I'm sure the answer is obvious, and I've missed it somewhere, but why three Chevrons on the left sleeve, and one on the right sleeve?
Looking forward to see you painting him.
Hi Henk
Thanks for looking in ...I too am looking forward to painting !!
As for your question the badge is that of Colour Sgt ( this was changed at a later date to 3 cheverons ...see picture above earlier on in thread )
Little bit of background on this Marine......
He won the VC at the Battle of Innkerman in 1854
Om 16 January 1856 he was promoted to sergeant and embarked on HMS Sans Pareil for Hong Kong on 12 March 1857.
He was promoted to Colour-Sergeant on 29 April, and on 26 June a VC was sent to the Admiralty and despatched to China for presentation to him
On 16 July, he sailed for Singapore and Calcutta on HMS Shannon, arriving in Fort William, Calcutta later that year.
On 28 December he took part in the capture of Canton before embarking on HMS Tribune for Vancouver and San Juan Island.
On 17 December 1863 his final tour of duty came to an end. He was discharged on 16 June 1865 after 21 years and 6 days service - 16 years 94 days of which were spent at sea or abroad.
That looks superb mate, cannot wait to see some colour on him.
Geoff
Cheers Geoff your too kind ...painting is planned but not a quick project !!
Happy benchtime to all
Nap
