Hi there guys,
Here's some info for the British Naval Brigades!
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Uniform/...form_Regs.html
http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Uniform...ing_order.html
The popular image is the white 'sailor suit' with the straw round hats that came to be called 'Sennet Hats' (maybe because of Mack Sennett, the Hollywood producer/director of the Keystone Cops who gave Charlie Chaplin his start in the USA and who used it for his 'beauties')
http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Uniform/Phot/Lookout.html
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/RN/Seamens_Sennet_goes.html
There's a nice little diorama with a naval officer (Blue uniform) and his squaddies (white uniform) operating a Gatling during this era, unfortunately its in a modelling magazine not online.
Cheers,
Harlechman (Clare)
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