From 1938 to 1947 all WOII ranks wore the crown in wreath rank now worn by regimental quartermaster sergeants. The grades of lance-sergeant and lance-corporal were not strictly ranks but were appointments, held by selected corporals and privates, and usually carrying extra pay.

Other ranks are the enlisted soldiers of the Army. They do not have a commission and they do not hold positions of high command. However, separate tiers of authority - warrant officer (WO) and non-commissioned officer (NCO) - exist within their rank structure.

This is a guide to finding records of soldiers who served with the British Army in the Second World War. This may include soldiers who enlisted before the Second World War but whose service...

Within the British armed services, both Sir Fitzroy Maclean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career progression with the British army, both rising from the rank of private to brigadier during World War II.

British Army = Sergeant. In the British Army during the First World War, this rank was written Serjeant, and appears thus on Commonwealth War Graves headstones and official documentation. United States Army and Army Air Force = Sergeant. United States Navy = Petty Officer 2nd Class. Kriegsmarine = Stabssteurmann. Wehrmacht = Unterfeldwebel