Sergeant Major, 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, 1895 (c)

Glass negative, William Gregory and Company, 51 Strand, London, 1895 (c).

When an invasion scare in 1859 led to a flood of volunteers forming new military units to defend Great Britain, artillery volunteers corps were formed. The 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers were raised in 1861 with headquarters in Kennington Lane. It became the 5th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery on the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908.

This sergeant major wears a full dress uniform and busby. He is a regular soldier with campaign medals and the Army Long Service and Good Conduct (LSGC) medal.