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Private, King's Royal Rifle Corps,
by Boursnell, West London.
Tunic of 'rifle green', which was almost
black. Scarlet collar, edged all round with flat black tape; plain shoulder
straps with 'KRRC' embroidered in scarlet; plain pointed cuffs edged with
black tape and traced with scarlet piping along outside edge; scarlet
piping down tunic front opening; black horn buttons. Black leather belt
with brass 'snake' fastening. Black trousers. Rifle green glengarry cap
with black badge.
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Private (Farrier), 16th (The Queen's) Lancers,
by Vieler of Huddersfield.
Blue pillbox with yellow band and yellow
piped 'quarterings'. The scarlet double breasted tunic was faced with
blue on the collar and pointed cuffs, and had a blue plastron. Blue piping
around the
skirts, and on the back and rear arm seams. Yellow caplines
around the body, and scarlet and yellow striped girdle. Embroidered yellow
farrier trade badge on upper right arm. Blue overalls with double yellow
stripes. The cavalryman's usual 'walking out' whip can also be seen.
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Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry,
by Sawyer of Walmer.
Blue glengarry with brass 'globe & laurel'
badge and black silk ribbons hanging from the rear. Scarlet tunic faced
blue on collar, cuffs and shoulder straps, which also bear the globe &
laurel badge embrodered in white. White piping at base of collar, down
front opening, all round the shoulder straps, and formed into a 'crow;s
foot' above the pointed cuff. An OR's dress Home Service helmet with RMLI
plate can be seen on the pedestal. Whitened buff leather belt with brass
locket. Blue trousers with quarter-inch scarlet welt.
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