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The King's Colonials

Home
Background
- Introduction & Acknowledgements
- Dedication
History
Camps
Uniforms
KC Reg Badges
KC Squadron Headdress & Collar Badges
KC NCO Arm, Pouch, Shoulder Titles, Buttons, Mess Dress & Sweetheart Badges
KEH Badges
Badges of 2nd KEH
Commemorations
KC/KEH Nominal Roll
2KEH Nominal Roll
Contact

KEH Service Dress Photographs

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A Trooper of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress uniform with his partner circa 1914 with 1903-pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandolier and King Edward’s Horse Regimental headdress badge.

An Officer (centre second row), Serjeant Sid Bromfield (fourth from the left in the rear row), another NCOs and a number of Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1914. They are equipped with 1903 pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers and are wearing King Edward’s Horse headdress badges. The Other Ranks are wearing white lanyards over their right shoulders. Sergeant Bromfield is in the middle of the rear row and is wearing a signalers qualification badge above his rank chevrons and ‘B’ Squadron (British American) collar badges denoting his proud service in the former King’s Colonials.

Serjeant Sid Bromfield and four Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1913. They are equipped with 1903 pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers and are wearing King Edward’s Horse headdress badges. Serjeant Bromfield is wearing ‘B’ Squadron (British American) collar badges which as noted above denotes his proud service in the former King’s Colonials.

A staged photograph of signal training of Sergeant Sid Bromfield and several Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1912-13. Sergeant Bromfield also appears in the previous photograph in which he is wearing his signalers' proficiency badge above his rank chevrons and an additional photograph and his details are shown in the Nominal Roll section of this website.

A panel of a stereoscopic postcard of a mounted section of King Edward’s Horse wearing Service Dress equipped with 1899 pattern cavalry swords and 1903-pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers for their .303 SMLE Mark 1 rifles and wear white lanyards around their left shoulders circa 1914.

Postcard of the Galloping Section of 2nd Troop, ‘C’ Squadron, (1st) King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress dated to the rear 12/01/1919. The Sergeant (second from the left, front row) and a Private (third from the left, second row) are wearing Military Medal ribbons and the Sergeant (second from the right, front row) is wearing possibly a gallantry ribbon together with several pre-Great War service medal ribbons and three service chevrons for three years overseas service on his right lower sleeve. The 1914/1915 Star medal ribbons were first issued in December 1918 and so it is possible he is wearing one of these. The other medal ribbons for the Great War, the British War medal and Victory medal were not issued until 1919-1920. The Trooper (right hand end, front row) is wearing a brass wound stripe on his left outer forearm. Note that white lanyards are no longer being worn with the Service Dress uniform.

Private Reginald G. Wallis, 573 of 'A' Squadron, King Edward’s Horse shown on his mount somewhere in France circa 1915-1919. On the back of the postcard Private Wallis has written that he is a patient at Curragh Barracks where the Reserve Squadron was stationed. He is equipped with the British 1899 Pattern Cavalry Trooper’s Sword.

Group photograph of men of King Edward's Horse in Service Dress circa 1914 (The King Edward’s Horse Senior and Junior Comrades Association Annual Bulletin No 14, 1947).

Webley Service Pistol as used by Officers and NCOs of the KEH from 1914. This example was carried by J. R. R. Tolkien. Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.

Mounted KEH Trooper in 1914 courtesy of the Glenbow Archives.

KEH Serjeant's chevrons in khaki as worn by Serjeant Noel Clarke Adams, 670 from a private collection.

A Trooper of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress uniform with his partner circa 1914 with 1903-pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandolier and King Edward’s Horse Regimental headdress badge.

An Officer (centre second row), Serjeant Sid Bromfield (fourth from the left in the rear row), another NCOs and a number of Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1914. They are equipped with 1903 pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers and are wearing King Edward’s Horse headdress badges. The Other Ranks are wearing white lanyards over their right shoulders. Sergeant Bromfield is in the middle of the rear row and is wearing a signalers qualification badge above his rank chevrons and ‘B’ Squadron (British American) collar badges denoting his proud service in the former King’s Colonials.

Serjeant Sid Bromfield and four Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1913. They are equipped with 1903 pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers and are wearing King Edward’s Horse headdress badges. Serjeant Bromfield is wearing ‘B’ Squadron (British American) collar badges which as noted above denotes his proud service in the former King’s Colonials.

A staged photograph of signal training of Sergeant Sid Bromfield and several Other Ranks of King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress circa 1912-13. Sergeant Bromfield also appears in the previous photograph in which he is wearing his signalers' proficiency badge above his rank chevrons and an additional photograph and his details are shown in the Nominal Roll section of this website.

A panel of a stereoscopic postcard of a mounted section of King Edward’s Horse wearing Service Dress equipped with 1899 pattern cavalry swords and 1903-pattern, Mounted Infantry leather 50 round .303 bandoliers for their .303 SMLE Mark 1 rifles and wear white lanyards around their left shoulders circa 1914.

Postcard of the Galloping Section of 2nd Troop, ‘C’ Squadron, (1st) King Edward’s Horse in Service Dress dated to the rear 12/01/1919. The Sergeant (second from the left, front row) and a Private (third from the left, second row) are wearing Military Medal ribbons and the Sergeant (second from the right, front row) is wearing possibly a gallantry ribbon together with several pre-Great War service medal ribbons and three service chevrons for three years overseas service on his right lower sleeve. The 1914/1915 Star medal ribbons were first issued in December 1918 and so it is possible he is wearing one of these. The other medal ribbons for the Great War, the British War medal and Victory medal were not issued until 1919-1920. The Trooper (right hand end, front row) is wearing a brass wound stripe on his left outer forearm. Note that white lanyards are no longer being worn with the Service Dress uniform.

Private Reginald G. Wallis, 573 of 'A' Squadron, King Edward’s Horse shown on his mount somewhere in France circa 1915-1919. On the back of the postcard Private Wallis has written that he is a patient at Curragh Barracks where the Reserve Squadron was stationed. He is equipped with the British 1899 Pattern Cavalry Trooper’s Sword.

Group photograph of men of King Edward's Horse in Service Dress circa 1914 (The King Edward’s Horse Senior and Junior Comrades Association Annual Bulletin No 14, 1947).

Webley Service Pistol as used by Officers and NCOs of the KEH from 1914. This example was carried by J. R. R. Tolkien. Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.

Mounted KEH Trooper in 1914 courtesy of the Glenbow Archives.

KEH Serjeant's chevrons in khaki as worn by Serjeant Noel Clarke Adams, 670 from a private collection.

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Background
- Introduction & Acknowledgements
- Dedication
History
Camps
Uniforms
KC Reg Badges
KC Squadron Headdress & Collar Badges
KC NCO Arm, Pouch, Shoulder Titles, Buttons, Mess Dress & Sweetheart Badges
KEH Badges
Badges of 2nd KEH
Commemorations
KC/KEH Nominal Roll
2KEH Nominal Roll
Contact

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