West Yorkshire Regiment Band? - Major S. S. Sykes. - Dating?

[genealogistsykes]

Hi all, attached is a picture of a regimental band. My great grandfather, Major Sykes, is in the middle wearing a hat and holding a walking stick. Major Sykes was in the West Yorkshire Regiment.

Is this the West Yorkshire Regimental Band? Are the symbols any indicator?

Kind Regards,

Genealogistsykes

[John915]

Good evening,

I would say no, the west Yorkshires badge was a white horse on a ground over a scroll saying "Hannover". Also the buttons grouped in 3s is the Scots Guards.

It is most likely a town or colliery band wearing a military style uniform or a reservists unit.

John915

[John915]

Good evening,

I notice on looking again that the bass drum has a shield on it. Can we have a close up at about 600 pixels just of the drum. It's the best clue there is as to what the band is.

John915

[genealogistsykes]

Unfortunately I'm unable to get it any clearer than that, I do apologize.

[John915]

Good evening,

That looks like a coat of arms although oddly it seems to have a picture of two people in the upper left quadrant. However, a military band would have the regt'l badge on the drums plus some battle honours. So I would say as before, a town or colliery band.

John915

[UNDERTAKER]

can only get a bit of this but looks like has letters on above where the string crosses and one of the letters looks like a P or an R if that helps.?


T.