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Pre 1914, Shell Jacket, GOULD, 81st Regiment of Foot, 1840

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Shell Jacket of Ensign Nicholas Gould (1821-42) of the 81st Regiment of Foot The jacket is a bright red with gold buttons and a beige collar, characteristic of uniforms from the 18th or 19th century. There is also a small illustration of a soldier in a similar uniform placed next to the coat, further emphasizing the historical context. The arms appear long because of the unnaturally high waist design of the Regency period.

Historical information

The 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot to form the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1881. The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) to form the Duke of Lancaster Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-54-416

Inscriptions and markings

This uniform is displayed in the Pre 1914 Gallery of the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia in an exhibit relating to the service of British Regiments in Australia. The 81st did not serve in Australia but the uniform is of a design typical to that worn by British line regiments that did.

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