Service Dress (British Army)
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Service Dress is the style of khaki service dress uniform introduced by the British Army for use in the field from the early 1900s, following the experiences of a number of imperial wars and conflicts
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A private of the 69th Regiment of Foot in about 1880, wearing the home service uniform worn until 1902.
The Corps of Guides in early khaki uniforms
A gunner of the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1916 or 1917, wearing the 1903 Bandolier Equipment.
The British Army used a variety of standardized battle uniforms and weapons during World War I. According to the British official historian Brigadier James E. Edmonds writing in 1925, "The British Arm
Service Dress (British Army)
…a lighter shade than the uniform). Cavalry and gunners of the Royal Regiment of Artillery did not wear webbing equipment, but instead used the leather 1903 Bandolier Equipment, worn over one shoulder. Originally derived from the bandoliers carried by the Boer commandos during the Second Boer War, it had been found to be…
An infantryman of the Worcestershire Regiment on the Western Front in 1916, wearing the 1908 pattern webbing equipment, a Brodie helmet, and puttees
British soldiers at Christmas 1914 wearing the 1905 forage cap(Service Dress (SD) Cap.) and the 1902 Pattern service dress. Their bandolier equipment would suggest that these men are from a mounted unit.
A soldier of the Gordon Highlanders being decorated by King George V in 1917. He wears the Balmoral bonnet, but not the khaki apron which would have covered the kilt in the field.
British troops at Gallipoli wearing 1908 pattern webbing and Pith helmets.