Lawrence when he had enlisted in the Royal Air Force under the name of Ross, mentions that airmen under training at the RAF Depot at Uxbridge carried swagger sticks. This practice was restricted to the army and Royal Marines, and was never imitated by the other services, although T. Cavalrymen carried a small riding cane instead of the swagger stick of infantry and other branches. The usual custom was for the private soldier or non-commissioned officer (NCO) to carry the stick tucked under his arm. ![]() The stick took the form of a short cane of polished wood, with an ornamented metal head of regimental pattern. In the British Army before World War I, swagger sticks were carried by all other ranks when off duty, as part of their walking out uniform.
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