5th Dragoon Guards


Musician c1899


This illustration is by Olaf MacLeod from his book Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out (Lutterworth Press 1986). The uniform for this horn player in review order is: brass helmet with musician's red plume, scarlet tunic with green velvet collar, cuffs, shoulder straps and piping down the front edge. His white leather waist-belt has sword slings which are linked together, and his pouch-belt has a white pouch on the back to keep sheet music. His trousers are blue with a yellow cloth stripe, worn in dismounted review order. The yellow cord aiguillettes on his left shoulder were worn only by musicians and trumpeters.


Regimental details | Drumhorses and Band


Armed Forces | Art and Culture | Articles | Biographies | Colonies | Discussion | Glossary | Home | Library | Links | Map Room | Sources and Media | Science and Technology | Search | Student Zone | Timelines | TV & Film | Wargames



by Stephen Luscombe