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Show BRITISH STILL M0URM NELSON Bluejackets' Uniforms Show Tribute to Great Admiral Worn Ever Since His Death. London. The black band on the arm which all. officers are wearing In memory mem-ory of Lord Kitchener Is a reminder that the navy has not yet gone out of mourning for Nelson. Everyone Is familiar with the three rows of white tape around the edging of the blue collar and the black silk scarf knotted in front which form part of the bluejacket's dress uniform. The former commemorate Nelson's three most famous victories, Copenhagen, the Nile and Trafalgar, while the scarf was first adopted by Nelson's seamen as a mark of mourning for their dead hero and has been retained ever since. |