The Yeomanry


Officer, Review Order c1860


The uniform was basically the same as that worn by the officer in the 1842 portrait but with the busby instead of the shako. The busby, adopted by the regiment in 1856, was of lynx fur, 8 inches deep. Their regulations for that period state that a plated York rose was placed below the plume socket but this photo does not show it. In 1864, after the regiment became the Princess of Wales's, the red boss with embroidered POW feathers was put below the plume. The plume itself is described as black upright, no mention of a red base. The bag is plain red, with no braid or button. The officer wears his pouchbelt on the right shoulder which is incorrect. There are other photos of officers wearing it the same way but in my view it is probably because the officer had the photo taken soon after receiving the uniform for the first time, and was unaware of the mistake. The leather straps holding the scarlet and silver sabretache need cutting to prevent them from hanging over the front of the tache.


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