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Issue 21.
APRIL 2006.
Uniforms ofthe Green Howards 1688 - 1914 To obtain a copy of this newsletter, please forward a cheque or money order for £6-00 (includes postage) to the Green Howards Museum, Trinity Square, Richmond, N Yorks DL10 4QN. For copies of other Newsletters, select the link below. Details of the contents of Issue Number 21 are shown below. |
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21. April 2006 Uniforms of the Green Howards 1688 - 1914 |
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This edition of the Newsletter of the Friends of the Green Howards Regimental Museum is to be the last - after ten years - in its present format. With the amalgamation of the Regiment into the four-battalion Yorkshire Regiment in June 2006, and the demise of The Green Howards "Gazette", the Regimental Board asked the Friends' Committee if they would agree to enlarge their newsletter and include news from the 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, the Territorials, Cadets and Green Howards Association. At a meeting in February 2006, the Committee agreed, retaining the current editorial team which has proven so successful over the last decade of Roger Chapman as editor and Great Northern Publishing as publisher. The new magazine will be called simply: The Green Howard and will be published in September and April each year. The first issue will be the September 2006 edition. Friends of the Green Howards Regimental Museum will automatically receive this new enlarged magazine twice a year. This issue of the Newsletter id designed to show readers why the Museum in Richmond possesses the finest regimental uniform collection in the British Army. Much of this is due to Brigadier Tommy Collins CBE who spent over sixty years of his life developing the collection; scouring militaria auctions and rummaging in the attics of former Green Howards! Robert Latter (one of our Volunteers) who has a degree in Military History from King's College, London, agreed to investigate the provenance of many of the uniforms and headdress in the collection. This is the result of his six months of research. We are deeply grateful to him for his efforts and hope that what he has written will enlighten you about the development of uniforms from scarlet to khaki between 1688 and 1914. |
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| Uniforms, 1688 - 1739 | When first raised in 1688, the Green Howards wore blue and yellow coats and hats, but were reclothed in 1689 in "English Scarlet". | ||
| Uniforms, 1740 - 1767 | In this period the Green Howards founght in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. | ||
| Uniforms, 1768 - 1783 | This period included the time when the Green Howards were involved in the American War of Independence. | ||
| Uniforms, 1784 - 1796 | Uniform changes in this period were relatively minor. | ||
| Uniforms, 1797 - 1820 | Throughout this period the Green Howards were statione din Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). In 1812 the "Wellington" Shako (headgear) was introduced for both officers and men. | ||
| Uniforms, 1820 - 1853 | Prior to involvement in the Crimean War, the
regiment served in several overseas stations. An example is shown in the
Newsletter, from the Museum's collection, of a cocked hat worn by the regimental
Quartermaster. The "Prince Albert" Shako was adopted, and an example is shown. |
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| Uniforms, 1854 - 1856 | The Museum has a unique example of the uniform worn by Battalion Company soldiers when they proceeded to the Crimea in 1854. | ||
| Uniforms, 1857 - 1878 | The many changes of uniform following the Crimean War are illustrated. | ||
| Headgear, 1844 - 1907 | The "Prince Albert" Shako was introduced in 1844, but following the Crimean War headgear ranged from French style Shakos, to spiked helmets, through to Glengarry bonnets. | ||
| Uniforms, 1879 - 1902 | Many changes to uniform happened in this period,
with regiments stationed throughout the British Empire adopting clothing
suitable to the climate. The Battle of Ginnis, 30 December 1885, was the last occasion on which British troops fought in their historic scarlet or red uniforms. |
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| Uniforms, 1902 - 1914 | The big change in this period was the introduction of khaki service dress for use both home and abroad. | ||
