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A Lance-Sergeant (LSgt or L/Sgt) in the armies of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 is a Corporal
Corporal

Corporal is a Military rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to Ranks and insignia of NATO....
 acting in the rank of Sergeant
Sergeant

Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
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The rank originated in the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, in which the appointment could be removed by the soldier's commanding officer
Commanding officer

The commanding officer is the Officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law....
, unlike a full Sergeant, who could only be demoted by court martial. Lance-Sergeants first appeared in the 19th century and were abolished in 1946, except in the Foot Guards
Foot Guards

Foot guards is a term used to describe elite infantry regiments....
 and Honourable Artillery Company
Honourable Artillery Company

The Honourable Artillery Company is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the Territorial Army....
, which still retain them.






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A Lance-Sergeant (LSgt or L/Sgt) in the armies of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 is a Corporal
Corporal

Corporal is a Military rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to Ranks and insignia of NATO....
 acting in the rank of Sergeant
Sergeant

Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
.

The rank originated in the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, in which the appointment could be removed by the soldier's commanding officer
Commanding officer

The commanding officer is the Officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law....
, unlike a full Sergeant, who could only be demoted by court martial. Lance-Sergeants first appeared in the 19th century and were abolished in 1946, except in the Foot Guards
Foot Guards

Foot guards is a term used to describe elite infantry regiments....
 and Honourable Artillery Company
Honourable Artillery Company

The Honourable Artillery Company is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior in the Territorial Army....
, which still retain them. In these regiments, all Corporals are automatically appointed Lance-Sergeant on their promotion, so Lance-Sergeants perform the same duties as Corporals in other regiments and are no longer really acting Sergeants in anything but name. Some cadet units also retained the rank in addition to Corporal into at least the 1980s. The Household Cavalry
Household Cavalry

The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth of Nations to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country?s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Head of state....
 equivalent is Lance-Corporal of Horse
Lance-Corporal of Horse

Lance-Corporal of Horse is an appointment unique to the Household Cavalry of the British Army, equivalent to Lance Sergeant in the Foot Guards....
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Lance-Sergeants wear three rank chevrons. In full dress, Foot Guards Lance-Sergeants are distinguished from full Sergeants by their white chevrons (full Sergeants wearing gold).