The following are the leading features:—
D. B., length to 12 inches from ground; stand and fall collar; 2¼ inch inverted pleat from neck to waist, turn back culls to sleeve, 6 inches deep; two hip pockets with vertical openings, 10 inches deep; four buttons up each front, about 6½ apart; top buttons 8 inches apart; bottom buttons four; slit at bottom of back seam, fastening with two buttons. Back strap from side seam, fastening with three holes and buttons.
Shoulder straps edged as follows:—
Staff:—Red cloth, two broad stripes.
Cavalry:—¼ inch yellow.
Royal Artillery:—¼ inch dark blue, with loop of scarlet braid.
Engineers:—¼ inch scarlet loop, blue braid.
Infantry:—¼ inch scarlet.
Army Service Corps:—¼ inch white.
R. A. Medical Corps:—¼ inch white loop of cherry braid.
Army Pay Department:—¼ inch white loop of yellow braid.
Army Ordnance: —¼ inch white loop of scarlet braid.
Army Veterinary:—¼ inch white loop of maroon braid.
Provost-Marshal:—¼ inch white, with loop of black.
Inspector of Army Schools:—¼ inch light blue.
Badges of Rank, worn on shoulder end of strap.
Lined oil shoulders and through sleeves only.
Material:—Milled drab mixture.
For Mounted Officers extra spring is added at sides and front.
Four inches being added to both back and forepart, and 8 inches at the front, as per dot and dash line.
The system for the shoulders is the same as already described for Raglan.
3½ inches is added for ease and making up.
An additional ¾ inch is given to the front to provide extra ease at that part, as from 21½ to 22¼.
The waist belt is cut 2¼ inches wide.
For rank badges to go on shoulder strap see diagrams in Part II.
