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 The following are the leading features:—

D. B., length to 12 inches from ground; stand and fall collar; 2¼ inch inverted pleat from neck to waist, turn back culls to sleeve, 6 inches deep; two hip pockets with vertical openings, 10 inches deep; four buttons up each front, about 6½ apart; top buttons 8 inches apart; bottom buttons four; slit at bottom of back seam, fastening with two buttons. Back strap from side seam, fastening with three holes and buttons.

Shoulder straps edged as follows:—

Staff:—Red cloth, two broad stripes.

Cavalry:—¼ inch yellow.

Royal Artillery:—¼ inch dark blue, with loop of scarlet braid.

Engineers:—¼ inch scarlet loop, blue braid.

Infantry:—¼ inch scarlet.

Army Service Corps:—¼ inch white.

R. A. Medical Corps:—¼ inch white loop of cherry braid.

Army Pay Department:—¼ inch white loop of yellow braid.

Army Ordnance: —¼ inch white loop of scarlet braid.

Army Veterinary:—¼ inch white loop of maroon braid.

Provost-Marshal:—¼ inch white, with loop of black.

Inspector of Army Schools:—¼ inch light blue.

Badges of Rank, worn on shoulder end of strap.

Lined oil shoulders and through sleeves only.

Material:—Milled drab mixture.

For Mounted Officers extra spring is added at sides and front.

Four inches being added to both back and forepart, and 8 inches at the front, as per dot and dash line.

The system for the shoulders is the same as already described for Raglan.

3½ inches is added for ease and making up.

An additional ¾ inch is given to the front to provide extra ease at that part, as from 21½ to 22¼.

The waist belt is cut 2¼ inches wide.

For rank badges to go on shoulder strap see diagrams in Part II.