Tunic, full dress, worn by Captain (later Brigadier) John Montgomerie Hunt, 87th Punjabis, 1915.

Scarlet with green facings, gold lace, captains’ badges.
Gold two-vellum lace, regimental badges.

Some of the Indian Army’s uniforms closely followed those of the British Army, including this full dress tunic.

The 87th Punjabis was formed in 1903 from the 27th Madras Infantry. The unit served in India during much of World War One (1914-1918), based at Jhelum on the North West Frontier. Drafts of men from the unit provided replacements for other units serving overseas. It was eventually posted to Mesopotamia in 1917 and remained there during the Kurdish Revolt of 1919. In 1922 the unit became the 5th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment.