Full dress tunic, worn by Captain (later Brigadier) John Montgomerie Hunt, 87th Punjabis, 1915

Scarlet tunic with with green facings.

John 'Jack' Montgomerie Hunt (1897-1980) was born on 17 April 1897, at Bardsea, Lancashire, the son of Captain Thomas Charles Hunt, The King's Own Regiment.

The 87th Punjabis was formed in 1903 from the 27th Madras Infantry. The unit served in India during much of World War One (1914-1918), based at Jhelum on the North West Frontier. Drafts of men from the unit provided replacements for other units serving overseas. It was eventually posted to Mesopotamia in 1917 and remained there during the Kurdish Revolt of 1919. In 1922 the unit became the 5th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment.