Infantry Uniforms (1850-1960)

Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn; artist: Col. Philip Smitherman (1910-1982).  Printed on medium cardstock of 144 g/sm2 faced in light grey cyan (RGB: D4E1E8).
Size: c. 24.5 cm x 37.5 cm (9½″ x 14½″) but size may vary slightly. Images below are scans.
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  • Private, 34th Foot, 1854 (Border Regiment)

    Private, 34th Foot, 1854 (Border Regiment)

    £12.50

    Raised 1702, merged 1881 with the 55th to form the Border Regiment; 2004 merged to form Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s Lancashire and Border)– LANCS  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Field Officer, 39th Foot, 1854 (Dorsetshire Regiment)

    Field Officer, 39th Foot, 1854 (Dorsetshire Regiment)

    £12.50

    Raised 1689 became  the Dorsetshires then the Devon & Dorsets before merging into The Rifles in 2007– RIFLES (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Captain, 17th Foot, 1856 (Leicestershire Regiment)

    Captain, 17th Foot, 1856 (Leicestershire Regiment)

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    Raised 1688; in 1881 became Leicestershire Regiment, in 1964 merged to form  Royal Anglian Regiment – R ANGLIAN  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.

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  • Private, Coldstream Guards (1856)

    Private, Coldstream Guards (1856)

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    Raised as  Monck’s Foot 1650; renamed Coldstream Foot 1670; since 1855 the Coldstream Guards – COLDM GDS  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Officer, 1st European Bengal Fusiliers, 1858 (Munster Fusiliers)

    Officer, 1st European Bengal Fusiliers, 1858 (Munster Fusiliers)

    £12.50

    Raised 1752;  from 1881 the Royal Munster Fusiliers;  disbanded 1922 following Irish independence  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.

    Published 1970 © Hugh Evelyn Limited; artist Colonel P.H. Smitherman (1910-1982);
    c. 24 x 37 cm (9″ x 14″) medium cardstock 144 g/sm² in light greyish blue Hex: d4e1e8;
    Shown here is a scan of the print.
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  • Major, 10th Foot, 1864 (Lincolnshire Regiment)

    Major, 10th Foot, 1864 (Lincolnshire Regiment)

    £12.50

    Raised 1685;  from 1881 the Lincolnshire Regiment; from 1960 2nd East Anglian and from 1964 the Royal Anglian Regiment – R ANGLIAN  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Lt-Col 68th (Durham) Lt Infantry, 1870

    Lt-Col 68th (Durham) Lt Infantry, 1870

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    Raised in 1756 as 23rd Foot; from 1881 the Durham Light Infantry; in 1968 The Light Infantry and from 2007 The Rifles – RIFLES  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.

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  • Captain, Devonshire Regiment, 1896

    Captain, Devonshire Regiment, 1896

    £12.50

    Raised 1667; from1881 the Devonshire Regiment; from 1958 the Devon and Dorsets;  from 2007 The Rifles – RIFLES  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Captain, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1897

    Captain, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 1897

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    Duke of Cornwall’s Lt Infantry; from 1959 Somerset and Cornwall Lt Infantry; from 1966 The Light Infantry; from 2007 The Rifles- RIFLES  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns

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  • Captain, Coldstream Guards, 1900

    Captain, Coldstream Guards, 1900

    £12.50

    Raised 1650 as Monck’s Foot; from1670 Coldstream Foot; from 1855 Coldstream Guards – COLDM GDS  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Sergeant, Irish Guards, 1901

    Sergeant, Irish Guards, 1901

    £12.50

    Founded 1900 the Irish Guards – IG  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Sergeant, Grenadier Guards, 1901

    Sergeant, Grenadier Guards, 1901

    £12.50

    Founded 1656 as Lord Wentworth’s Regiment;  from 1665 1st Regiment of Foot Guards; from 1815 Grenadier Guards – GREN GDS  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.

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  • Major, Irish Guards, 1901

    Major, Irish Guards, 1901

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    Raised 1900 Irish Guards – IG  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
    Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns.

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  • Subaltern, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1914

    Subaltern, Lancashire Fusiliers, 1914

    £12.50

    Raised 1688, from 1881 Lancashire Fusiliers; from1968 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – FUSILIERS  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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  • Regimental Sergeant Major, Welsh Guards (1920)

    Regimental Sergeant Major, Welsh Guards (1920)

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    Raised 1915 Welsh Guards – WG  (scroll down for a more detailed Description)

    Published 1970 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Colonel Philip Henry Smitherman (1910-1982), Royal Corps of Signals
    Size: c. 24.5 x 37.5 cm [9 ½ ″ x 14 ½ ″] (may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago)
    Printed on on medium cardstock weighing 144 g/sm2 faced in light greyish blue (RGB c. d4e1e8)
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Crimea to Cyprus (1850-1960)

During the forty years of peace before Crimea the dress of the army had grown ornate, elaborate and impractical. The British infantry went to the Crimea dressed in tight coatees, those of the officers ornamented with heavy gold epaulettes and wearing cumbersome shakos which were universally disliked. During the war the worst defects of this uniform were remedied.
The coatee was replaced by a looser tunic, epaulettes abolished with the loops of white tape which ornamented the coatees of the rank and file. The shako was replaced by a smaller one – scarcely more popular. Shakos were hardly worn in Crimea, instead used as flower-pots or draught excluders. Most photographs of Crimea show soldiers wearing undress caps even on full-dress occasions.
Up to Crimea a battle was a full-dress occasion, and full dress was intended to be a battledress. Some more ornate items were sometimes removed but for a set battle out came the gold-lace. Crimean was the last to which this applied.
In India at this time khaki, or dust-coloured uniform appeared. The Indian Mutiny of 1857 saw many Indian regiments, raised to put down the Mutiny, clothed in khaki.  When later mustered into the regular Indian Army khaki was their ceremonial and their battledress. Khaki was first worn by the regular British Army during the fighting to suppress the Mutiny.