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Originally Posted by JerryBB
is he not a drummer rather than a bandsman? Very nice cdv.
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Jerry
You are of course correct. So with that even more reason for him not to have a different cap star.
It is interesting that it's a West Country photographer. I saw another photo recently of a Boer War Coldstream returning home to a hamlet in Somerset and was surprised by that as it's not a traditional recruiting hotspot for the CG.
This is Corporal Walter Henry Parsons, brush maker, born Chard 1875 joined the Coldstream Guards on 7 Feb 1896 and declared he had previously served in 3rd Volunteer Battalion Devonshires. He was promoted Lance Sergeant in Dec 1900 in 3rd Bn CG. He served in South Africa 28 Oct 99 to 18 Dec 1900. The photo was taken on his homing to Nimmer near Chard circa 1901.
Alan