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Group photograph of the Sergeant Major and Sergeants of No 1 Company, 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards at Cove Common camp, Hampshire, gathered for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1897. The six senior non-commissioned officers pose for the image in a line on the grass in front of trees. The are wearing their scarlet tunics with pillbox caps, and holding their rifles, except for Sgt Maj Fletcher (third from the right) who leans on a walking cane. His sword can be seen hanging from the slings of his sword belt, and he wears a peaked cap. Col Sgt Aston (third from the left) stands next to Sgt Maj Fletcher. Image produced by W. Gregory & Co., London, and F. G. O. Stuart. From a photograph album of 111 photographs entitled '2nd Battalion 1897-1909', relating to the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in the UK, South Africa and Gibraltar from 1897 to 1909. Mostly group photos and individual portraits.

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1897 (Ceremonial Events 1800-1899)