Uniform for warmer climates

[Kathryn Knight]

Can anyone identify this uniform and where this soldier might be? It could help to solve a big mystery for me.

 

Thanks very much 

[6RRF]

Very inconsiderate of him not to display any badges - unless anybody can identify the pagri flash

The casual, off-duty air and that stone lion[?] could be  significant. Any other clues to the mystery?

[Michelle Young]

Kathryn has also asked about a Hampshire Regiment soldier, I don’t know if the two are connected. 

[FROGSMILE]

11 minutes ago, Michelle Young said:

Kathryn has also asked about a Hampshire Regiment soldier, I don’t know if the two are connected. 

He could be Hampshires Michelle, several of their TF battalions deployed to India at the beginning of the war in order to relieve regular garrisons.  The 5th remained throughout, but the other’s embarked for Gallipoli.  Most of the Hampshire battalions, including regulars, adopted various designs of black and yellow as a helmet flash.  See also: https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/272432-help-id-1918-dated-pith-helmet-flash/

 

Edited 18 January by FROGSMILE

[Matlock1418]

4 hours ago, Michelle Young said:

Kathryn has also asked about a Hampshire Regiment soldier, I don’t know if the two are connected. 

It appears probable that they are. 

 

M

[aodhdubh]

6 hours ago, Matlock1418 said:

It appears probable that they are. 

 

M

I'd lean to 14th Indian Division, but cannot think why the C is there.

Edited 19 January by aodhdubh

[FROGSMILE]

15 hours ago, aodhdubh said:

I'd lean to 14th Indian Division, but cannot think why the C is there.

Russ has suggested earlier in the thread that it stands for ‘Composite’.  That does appear to match the context given the combined British and Indian make up of an Indian Division at the time. 

Edited 19 January by FROGSMILE