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Instead, Fourteenth Army was to mount the main offensive. The Army was now subordinated to the headquarters of Allied Land Forces, South East Asia (ALFSEA), and consisted of IV Corps and XXXIII Corps. Since the Army's supply lines by land were long and precarious, air supply was once again to be vital.
A field ambulance in France. A field ambulance (FA) is the name used by the British Army and the armies of other Commonwealth nations to describe a mobile medical unit that treats wounded soldiers very close to the combat zone.
Name of royal: Branch of service: Rank whilst active: Years of service: Current rank worn: Wartime service: Unit: Military training and qualifications: Medals: Appointments and other roles: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent as Colonel of the Scots Guards (2013) British Army Lieutenant-Colonel: 1955–1976 (Ret'd) [1] Field Marshal and Air Chief ...
151st Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (until 7 July) 14th Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (26–27 July) 22nd Armoured Brigade Group Royal Gloucestershire Hussars; 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade; 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse ...
Before 1767, there were no definite badges for Field Marshals and general officers.In 1767, the British Army issued an order to distinguish Field Marshals (once the rank was established in 1813) and different graded General officers by the combination of chevron-shaped ess pattern laces on the sleeve.
16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance; 127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance; 133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance; 181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance; 195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance; 224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance; 225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
Major-General Edward George Browne (1863–1952), Royal Army Medical Corps [95] Brigadier-General Edward Stevenson Browne VC (1852—1907), GOC North Eastern District; Brigadier Hugh William Longbourne Browne (1924—2016), Chief Engineer, United Kingdom Land Forces [96] Major-General Sir James Browne (1839—1896), Quartermaster General, India
From its beginnings, St John Ambulance in England has employed ranks and insignia to distinguish grades within its membership and management structure. Originally based upon the British Army officer and the British Army other ranks structure and insignia, the original ranks and insignia have been subject to several modifications over the history of the organisation.