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Military Uniform Portrait - Possibly East Lancs
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John Young
master brummie
Hello Chris.
Looks like your military man is carrying a riding crop ? so a Calvary Regiment ?
Do you know this relatives name & roughly the year this lovely photo was taken ?
There are some excellent "Military" researchers on site so with a little more info they will probably be able to help.
Good luck, John
Looks like your military man is carrying a riding crop ? so a Calvary Regiment ?
Do you know this relatives name & roughly the year this lovely photo was taken ?
There are some excellent "Military" researchers on site so with a little more info they will probably be able to help.
Good luck, John
jennyann
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Hello Chris,
After looking around a bit I found this site with a photo of a soldier dressed in a similar uniform to the one you are trying to identify. https://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7564 Scroll down quite a bit to see the photo.
After looking around a bit I found this site with a photo of a soldier dressed in a similar uniform to the one you are trying to identify. https://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7564 Scroll down quite a bit to see the photo.
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jennyann
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Hello Chris,
There is a photo of a uniform including the cap which looks similar to the one in your photo.. The uniform does not have the white pointed cuffs. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15367
There is a photo of a uniform including the cap which looks similar to the one in your photo.. The uniform does not have the white pointed cuffs. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15367
Hi there,
thank you so much for your messages. Really helpful and much appreciated.
The only relative I can think it might be was called:
Samuel Hemming 1796-1877.
I know that he enlisted with 'His Majesty's First Regiment of Life-Guards' on 02/01/1822. He was then discharged 13/02/1827 due to Injury sustained whilst on duty at Wormwood Scrubs which was leased by the War Office in order to exercise cavalry horses
A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge: A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge on 13th February 1827: "about 28 years of age, 6 feet 1 inch in height, Fair hair, blue eyes, and light complexion. This could be the man in the photograph as he is about that height.
Also the riding crop suggests the man was in a cavalry regiment?
Any help would really be appreciated
Kind reagrds
Chris
A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge: A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge on 13th February 1827: "about 28 years of age, 6 feet 1 inch in height, Fair hair, blue eyes, and light complexion
thank you so much for your messages. Really helpful and much appreciated.
The only relative I can think it might be was called:
Samuel Hemming 1796-1877.
I know that he enlisted with 'His Majesty's First Regiment of Life-Guards' on 02/01/1822. He was then discharged 13/02/1827 due to Injury sustained whilst on duty at Wormwood Scrubs which was leased by the War Office in order to exercise cavalry horses
A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge: A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge on 13th February 1827: "about 28 years of age, 6 feet 1 inch in height, Fair hair, blue eyes, and light complexion. This could be the man in the photograph as he is about that height.
Also the riding crop suggests the man was in a cavalry regiment?
Any help would really be appreciated
Kind reagrds
Chris
A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge: A description of Samuel is given at the time of his discharge on 13th February 1827: "about 28 years of age, 6 feet 1 inch in height, Fair hair, blue eyes, and light complexion
maypolebaz
master brummie
Hallo Chris,
The "riding crop" is a bit of a red herring, most soldiers around that time used to carry a "swagger stick", which I think the one in the picture looks like.
As for the uniform-my money is on The East Lancashire regiment. Type it in for a google search and a picture comes up on wickipedia.
Baz.
The "riding crop" is a bit of a red herring, most soldiers around that time used to carry a "swagger stick", which I think the one in the picture looks like.
As for the uniform-my money is on The East Lancashire regiment. Type it in for a google search and a picture comes up on wickipedia.
Baz.
brummie nick
master brummie
You could be right about the 'swagger stick', I've also read that they were sometimes a 'prop' supplied by the photographer.
Nick
Nick
maypolebaz
master brummie
It sounds like you've been reading the same book as me Nick !
†hank you so much for your nessages and information.
You mentioned the Lancashire Regiemnt.
The only relative who I can think it could be was called
John Elijah Kember and I have him recorded as ‘Colour Sergeant Kember JE’ of the Oxford 43rd Light Infantry.
He was originally from Birmingham but enlisted in Cork in 1872. He was then posted out in Madras, India on Active Service for over 7 years, where he also married.
He was discharged in 1886.
John Elijah Kember then went to Live in Lancashire where he ran a Public House up until his death in 1897.
So we do have a connection with Lancashire here. I wonder if that uniform would fit the regiment?
Kind regards
Chris
You mentioned the Lancashire Regiemnt.
The only relative who I can think it could be was called
John Elijah Kember and I have him recorded as ‘Colour Sergeant Kember JE’ of the Oxford 43rd Light Infantry.
He was originally from Birmingham but enlisted in Cork in 1872. He was then posted out in Madras, India on Active Service for over 7 years, where he also married.
He was discharged in 1886.
John Elijah Kember then went to Live in Lancashire where he ran a Public House up until his death in 1897.
So we do have a connection with Lancashire here. I wonder if that uniform would fit the regiment?
Kind regards
Chris
maypolebaz
master brummie
The picture on wickipedia, showing the uniform of the East Lancs. regiment, certainly seems to match your photo Chris, those cuffs are pretty distinctive !
Baz
Baz