Gdsm

Military abbreviation · British Military Rank

Gdsm
Stands forGuardsman
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Gdsm stands for Guardsman, a british military rank abbreviation.

Private soldiers of the five Foot Guards regiments carry this title: the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards. Guardsmen perform both ceremonial public duties in London and operational infantry roles.

Example: Gdsm Evans stood sentry outside Buckingham Palace in his bearskin.

Usage notes

King George V granted the title in 1919 in recognition of the Foot Guards' service in the First World War. Guardsmen are known worldwide for the scarlet tunics and bearskins of the King's Guard and Trooping the Colour, which they wear only for ceremonial duties.

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