Artillery Officer posted to the infantry...?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

I think I am correct in saying that an artillery officer posted to the infantry for a limited 1 year late in the war would have continued to wear his normal Artillery Uniform? As it is a temporary posting it would not be reasonable to assume an officer buys new uniforms, on top of that it would be a luxury that few could afford with war shortages.

A second question, an artillery officer who did a month long course with a ballon unit to learn how to be an observer, then posted to an infantry unit just before the start of the German 1918 offensives, I think it safe to say he was posted as a forward observer accompanying the advancing infantry?

 

Thanks

Chris