That is interesting about the bugler badge worn by drummers. Thank you.
I have five beginner-caliber questions:
1. The rank given for this chap is "Bugler". Was he ever "Drummer"?
2. In a 1900 photo of Norfolk Volunteers bound for South Africa, the "Buglers" are all "Privates". Were/are Private and Bugler fully interchangeable titles?
3. In that same 1900 picture, men with a red cross badge are called Private and are listed as in the "bearer section". Did these men have a trade title such as "Bearer"?
4. I see that the Sjt and L/Cpl chevrons are on the right arm only. Was that unique to Volunteers or the rule throughout the army?
5. I have photo of WW1 Norfolk Territorials with chevrons on both arms. When did it change?
Rob.
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