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Ooh - how about this Nick? (sorry getting carried away researching ideas!)
When the Home Guard was first formed it had its own rank structure. The ranks were as follows:
Home Guard Appointment vs Equivalent Army Rank
Zone Commander = Brigadier/Colonel
Group Commander = Colonel
Battalion Commander = Lieutenant-Colonel
Company Commander = Major
Platoon Commander = Captain/Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant
Section Commander = Sergeant
Squad Commander = Corporal/Lance-Corporal
Volunteer = Private
These were changed in November 1940 to bring the Home Guard structure in line with the regular army.
Kinda works though eh?
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