wooden house on th ...f an old Pinetown family, remembered watching Baden-Powell and other young officers, playing leap-frog on the verandah of the house.

...the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the United States, with 10,000 officers and 160,000 boys. Each company is normally affiliated to a battalion encomp ...as used into the 1960s, long after it had fallen out of use in the British Army, when it was replaced with a [[field cap]].

...vement]], and was [[Chief Scout (The Scout Association)|Chief Scout of the British Empire]] from 1942 until his death, in succession to [[Robert Baden-Powell, In 1906, Somers joined the [[1st Regiment of Life Guards]] of the [[British Army]], later taking leave to farm in Canada before rejoining his regiment in 19

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...-salute. This was regardless of whether the Scouts knew each other or not. Officers, such as Patrol Leaders, Scoutmasters, or members of the armed forces, were ...ts Canada]] the Salute is rendered vertically, palm out similar to British Army/Commonwealth salutes, except if the member is in a Sea Scout unit where it

The Scouting movement developed rapidly from here, first through the British Empire, and shortly afterwards around the world. ...uting Association. The Group was formed from the Glasgow Battalion of the Army Cadet Corps; its Adjutant was Captain Robert E Young. In June 1907, they fo

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...f of Mafeking''' (the lifting of the siege) was a decisive victory for the British and a crushing defeat for the Boers.<ref name="ISCAJ">{{cite journal|last=S ...s to facilitate the landing of British troops, and, through a demonstrable British presence, deter the local people from siding with the Boers.

...3&nbsp;– 18 May 1982), known as '''Ralph Reader''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]], [[theatrical producer]] and [[songwriter]], best known for sta ...r was born in [[Crewkerne]], [[Somerset]], England, the son of a Salvation Army bandmaster. He was orphaned by the age of eight, and brought up by aunts a

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...[[Burmese]]. In [[1922]], Burmese Scouting became a separate branch of the British headquarters in London, but shared the same Chief Scout as India, the [[Vic ...alay, [[Maymyo]] and [[Shwebo]]. Most of them went farther and under their officers tramped the long road through the [[Naga Hills]] to [[Imphal]] and on to [[

...th special forces units ([[Special Air Service|SAS]], [[CSOR]]) and [[U.S. Army Rangers]], or the wide black of French [[Chasseur Alpin|Chasseurs alpins]], ...l as a uniform for armoured vehicle crewmen, and the [[Royal Tank Regiment|British Tank Corps]] (later Royal Tank Corps) adopted the headdress as early as 191

...lag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]] [[Imperial Japanese Army]] ...ember 1849–13 September 1912) was a [[general]] in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]], and a prominent figure in the [[Russo-Japanese War]].

...comprises two paid Field Commissioners, along with four Local Development Officers funded by various short-term grants. A small team of staff manages the adm ...position until he became official patron of the Scout Movement across the British Empire on becoming [[King Edward VIII]] in 1936.<ref> [http://www.scouting.

...Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], [[Lieutenant General]] in the British Army, held the [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|first Scouting encampment]] at [[Bro ...evelop [[self (psychology)|independence]], rather than just blindly follow officers' orders.<ref name="Varsity ">{{cite book | last = Baden_Powell | first = Ro