Light Infantry have the shako surmounted by a green horsehair plume instead of the ball tuft; in other respects the uniform is the same.
Fusiliers have a white horsehair plume instead of the ball tuft, except the 5th, where the plume is red and white.
Five of the Highland Regiments wear the kilt, viz., the 42nd, 78th, 79th, 92nd, and 93rd. Three, viz., the 71st, 72nd, and 74th, the trews. The kilted regiments, as also the 72nd, wear a bonnet of black ostrich feathers, with tartan plaid skull, with white or red feather. The facings of the regiments vary; a so-termed Royal Regiment having blue facings, the others consist of different colours, yellow, white, red, buff, and green being the variations.
Commissariat.—The dress of this service consists of dark blue tunic, blue velvet facings, dark blue trousers, red stripe, dark shako, and tuft.
The Medical Department wear scarlet tunic, black facings, blue trousers with gold or red stripes, cocked hat and black plume.
The Army Hospital Corps wear dark blue with grey facings.
Among the extras to be seen in uniform in most garrison towns, are Bandmasters, Bandsmen, Drummers, &c., and Schoolmasters.
The Bands of the Infantry have white tunics with regimental or scarlet facings. The Bandmaster usually wears a black frock coat in undress, and the regimental dress with gold in full dress.
Schoolmasters wear a blue frock coat with shoulder knots, crimson silk sash, oilskin cap, black trousers in winter, blue serge in summer.
The Militia of Great Britain consists of Artillery and Infantry, and is equipped in the same manner as is the regular army, except that the lace is silver instead of gold, and the buttons white metal instead of brass.