The Life Guards Sudan

[martin tabony]

Not a new thread but for some reason I could'nt reply to the post below!.

Anyway officers of both the 1st and 2nd Life Guards, Sudan 1884. Pale tan foreign service helmet, the pugree having red stripes (see photo), grey frock with brass buttons and rank insignia. Brown bedford cord breaches with brown leather field boots, brown leather Sam Browne belt. The Household Cavalry officers sword had and still dose have two scabards, the service scabbard was brown with a brass tip. Brown leather gauntlet gloves were presented to each Household Cavalry officer by Alexandra Princess of Wales.
If you need more info let me know, my regiment will always be my first love.

Martin

 

[billyturnip]

Very good Martin I still need to check the Barthorp book (see original thread), if only to see if my memory is still working as it should

Roger.

 

[martin tabony]

I was helping out in the museum abot '83 and in the store room there was an officers f.s. helmet with the red stripes. All of the cork had rotted just leaving the cloth outer cover, I tried to pursuade them that as it was "broke" I should keep it, but it didn't work!

Martin

 

[billyturnip]

Worth a try, it would would have looked good in the figure cabinet.

Roger.

 

[martin tabony]

Here is a clearer picture of the The Second Life Guards. Note that the red cloth "2 L G" is only worn by two Corporals of Horse.

Martin

 

[prhayes68]

Gentlemen,

Thank you so much. This is immensely helpful. Brown scabbard and brass rank stars it is!

Pete

 

[prhayes68]

Martin,

Was Paddy Kersting the curator when you helped out at the museum? My uncle was in the Blues and Royals and had served with Paddy. He managed to get me a ticket for the Queen's Birthday Parade for several years via the museum.

Pete

 

[martin tabony]

Paddy took over while I was in, he realy got a much needed grip of the place. As I said things were laying around, on a shelf in the store with no one knowing what they were! I was there because I was waiting for riding school and some one new I had an interest in history. That was in the days when most regimental museums were staffed by a senior nco that was finnishing off his time, and just wanted to keep the glass clean, so didn't like openingcabinets!

Martin

 

[prhayes68]

I'm sure my uncle would have had something equally complementary to say about the Life Guards

I had a good friend who was in the Grenadier Guards and he always referred to the Household Cavalry (of both flavours) as Donkey Wallopers

Pete

 

[martin tabony]

Yes well, we don't talk about the "Wooden Tops" or "Cat Killers"

Martin

 

[prhayes68]

Cat Killers, I've not heard that one before. Do you know the origin?

Pete

 

[martin tabony]

Where do you think those hats come from?

Martin