Late Victorian-era Light Horsemen

[Voltigeur]

Q 112967 Undated,Unattributed and Unnamed IWM photo........
http://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/332/663/large_000000.jpg

[kingsley]

A fabulous photo!! Definitely the elephant head badge of the NSW Lancers.
I can tell you that the officer sitting down is none other than the CO Charlie Cox himself, who rose to great heights later in WW1. The unofficial 6th ALH cap/collar badge with the fighting cock is in his honour. Sorry for the poor quality scans.

[Roy]

Classic photo, thanks for sharing.

Lovely badges too Kingsley.

I happen to have an example of the Lancers badge, pic attached.

Cheerio,

Roy

[slick_mick]

Certainly a great picture!

Mick

[slick_mick]

Here's some NSW Lancers uniforms from that period.

On display at the NSW Lancers Museum.

Enjoy!

Mick

[Voltigeur]

Question. Why do the NSW Lancers have an elephant on their cap badge ?

Jo

[slick_mick]

Originally Posted by Voltigeur

Question. Why do the NSW Lancers have an elephant on their cap badge ?

Jo

The Regimental Badge of the Royal N.S.W. Lancers consists of an elephant's head with coronet and three fleur-de-lys on crossed lances with two waratah sprays and a scroll bearing the words "Royal N.S.W. Lancers". (The College of Heralds would no doubt foam at the mouth at this very unheraldic description.)

The elephant's head is the crest of the late Lord Carrington who was Governor from 1885 to 1890. On his arrival in Sydney he immediately associated himself with the newly-formed "Sydney Light Horse Volunteers" as the Regiment was then called. He was honorary Colonel of the Regiment from that time until his death in 1928.

Mick