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Some Non-commissioned Officers, particularly Sergeants were in the [[Ordnance]], [[Commissariat]] and [[Public Works Department]]s. For more details, including their records, refer the [[Unattached List]]
===Privatesand equivalent ranks===The lowest ranked soldier is a Private. There are some ranks in various part of the Army equivalent to a private. In the Artillery, a private was in earlier days known as a [[matrossMatross]], and later as a gunnerGunner. For some periods in the Artillery, the rank of Driver existed<ref>sylsec [Sylvia] et al. [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8485 The rank of Driver in the RA] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 7 August 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.</ref>and this rank was also found in the [[Royal Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]], for men in Transport related companies.<ref>Waggoner [Gary]. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/240809-rank-vs-appointment/&do=findComment&comment=2418758 Rank vs Appointment] ''Great War Forum'' 4 July 2016. Retrieved4 July 2016.</ref> A private in the Cavalry was known as a Trooper, while in the Engineers the ranks of Sapper, and Pioneer were equivalent to a private.
== Related articles ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia British Army officer rank insignia] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Other_Ranks_rank_insignia British Army Other Ranks rank insignia] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_Officer Warrant Officer] Wikipedia.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-commissioned_officers Non -commissioned officer] Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_(rank) Bombardier] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_(rank) Driver (rank)] Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooper_(rank) Trooper (rank)] Wikipedia.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070923020815/http://www.achart.ca/york/sergeant_schoolmasters.htm Sergeant and warrant officer teachers] now an archived page, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130912044728/http://www.achart.ca/articles/york/schoolmasters.htm Corps of Army Schoolmasters] now an archived webpage. Duke of York’s Royal Military School.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandmaster#British_Armed_Forces Bandmaster] Wikipedia
*[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1897/may/06/army-schoolmasters 6 May 1897 Hansard] Question re Army schoolteachers in relation to Bandmasters hansard.millbanksystems.com
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