NCO Group 1906

This is a detail from a group photo of NCOs of the 14th at Shorncliffe prior to embarkation for India in 1906. There are two officers sitting on the right of the picture. A Lieutenant is wearing the new double-breasted frock coat and gold lace waist-belt. The other, more senior officer has the old style frock coat with mohair lace across the front. His forage cap has a gold edged peak. The NCOs wear pill-box caps with a braided design on the top. The more senior NCOs have gold cap-bands while the junior NCOs have yellow bands. The men sitting near to the officers are of Warrant Officer class and have gold cord on their tunics. A variety of arm badges can be seen. Three of the WOs are from left to right; the senior musketry instructor, the Farrier Major and the senior instructor of fencing and gymnastics. Medals for the Boer War are in evidence but some men do not have them, indicating that they remained at the depot from 1899-1903 or had transferred from other units.

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