'Queen Victoria'a Own Corps of Guides. Cavalry. British Officer. 1906.', 1927
Watercolour by Edmund A Campbell (1871-1951), 1927.
Full-length portrait of an unidentified British officer, Queen Victoria'a Own Corps of Guides, 1906.
The Queen's Own Corps of Guides, formed in 1846 by Lieutenant Harry D Lumsden in Peshawar, were the first military force to adopt khaki as a service dress. The Guides consisted of a unique combination of infantry companies and cavalry squadrons. The North West Frontier where they operated was rarely quiet and although many other cavalry and infantry regiments served there, none was engaged more frequently than the elite Guides.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1951-06-2-6
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-06-2-6