Vincigliata A military batman was a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. In the Royal Navy they were called stewards. The position was generally phased out after the war. There were a number of escape plans from the castle. O'Connor's attempt over the wall had failed, with the inevitable punishment of a month's solitary confinement. Then in mid-September 1942 a tunnel was started and designed by Neame, a Royal Engineer. Various officers took it in turns to work on it in shifts of four hours per day. This was hard blistering work, but they managed
Junior commissioned officer of their honorary rank. The honorary ranks in the various forces are: Indian Army: Indian Navy: Indian Air Force: Generally, in official documents the Junior Commissioned Officer rank held by the officer is also added before the Honorary Commission rank. For example, Subedar/Hony. Lt. or Subedar Major/Hony. Capt. Junior commissioned officer Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) is a term describing a group of military ranks found in the Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Nepal Army. Those soldiers holding JCO rank receive a 'junior commission' from his Commanding Officer. This commission is of a lower status than that held by full commissioned