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2007.420.001
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CANADA & CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
CANADA ET FORCE EXPÉDITIONNAIRE CANADIENNE
Searching German Prisoners of War in WW I
A Cavalry sergeant searching German Prisoners of War in WW I. He is wearing high leather riding boots (or leather leggings), breeches, a forage cap and a dark armband on his right arm.
Official caption: "Searching newly captured prisoners for arms". September 1918
From CEF research forum (attached), Re: armbands :
"Barris' Victory at Vimy", page 153 it relates the armband codes as follows:
GREEN - scouts, for guiding advancing troops
RED - messengers, running messages back and forth
WHITE - mop up troops
YELLOW - supplies, such as picks, shovels, waters, bombs
BLUE - company signallers
Possibly a double with 2013.079.001

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