the officers' mess
111Red Serge — The Red Serge refers to the jacket of the dress uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It consists of a scarlet British military pattern tunic, replete with a high neck collar and shoulder epaulets of navy blue (some officer uniforms have… …
112Wardroom — The wardroom is the officers mess in a warship. The term wardroom can also be used metonymically to refer to a ship s officer corps.It provides a place of recreation as well as being a dining room. Usually, a galley or scullery adjoins the… …
113Danesfield House — The main approach to the Danesfield House Danesfield House in Medmenham, near Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills is a former country house now used as a hotel and spa. The house stands on plateau which shelves steeply down to …
114History of Canberra — The History of Canberra details the development of the city of Canberra from the time before white settlement to Canberra s planning by the Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin and subsequent development to the present day.Pre historyBefore… …
115Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers — The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army.HistoryThe regiment traces its origins to the 17th Century. In Holland in 1674 the… …
116Thomas W. Lawson (ship) — The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven masted, steel hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of… …
117History of snooker — The game of snooker is a spin off of billiards which dates back to the 16th century but the game of snooker did not really come into being until the 1800s. Billiards had become popular among the British Armed Forces stationed in India. As… …
118Corpo Aereo Italiano — The Italian Air Corps (Corpo Aereo Italiano, or CAI) was an expeditionary force of the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) that participated in the Battle of Britain during the final months of 1940 during World War II. The CAI supported… …
119RAF Bentley Priory — Infobox Airport name = RAF Bentley Priory nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = type = Disestablished Non Flying Military Headquarters owner = operator = Royal Air Force city served = location = Stanmore, Middlesex… …
120Warrant Officer — A Warrant Officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. In most countries they are effectively senior non commissioned officers, although technically in a class of their own between NCOs and… …
