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Beret, Royal Tank Corps, worn by Sgt Henry Jarvis, 1923 (c). Black milled wool, 1923 (c) The black beret was the first beret to be issued by the British Army. For the Royal Tank Corps it was produced in black, so as not to show dirt and oil from working with tanks and other vehicles used by the Royal Tank Corps. Henry Jarvis had served in the Tank Corps during the First World War.