Complex sentence: Blanco was a compound used by British soldiers (and Commonwealth troops of various nations) used on cotton webbing infantry equipment, notably the Web Equipment' 37 Pattern during the Second World War, though use of same both pre- and post-dates its use in that conflict.
Split into simpler sentences: Blanco was a compound used by British soldiers (and Commonwealth troops of various nations). The compound was used on cotton webbing infantry equipment, notably the Web Equipment' 37 Pattern during the Second World War, though use of same both pre- and post-dates its use in that conflict.