The strap you refer to will be part of a Sam Browne belt. Compare your photo to those on http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/sam_browne.htm to verify. It would indicate that he was an officer (commissioned or warrant) which might help explain the stripes and badge above. A little more details would help speed identification, and if you can email a scanned photo so much the better Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lina Moffitt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: four stripes, help pls > what rank is signified by 4 stripes on the arm of a WW 1 uniform? there is a badge above these as well. nothing on the collar, he's wearing leather boots to the knee and a strap over the right shoulder down the chest, joining on the left side of a waist belt. photo dated 1918. > > This guy, Hilton John Dewar, served with the Queen's household cavalry and was a standard bearer at her funeral (Qn Vic), then was in the Boer War and then came to Australia as an adviser to our military. > > I cant find anything about him on the AWM site. > > thanks and regards > Lina >