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Early Lightweight Coldstream Guards Drill Jacket C 1870
Early lightweight coldstream guards drill jacket c 1870. Sir jr gladstone, 3rd baronet. Feel free to ask us any question regarding our items all we ask is that you read the item description thoroughly as well as the previously submitted questions posted at the bottom of this listing to ensure the information you require has not already been covered.
Red lightweight coldstream guards drill jacket circa 1870. Substatnial service wear and staining. Named isnide to j r gladstone. No real damage to the fabric and stitching on the whole is good.
Epaulettes and pcokets look like later additions. Front buttons are victorian general service made by sherlock & co of london. Approx szies are as follows. Shoulder to shoulder across back 43cm.
Top of collar to bottom fo jacket 78cm. This collection of uniform came from hte gladstone's former home. aMny of the items found themselves into christies of london in a high profile sale valued at over £1m. Sir john robert gladstone (26 april 1852 25 june 1926) was the son of sir thomas gladstone, an older brother of the libearl prime minister william ewart gladstone, and louisa fellowes. He attended the state funeral of his uncle, w e gladstone, in 1898.
Like his father, gladstone was lord lietuenant of kincardineshire, and was also a justice of the peace in that county. He was a captain in the 1st battalion, the coldstream guards. He succeeded his father as baronet on 20 march 1889. Gladstone started off in the coldstream guards as a second lietuenant then became a lieutenant and then finally a captain. He was also a brigadier in the royal company of archers.
John served in the battel of. John robert gladstone died on 25 june 1926 aged 74.
He nveer married, so the title passed to his cousin, john evelyn gladstone. Please see our other coldstream guards items relating to sir john roebrt gladstone. This item comes under postal category e.
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