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Originally Posted by David Tremain
Thanks, Toby. The plot thickens with the tunic. Can't wait to hear what you've discovered.
David
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Hello David,
I am sorry for the delay. The interesting discovery is that, although the tunic is the same pattern used for infantry staff sergeants, it is in fact a Cadet Colour Sergeants tunic from the old RMC Sandhurst and of the pattern worn by cadets between 1902 and 1914. It is marked with the name - Robert St Leger Fowler, who for a short time became famous in cricketing circles:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_St_Leger_Fowler
In a regular infantry battalion a Colour Sergeant in a rifle company would not have had gold lace and it was only the Colour Sergeants holding staff sergeant 'appointments', e.g. the Musketry Instructor and ORC (if senior enough) that wore the extra lace. After 1915, and the introduction of CSMs in the companies, things began to change.