Other Ranks 1907

This group of soldiers at summer camp comprises mostly men of the Earl of Chester’s Yeomanry. There are two sergeants, one standing on the left, and one sitting in the middle, who are from a different regiment, perhaps instructors from the 11th Hussars. The uniform worn by the Cheshire Yeomanry is no.1 dress which replaced dress uniform after 1905. It is a blue serge frock with blue shoulder straps instead of the shoulder chains adopted by the regular cavalry and some other yeomanry regiments. The trousers had double white stripes and the buttons were white metal. What is unusual about this uniform is the wearing of white cap-lines. The lines are very prominent, especially the plaited end on the right shoulder which was formerly displayed on the left side of the busby. The plait comes from the cords around the neck and ends with acorn points on the shoulder. At the back of the neck the cords hang down and are brought under the left arm to be hooked onto the top button of the frock. The peaked caps are the recently introduced scarlet forage caps with regimental badge. Those in field service caps do not have cap-lines.
They are all privates apart from a corporal who stands next to the standing sergeant. He has a white metal badge on his right arm, above the two stripes. This is a Prince of Wales plume badge worn by non-commissioned officers from corporal and above in rank. The same corporal wears medals for service in the Boer War. Canes are being carried by the corporal and privates indicating that they are dressed for walking out.

Regimental Details | Cheshire Yeomanry Uniforms