Departure of the 6th Regiment for the frontier, circa 1850

Soldiers marching to the left with a group of officers behind them saying their goodbyes to their sweethearts written in speech bubbles. Soldiers marching to the left with a group of officers behind them saying their goodbyes to their sweethearts written in speech bubbles. It is likely that this picture was drawn by Robert Provo Norris, an officer in the regiment, with the speech bubbles referring to in jokes. The soldiers have blue facings, which were changed from yellow, when they became a Royal Regiment in 1852. The also look to be wearing Albert Shakos with a peak to the front and back. It was introduced in 1844 and in use until 1878. Norris was killed in 1851. Small oblong folio. Stow-on-the-Wold, Christopher Clarke, 2018.