Hi Bill, That image is from well into the 1920's. Maybe even late 1920's. The cap badge, though not dated by GO in Mazeas, was, from my research, approved around 1922. Unfortunately the Brown book is not a great history of the Grey & Simcoes and has many inaccuracies.
To your question, the leopard skins worn by drummers was real at that time. I am not sure when the practice stopped, but circumstances and political correctness were not at issue then.
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