Rare Original Victorian Boer War pair of Jackets to Lt Sidney Reeves Barnes OBE, York & Lancs regiment - later army Chaplain and WW1 veteran.
Sidney has a significant story behind him - see below.
Scarlet tunic with silver brocaded collar and brocaded cuffs with cream facings.
Bimetal York & Lancs regiment collar badges
Victorian crown pewter General Service buttons - all present.
Jacket is named to R Barnes Esq.
Chest Size approx 37-38 inches. Armpit to armpit measurement is 19 inches. Armpit to cuff is 17 inches
Jacket Condition - generally good for its age with some moth trails and some small holes on the left shoulder.
No shoulder boards present, but the securing buttons are present.
Blue patrol jacket, not named but attributed to Barnes.
With Lieutenants rank pips on the shoulders, together with metal T badges denoting Territorial.
York & Lancs buttons throughout - all present.
The patrol jacket is in very good condition with no mothing.
Patrol jacket Chest Size approx 35-36 inches. Armpit to armpit measurement is 17.5 inches. Armpit to cuff is 20 inches
Supplied with copies of research materials including a photocopy of a photo of him during his Boer War service and one of him as a chaplain, post the award of his OBE
The whereabouts of his medals is unknown.
REV. SIDNEY REEVES BARNES O.B.E., TD
He was commissioned into the 5th Bn York & Lancs and then joined the 1st Bn in the 2nd Boer War where he commanded a small fort at Majuna Hill.
After theological training he was appointed acting chaplain to the 2nd Bn in October 1906.
In November 1909 he was appointed in the volunteer force as Chaplain 4th class, ranking as a captain.
At the outbreak of WW1 he was appointed Chaplain to the 49th (West Riding) Division, serving within the KOYLI for the entire war.
He took part in the battles of the Somme, Passchendaele and Cambrai. During this time he was blown up, hit in the back by a shell and was gassed but never reported sick.
In 1916 at The Somme he led the KOYLI into battle playing a boy trumpet with 6 keys.
At Passchendaele he played a company of machine gunners into action on a penny whistle.
He was awarded the O.B.E in the 1919 New Year's Honours list "for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in France and Flanders".
He died in 1931 and is buried in Bournemouth East cemetery.
