Mounted Band 1898

The mounted band is led by the bandmaster who rides alongside the kettle-drummer. His all-red busby plume is taller than that of the other musicians, the remainder of the regiment have white over red plumes. The bandmaster and the musicians all wear the white pouchbelt, the bandmaster not having a high enough rank to wear the gold pouch-belt. Behind the band are men of the regiment led by the CO and a surgeon or vet. They have one white belt on the right shoulder which is the haversack. The CO would be wearing the gold dress pouchbelt which is not visible here. The white cross-belts on the other ranks are the pouch-belt and haversack. The kettle drums are covered with the embroidered drum-banners one of which is depicted in the illustration of the guidons by B T A Griffiths.