Infantry Sash - Revision history

Lilangels at 13:02, 5 July 2006

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	*Officers - wear a crimson sash, either over the shoulder, or in [[The Royal Canadian Regiment]] and [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] around the waist.		*Officers - wear a crimson sash, either over the shoulder, or in [[The Royal Canadian Regiment]] and [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] around the waist.
	*Chief Warrant Officer - a crimson officers' sash		*Chief Warrant Officer - if worn, a crimson officers' sash
	*Master Warrant Officer - a crimson sash over the right shoulder		*Master Warrant Officer - a crimson sash made of silk over the right shoulder
	*Warrant Officer ~~and~~ Sergeant - a scarlet sash over the right shoulder		*Warrant Officer - a scarlet sash of worsted wool over the right shoulder
			*Sergeant - a scarlet sash of coarse wool over the right shoulder

	==Origin==		==Origin==

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2006-06-27T05:44:18Z

Queen's Scarf

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	==Queen's Scarf==		==Queen's Scarf==
	The infantry sash is not to be confused with the Queen's Scarf, a very specific award made by Queen Victoria during the Boer War, including one award to a Canadian. The scarves, eight in number and made of yellow wool, were hand made by Queen Victoria and as a distinction are more rare than the Victoria Cross.		The infantry sash is not to be confused with the Queen's Scarf, a very specific award made by Queen Victoria during the Boer War, including one award to a Canadian. The scarves, eight in number and made of yellow wool, were hand made by Queen Victoria and as a distinction are more rare than the Victoria Cross.
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	[[Category: Traditions]]		[[Category: Traditions]]

Walford at 05:44, 27 June 2006

2006-06-27T05:44:06Z

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Officers, Warrant Officers, and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers in Canadian infantry regiments wear coloured sashes as an indication of their status while on parade in DEU or full dress. It is not a form of "battle honour" and is not a "dishonour". Like many traditions in the Canadian Army, the infantry sash has been passed on from the British Army and is a long established distinction of dress.

*Officers - wear a crimson sash, either over the shoulder, or in [[The Royal Canadian Regiment]] and [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] around the waist.
*Chief Warrant Officer - a crimson officers' sash
*Master Warrant Officer - a crimson sash over the right shoulder
*Warrant Officer and Sergeant - a scarlet sash over the right shoulder

==Origin==
According to ''The Maple Leaf'' the sash originated in the 1800s, to assist officers and senior NCOs in the removal of injured from the battlefield. As with many once-functional items of military dress, the sash is now purely ceremonial and worn in a specific manner depending on regimental tradition.

==Queen's Scarf==
The infantry sash is not to be confused with the Queen's Scarf, a very specific award made by Queen Victoria during the Boer War, including one award to a Canadian. The scarves, eight in number and made of yellow wool, were hand made by Queen Victoria and as a distinction are more rare than the Victoria Cross.

[[Category: Traditions]]