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Offline ShaunJ

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Uniform identification please - 19th century
« on: Saturday 18 September 10 08:48 BST (UK) »
Posting this on behalf of Loburt - can anyone help identify the uniform please. There is a probable Australian connection.
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Re: Uniform identification please - 19th century
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 18 September 10 14:12 BST (UK) »
Officer post-1881 in Levee Dress, the absence of collar badges doesn't help too much with the identification of the unit.

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Re: Uniform identification please - 19th century
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 18 September 10 14:39 BST (UK) »
Thanks Isandlwana. I guess this is most probably an officer in a British regiment - but might he be from a locally raised colonial unit ?
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Re: Uniform identification please - 19th century
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 18 September 10 18:16 BST (UK) »
I would say your soldier is/was a member of the Worcestershire Regiment and agree with Isandlwana re the date.

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Re: Uniform identification please - 19th century
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 22 September 10 06:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you Shaun for helping me  looks like I have a big problem the uniform is a red coat that's what i was told,but no Badges thank you all
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