Sergeant Trumpeter, Undress 1895

The Sergeant Trumpeter was the second in command of the regimental trumpeters. In this 1895 photo he wears blue stable dress which, for his rank has gold braid on the collar, shoulders and cuff. He has a small collar badge which is a simple X. There are a few photos of this period showing such a badge on the collar of the stable jacket but it was not until c1902 that the regimental collar badge of the Prince of Wales Plume was worn, but by that time the stable jacket had been discontinued. The inset shows a coloured version by Harry Payne, of a trumpeter in stable dress. It shows the pill-box cap as scarlet so that we can tell that the sergeant’s cap is also scarlet, and has gold lace and braid. The inset also shows a crossed trumpets badge which is partially red. The trumpeter’s sleeve in the photo shows only the gold stripes and a silver NCO regimental arm badge. There is, inexplicably, no crossed trumpets badge. The bugle in his right hand is slung from his shoulder with a slim leather strap rather than the usual cords and tassels.

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