[1][2] Overseas service was calculated from the day the soldier disembarked from the United Kingdom.
The Canadian Armed Forces used the same Overseas Service Chevrons in World War One as the British.
During World War Two the Canadian Armed Forces adopted a new set of Overseas Chevrons to be worn on the lower left sleeve.
Recipients had to have been servicemen in the Canadian Active Service Force or have joined the CASF on or after September 10, 1940, to qualify.
Or perhaps they could be confused with the British Army's rifle-green Good Conduct stripes worn by the Rifles regiments or the red Good Conduct stripes worn by the Military Police.