CO and RSM 1913

The Commanding Officer, on the right, is in mounted review order, having boots and breeches instead of trousers. The gold lace and braid on his collar and cuffs is the same as the junior officers as from 1902, having no extra embellishments to denote rank. The gold shoulder cords have a crown and a star for the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. The officers standing behind him are in dismounted order and show the design of the vents on the back of the tunic skirt. All the officers have swords with steel scabbards. Prior to 1902 the CO would have had a brass or gilt scabbard.
Officers wore their crimson sash round the waist as from 1902. Before that it had been worn over the left shoulder, since 1855. This created a problem for the wearing of medals. The Regimental Sergeant-Major has his sash on the right shoulder. His tunic is of better quality than the other ranks and has gold lace and braid on collar and cuffs like the officer. His helmet, however is like those of the lower ranks in that the front peak is rounded and edged with black leather. The officer's helmet has a pointed peak with gilt edge.
The drummer on the extreme left is holding the CO's charger. His tunic is decorated with white lace which has red crowns at inch intervals. Drummers were also required to be buglers and this young man has his bugle hanging on his right side, strung with a green cord and tassels. The colour of the cord was not determined by the facings colour; all non-Royal regiments had green bugle cords.

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