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Offline John915

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Re: Help identifying Victorian era Military uniform
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 29 June 23 21:50 BST (UK) »
Good evening,

I would say he is Light Cavalry from the type of braids on the tunic. Light Cavalry and Royal artillery wore the undress pill box hat. At that date the Artillery braiding was plainer than that shown.

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Re: Help identifying Victorian era Military uniform
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 02 July 23 15:06 BST (UK) »
I was puzzled before as the braiding for Artillery uniforms looked less decorative compared to this as you say. But the Hussars uniform of that era does look close to this.

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