Quote Originally Posted by Daan Kemp View Post
No rank insignia, sleeves rolled up, no Sam Browne or similar straps, no sword worn or fastened to the saddle, bridle/saddle/etc. Wrist watch?

The photo in post #6 is in Chief Scout dress as head of the movement.
Daan, those are all good points, and I too doubt the first (horseback) photo is actually Baden-Powell. I also doubt it was taken during the Boer War and wonder if it wasn't taken in North America (Canadaicon or USAicon).

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Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
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Montgomery's uniform which he famously wore during WW2 wasn't exactly "standard issue" and must have been a 1 off; a result off his own creative imagination.
The same was true of Patton as well. Both were egoistically involve in image.