[HerefordAnnie]

Thankyou so much for your reply - it's all very interesting. Yes, when I put the long photograph on it was the right way up, was vexxed to see that it had gone back round again. I wanted the whole picture to be shown for the full effect. In the mists of the picture on the right hand side is another soldier emerging from the background. As this was a Hereford home - on the research it says they had a holiday in Wales and had days out around the Hereford area and it makes me wonder where this photograph was taken and did the lads have mini me uniforms made for them?? It opened up a whole load of questions really not just the head dress. But yes, now looking at the main picture again they look specialised hats. Of course the Hereford Militia would probably been around at that time?? I'm trying to do some study on it all - but it's so vast. They had little marching band uniforms and daily school uniforms, cassock for the choir. Opens up the question where were these uniforms made and the hats.