THANK GOD I WASN'T A GUARDSMAN

[Lee Enfield]

"...A hereditary knight..." No such thing.
No batmen since at least W.W. II in the CF. Gone in the British Army after W.W. I. Except in the Household Div. Being a batman was highly desired as it got you out of BS 'busy work', you got fed better and promoted faster.

Yes there are, the title is Baronet.

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"Mystique of the Officers"...FFS...more like the pomposity of the aristocracy. I can't even stand to watch or listen to that kind of rubbish, too many of those in the past that I can remember. They had nothing to show the men. They didn't even do their own kit, batmen were still in vogue. Once we got rid of ours, the officers' dress went straight into the toilet. Sitting on their beds though...unheard of...
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Circa 1970 a friend of mine enlisted in the British Sister Regiment to his Canadian Regiment after completing joint manouvers in Canada...

He absolutely distains British Officers today....

After watching that...i think i have a glimpse of why...