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Rank
Markings - Officers,
1924 to 1942 |
The following set of
rank markings were introduced under Order No.4 dated
26/Sept/1924 (Defence Forces Temporary Provisions 1923/24).
The bar and diamond bear a Celtic design. Staff
officers wore a coloured
underlay system until 1927 when the enameled collar
badge was introduced.
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ARMY HQ |
CORPS |
COMMAND |
BRIGADE |
INFANTRY |
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Scarlet |
Yellow |
Blue |
Bottle
Green |
Violet |
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colour was to show one sixteenth of an inch all round. The metal diamond
is one and a quarter inches and the bar is one and three quarter inches by half
an inch. The coloured underlay were a metal
strip covered in cloth with two holes for the lugs of the rank marking.
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2nd Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant |
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Captain |
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Commandant |
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Colonel |
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Major
General |
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Lieutenant General |
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views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the
Service.
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Page Updated :
Saturday, 29 September 2007