Quote Originally Posted by plaid preacher View Post
3) two things of interest are the fact that he carries a stick (which usually is an indication that he commanded men supporting the above conclusion of an NCO),
Not so. Up until the end of WW II all Other Ranks of the British Army were encouraged to carry a "swagger stick", when walking out in No1 Uniform. Carrying one discouraged slovenliness. Carrying a stick with a silver top makes a man swagger which leads him to walk in a more upright military way. It also stopped him putting his hands in his pockets.