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Old 24th Feb 2006, 21:53
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Shy Torque - troll - deliberately setting out to provoke a response.

Wearing medals on civil 'livery' used to be the norm. The Corps of Commissionares even wear rank - bit like Beefeaters and Chelsea Pensioners.

A chauffeur is another although you rarely see that nowadays.

Police and fire service have medals and ex-servicemen wear theirs in those circumstances and that is uniform.

In the merchant navy they wear theirs. The EPO on the P&O cruise ships I have been on both had chest fulls. One had been on Resource and the other on a T42 in FI.
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