Officers, Undress c1898

Many of the infantry regiments of the line lost the traditional facings colour in 1881 when the numbered regiments (from 27th onwards) were amalgamated. The non-Royal regiments petitioned hard to restore their old colours. The Sherwood Foresters were forced to have white facings from 1881 and agitated to have their Lincoln Green facings revived. But it was not until 1913 that this happened. The picture, by Ernest Ibbotson shows the green facings worn on the full dress tunic.
The green collar has a badge on each side and the shoulder straps which are now also green have titles NOTTS & DERBYS. The cuffs, since 1902 were pointed. They wear the blue home service helmet, which was made of cork and covered with blue cloth.
In the background, a sergeant talks to an officer. They both wear white gloves while the privates do not. The following year saw the start of World War 1 and thus the end of full dress, so the Sherwoods had only one year to enjoy their green facings.

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