Scottish Horse Senior NCO

[Postwarden]

I would date this to around 1910. The rank badges appear to be those of a trumpet major - I think.

Jon

[Peter Brydon]

Jon,

They certainly had trumpets (as well as Pipes and Drums ) so why not a Trumpet major .

Peter

[Tinto]

Great photo, thanks for posting it Jon.
I'm fascinated by the man's whip, who or what did he lick into shape?
Cheers, Tinto

[GriffMJ]

Originally Posted by Tinto

I'm fascinated by the man's whip, who or what did he lick into shape?
Cheers, Tinto

Tinto

Its a hunting whip (crop)..... it should have a right angle (horn normally) on the handle end for gate shutting from horse back.

[aboode]

In the Lovat Scouts and Scottish Horse, prior to 1914, pipers appeared in the Muster Role as "Trumpeters".

[Postwarden]

Thank you for that.

So was he known as Pipe Major?

Jon

[Rockape]

I'm not sure if the angle of the cap badge is playing tricks on the eye, but the crown looks like the imperial crown as opposed to the Scots crown seen on the voided type collars. The cap badge appears to be like the one in my photo which I believe was worn later during WW1.

[digger]

Originally Posted by Postwarden

Thank you for that.

So was he known as Pipe Major?

Jon

In the 2nd Boer War, the scottish yeomanry regiments were required, by the British Command, to change the roles of Pipers and Pipe Majors to 'Trumpeters' and 'Trumpet Majors'. This was because the British authorities considered the pipes to have "rebel connotations" [The Piper in Peace and War, Charles Alexander Malcolm, 1927].

Digger

[Hussar100]

That's definitely the rank insignia of a trumpet major. I've never heard of any of them being referred to as anything else, from the first to third person as "Trumpet Major".