Hi,
I have recently discovered a photo of an ancestor wearing a British army uniform. It appears similar to that warn by officers in the Crimean War.
The Shako badge is not very clear but the shape and design are clear enough to see it's a star with no wreath and what I think is a VR (Victoria Royal?) in the center.
I feel like this should be identifiable by process of elimination at least. However, a week of looking through google images and I have not found a match.
More clues:
Name - James Joseph Child
DOB - 1841 in Shaftesbury, Dorset
He lived in Gillingham, Dorset in 1851 but by 1861 was in Shoreditch, London working as a cabinet maker (also his father's trade).
He may have had family connections in Middlesex at this time.
Some matching uniforms, though not the badges:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/3341...HvsJqTKej91lHF
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/4709...et4tux%2FbCGCs
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/8166...ZneiWk%2F4VvXW
Any help much appreciated!
Thanks