rolfi Posted October 26, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 26, 2010 Can anyone provide some information about the "rank" insignia worn by Y.M.C.A. secretaries during the Great War. I know silver open triangles were worn, see sketches, and suspect the position on the sleeve and the orientation of the triangle has no particular significance. What I'd like to know is what rank titles actually are; I've read of Divisional Secretaries, Area Supervisors etc. The sketches are taken from contemporary photographs. Thanks RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolfi Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted November 23, 2010 My mistake; apparently they're service badges. Question is now... what period of time is represented by each triangle: six months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croix de Guerre Posted November 27, 2010 Share #3 Posted November 27, 2010 They way I understood it was that the triangles mimicked the service stripes used by the AEF; ie. one triangle stood for six months overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolfi Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted November 27, 2010 Fantastic photo; merci bien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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