It seems to have been a gradual thing throughout the war, i have seen photos of officers after the war, some still wearing cuff ranks some with shoulder ranks chris
i was very surprised at how Vladso affected me, i've visited a few German cemetaries previously but the Kathy Kollwitz sculptures had a profound effect
not really Chris, the british army were under no orders to fight to the last man and bullet, so as in any conflict, soldiers gave up when they thought they no better option
i don't think anyone actually identified the '96' badge, it's a copy of the 96th regiment glengarry badge (later to become the 2nd Battalion manchester regiment and on that theme Brunswick star to the 2nd battalion (used as collar dogs and cap)
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