no laid down policy and these were worn on either left or right shoulder according to personal preference. After the war the practice was continued by other ranks of the permanent and militia artillery and the lanyard was usually worn on the left shoulder. This practice was unofficial although in 1925 personnel who carried whistles on duty were allowed to wear lanyards in the colour of the uniform, i.e., khaki. In 1931 these lanyards were authorised to be worn on the right shoulder although 1st Field Cadre RAA continued to wear them on the left. White lanyards were worn unofficially by artillery, light horse, Corps of Signals, infantry, and Australian Army Service Corps, during the 1920s and 1930s and the practice ceased at the start of the Second World War. The Australian Tank Corps wore it on the left shoulder during the 1930s. The white lanyard worn by the Royal Australian Artillery has nothing whatsoever to do with the Boer War, nor was it ever used for carrying pocket knives or fuze keys. It began being worn unofficially as an embellishment during the Great War, became a functional item for carrying whistles after the Second World War, and subsequently reverted to an embellishment. Affiliations – Royal Regiment of Artillery – Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery Order of precedence See also Australian Army Artillery Units, World War I Australian Army Artillery Museum List of guns and mortars used by the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery References Regiment of Australian Artillery, Royal Artillery regiments of Australia Artillery Artillery administrative corps Military units and formations established in 1901 1901 establishments in Australia