New South Wales Lancers, Chelsea Barracks, Diamond Jubilee, 1897

Photograph by Henry R Gibbs, 454 Kingsland Road, London, 1897.

Colonial Forces at Chelsea Barracks for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1897.

Small contingents of soldiers representing Colonial Forces came to the United Kingdom for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897. As well as participating in various Royal Tournaments during this period. Four officers and 24 non-commissioned officers and men of the New South Wales Lancers attended for the Diamond Jubilee. The New South Wales Lancers would be one of the first colonial units to deploy to South Africa when the Boer War (1899-1902) broke out.