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74 they cannot be recognised as having been used as uniform of the Territorial Force.

Materials, cut-out unmade uniforms, badges, and head-dresses as used by the regular forces, may he obtained from the Royal Army Clothing Department at the rates quoted in the Priced Vocabulary of Clothing and Necessaries, if of the description authorised for wear by the Territorial Force. The supply of other articles and the making-up of the materials must he arranged locally.

The articles demanded will be supplied on payment, which should he made on receipt of the necessary receivable order from the War Office; or, if preferred, their value will he deducted from the balance of the grant due to the Association on the following November l. In special cases the value may, with the sanction of the Army Council, be deducted in three yearly instalments.

Uniform will he worn at all parades, except that company parades, parades under sergeant instructors, and musketry may, with the authority of the officer commanding, be carried out in plain clothes.

Non-commissioned officers and men when attending banquets, receptions, or rifle meetings in foreign countries, will not wear uniform unless specially authorised by the Army Council.

Non-commissioned officers appointed to the permanent staff of the Territorial Force will retain all personal clothing in their possession at date of transfer.

The uniform to he worn by non-commissioned officers of the permanent staff will be that of the unit with which doing duty, and will be obtained on payment from the stores of the unit.

Chevrons and badges will be worn as under, and will be of the pattern worn in the unit.

Acting Sergeant-Major, four bar chevrons and crown on right forearm.

Squadron S. M. instructor, Battery S.M. ditto, Company S, M. ditto, Colour-Sergeant ditto, and Staff-Sergeant ditto, will all wear three bar chevrons and crossed rifles and crown on right arm above the elbow.

Sergeant-instructor, three bar chevrons and crossed rifles on right arm above the elbow. Crossed rifles will not he worn unless the non-commissioned officer is in possession of a School of Musketry certificate.

In the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and Royal Army Medical Corps, a gun, grenade, or Geneva Cross will be worn in addition. With service dress, badges and chevrons will be worn on both arms.

I now come to the concluding paragraph and trust that what I have written and drawn will prove helpful to those who read this book. l have used every possible endeavour to have every detail correct, and have spared no pains to verify the descriptions by personal examination of many of the scaled garments. lf any mistake or inaccuracy has by any means crept in I must ask my readers' kind indulgence, for the scope of the work is very wide, and the number of specialities dealt with is of quite an exceptional character. I have to acknowledge with many thanks the kind help of my former pupil, Mr. J. Hawkesford, of the Royal Army Clothing Department, and of others, whose names I am not at liberty to publish, but who have nevertheless rendered me invaluable assistance in the preparation of this book.

I now leave it in the hands of the trade and remain Yours fraternally, W. D. F. VINCENT.