Original Victorian carte de viste (CDV) of soldier in ceremonial uniform in the East Lancashire regiment, (an infantry regiment) wearing a field service cap with a badge, holding a swagger stick, cuff braiding, the 2 chevrons on the sleeve denotes a corporal, In most units a corporal commands a section. From the studio of Eckleys, Blackpool, Lancashire, circa 1881.
This man is in the East Lancashire Regiment - this can be discovered by looking carefully at his cap badge which depicts a crown over an Egyptian sphinx that sits on an "Egypt" inscription. and similar sites will have an example of this Victorian cap badge. The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire.[1] Source: Wikipedia. Therefore, the photo can be dated to after 1881.
Size: 4489px × 7119px
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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