A friend of mine is trying to trace her family history, but is having some trouble identifying the uniform her great grandfather is wearing in an old photograph. This is the information she sent:
"Asking for help. This is my great grandfather Walter James Penry. I have almost no information for him prior to his arrival in Bellingham, WA. Family lore days he came to Canada with two brothers after being orphaned in Wales. I find possible records in Alberta and London but can't verify.
Just asking help with IDing this uniform."
The cut of the uniform suggests that its a British Army, probably from the mid 19th century. The cap he's wearing looks like Scottish Glengarry, so he might have served in a Lowland Scottish regiment at some point.
Ok, he's not Scottish, although the cap is very Glengarry-like. Based on the cut of the tunic, the button pattern and the "Austrian knot" on the sleeve, he's wearing a Canadian Militia Pattern 1876 tunic. The Snider-Enfield rifle he's carrying and his uniform suggest the photo was taken in the late 1800s.
Some more info: "He would have been age 14-16 when he arrived in Canada... so taking a wild guess that this photo is circa 1898 - 1904. By 1905, he was a resident of Bellingham, WA."
Try posting in /r/ Uniform Porn
Looks an awful lot like this Royal Artillery uniform from ~1900s.
