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Originally Posted by Hawthorn
Indeed Toby, my original reason for posting the attachment was the rarity of the image showing these collars in wear.
Regards, Simon.
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Yes Simon, I agree that photos of Guards officers in that dress are quite rare. In part I think that’s because the Guards frequently formed composite units so that not all officers were deployed. I have definitely seen a few others in the same dress though. The enclosed photo of some reenactors who have carefully researched their uniform shows the 1884-85 Sudan dress with the famous grey Norfolk style field jacket fitted with the same collar badge. The black and white photo and KD jackets in colour show 3rd Grenadiers in the Sudan for the final campaign 1898 and they can be seen wearing the gilt metal grenade collar badges favoured by that regiment.