| Brief History of The King's Regiment's 1840 - 1916 | |||||
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Officer 8th or The Kings Regiment, 1840 |
Private 8th or The King's Regiment, 1857 |
Sergeant 96th Regiment of Foot, 1875. | |||
| This image is based on a contemporary engraving of Capt. E. H. Greathed. The coatee is double-breasted and has two rows of nine gilt regimental buttons. The loops of gold lace are all square-ended. The cross-belt plate is of gilt. In the centre is the White Horse in silver against a red velvet background, surrounded by the Garter and Crown also in silver. The sword has a slightly curved 32-inch blade and the grip is fish-skin bound with brass wire. | During the Indian Mutiny the King's was one of the first regiments to use khaki dye. This soldier wears a cotton shirt and duck trousers and a cover (with voluminous flap) over his Killmanoch cap. He carries the minimum of equipment and a water-bottle on a leather strap. The rifle is the Enfield 1853 pattern and the pocket on the cross-belt holds percussion caps. | The regimental number `96' appears on the chaco plate, belt buckle and shoulder-straps. The yellow facings date from 1842. The wearing of the `Sphinx with Egypt' dates from 1874 when the battle honours of the 96th (Queen's Own) were added to the Regimental Colour. The rifle is the Martini-Henry, 1871 pattern. | |||
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| Officer The Manchester Regiment, 1890's |
Officer The Manchester Regiment, Ladysmith, 1899 |
Private Soldier (Kingsman) of The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, France, 1916 |
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| White facings are now common to English infantry regiments. The silver Fleur-de-Lys badge on the forage-cap shows that this officer is serving with the 1st Battalion. The cap badge in other orders of dress (after 1881) was the arms of the city of Manchester. The wearing of the `Fleur-de-Lys' by the 63rd dates from the earliest day of the Regiment and the capture of French standards at Guadeloupe and elsewhere in the West Indies. | This officer wears a khaki drill tunic and breeches and strapped leggings. The canvas haversack and water-bottle are slung under the Sam Browne belt. The revolver is a .45 Webley. The Manchesters insisted on wearing the Fleur-de-Lys on the helmet in addition to the regulation red flash with title, worn on the left side. The collar of the tunic is 1½ inches high and only the breast pockets have buttons. | This Kingsman wears only the equipment needed to carry his bayonet, ammunition and entrenching tool. The gas mask is worn slung. All badges and titles were removed before going into the front line. His rifle is protected by a canvas cover and he carries iron screw-pickets for constructing a barbed-wire fence. | |||
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