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Dark blue superfine wool tunic with short blue stand collar edged with silver lace and bearing a bullion embroidered star and crown for the rank of captain on each side of the collar. The front of the tunic is frogged with silver Russia braid and silver bullion knots. The centre fronts and tunic hem are edged with silver braid while the front fastens with braid loops and plaited silver bullion olivets. The olivet side of the centre opening has been cut with a wide serrated edge. The sleeve cuffs have Austrian knots in silver Russia braid for the rank of captain. On the wearer's right sleeve above the cuff decoration are embroidered gold bullion marksmanship badges on scarlet wool for the years 1867, 1868 and 1869. The back of the tunic is also decorated with silver Russia braid and knots which extend the full length of the back panel seams. There is a centre back vent opening on the skirt. The tunic and collar are fully lined with a dark olive cotton sateen with the front sections partially quilted. The sleeves are lined with a cream cotton twill. On the collar lining is a maker's label printed in ink ' W. K. VALE MILITARY TAILOR, 84 Swanston Street. K2' . Also handwritten in faint lettering is a name which possibly reads ' Smith (R or H) '.
In 1862, the units of the Mounted Volunteer Corps in Victoria were formed into a single regiment known as the Victorian Volunteer Light Horse. This title changed again in 1863, to the Prince of Wales Victorian Volunteer Light Horse ( Hussars ). In 1870 a uniform was adopted that was based on the British 19th Hussars. Troops were based at various times at Geelong, Ballarat, Kyneton, Bendigo, Castlemaine and Dandenong, as well as metropolitan Melbourne. In 1885, most of the Cavalry were incorporated into a newly formed Victorian Mounted Rifles.
Dark blue superfine tunic with red superfine stand collar, rounded in front and edged with silver round cord, bullion lace and embroidered gold bullion crown and star for the rank of captain. Twisted
Studio portrait of an unidentified captain of the Prince of Wales Victorian Volunteer Light Horse, holding a sword, busby resting on a plinth. The tunic would be dark blue wool with a short blue stand
Full dress tunic of a major of the New South Wales Volunteer Engineers. Dark blue wool superfine tunic is lined with quilted cream silk in the body, with a concealed pocket inside the left front, and
Dark blue wool superfine tunic with red wool stand collar, edged with round silver cord and silver lace with gold bullion embroidered crown for the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Plaited round silver sho
Khaki brown wool twill tunic with scarlet superfine stand collar and pointed cuffs. Collar edged all round with gold Russia braid. Special pattern gold bullion shoulder straps lined with brown wool, e
Dark blue wool twill tunic with red superfine stand collar, squared at front and edged with round gold bullion cord, gold Russia braid and embroidered gold bullion on black wool artillery grenade badg
