Canadian Army Military Police
1914 - 1920

Officer's Uniforms

Headwear

Officer's Service Dress caps had a khaki body. Colonels had a black patent leather brim edged with a single row of gold oak leaves. Generals had a patent leather brim with two rows of oak leaves. A number of Canadian senior officers wore Canadian Pattern caps with maple leaves substituting for the oak leaves. Officers below the rank of Colonel wore a khaki Service Dress cap with a khaki brim. Staff Officers wore a scarlet band around the body of the cap, officers on the Provost Marshal staff wore a blue or green band.
In the field, officers sometimes wore Other Rank's pattern trench caps or Balaclavas.

SD
Officer's Service Dress Cap

STAFF
Canadian Pattern Colonel's Cap

GENERAL
Canadian Pattern General Officers Cap


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