Uniform Mystery

[brussell69]

Hi all

Does anybody know what uniform this soldier is wearing? I think the photograph was taken in the late 1890's.
All help appreciated

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/brussell55/14.jpg

Barbara

[Neil Wilson]

I think it's could be an Australian Regiment. New South Wales possibly. Some UK troops where in these regiments.

[Peter Goodey]

The slouch hat was used by several British units during the Boer War. Try the Imperial Yeomanry ;).

If you know the man's name, it might be more informative to obtain his service record.

[arthurk]

I don't claim to be an expert in this by any means, but I once found www.diggerhistory.info to be very useful in identifying an Australian uniform.

From a quick look just now, I gather that the puggaree (band) is fairly characteristic of the Australian slouch hat, and its size and colour can help to identify the unit etc. For example, a dark coloured one with 5 pleats (which this one might be) could signify the Medical Staff Corps NSW in 1890-1903. However, I would suggest that you have a closer look yourself.

I didn't explore the site long enough to find an example of the jacket and its rather distinctive collar. However, I wondered if you might be able to blow up the photo enough for the buttons to be identifiable?

Arthur

[brussell69]

Thanks all for your replies. It was suggested to me that it might be a yeomanry uniform. I don't know who the man is, other than that it was a photograph on a page with two young girls that I do know the name of. The only name that I can come up with is a Leonard Watson Penn.

There is no one left alive that I can ask more about him alas!

I've looked a service records on Ancestry but there are no Penn's. I also looked a War Medals and found a L W Penn but that reallyt doesn't verify whether it was mine LWP.

I will look at some of the suggestions and see what I can find.

I did try and 'blow' up the buttons but I still couldn't make out the shape etc

Thanks everyone

Barbara

[brussell69]

I've blown up the button if it's helps in identification

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk237/brussell55/Button.jpg

[arthurk]

I'm afraid I can't help you with the button. All I can really suggest is to spend time at the Digger History site and and similar sites on British (UK) forces to see if anything matches, or you might find a useful book in a good reference library. We don't seem to have anyone here who can give a clear positive ID, but there may be experts lurking on a forum somewhere on the internet.

Good luck,
Arthur