36th SIKHS. An officer’s scarlet tunic of the period 1903-1922.

The officer’s scarlet tunic of the 36th Sikhs shows some evidence of wear but is in good overall condition with just two small holes [shown in our illustrations] on the rear of the collar and to the cloth just below the front right collar. The buttons, eight large to the front, six to the rear, and two small to the epaulettes  have the design of the regimental  XXXVI SIKHS  within a pair a pair of quoits, surmounted by a Tudor crown and surrounded by a laurel wreath, These carry the backmark ARMY & NAVY Co. The facings are yellow and the epaulettes carry the two Bath stars of a lieutenant. The lining is unusually sound and clean although we can only read the last letters of the name label, adday. Following the 1922 reforms the regiment became a battalion of the 11th Sikhs.   nov21/2