Colour of Royal Marine uniform

[ian2309]

I am going to have this photograph of my grandfather, William Canacott, restored and hand coloured. Before I do this, I want to be sure of the actual colours of his uniform.  He was in the Royal Marine Light Infantry.  The photo was taken in 1901, when he was a Sergeant on board HMS Crescent in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  I believe the uniform to be navy blue, and the sash probably crimson, but I'd like confirmation of this.  Is the piping white or gold? Is the collar navy blue or a different colour.  Are the sergeant's stripes gold, and is there a background colour for these?

I have been unable to establish this to my satisfaction, from images on the internet, and hope that someone with knowledge of naval uniforms can help me with this.

[jess5athome]

Hi, the best I could find from a quick search was this 

http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/11190157_480202592128657_391445792_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=OTcxNTA1MTY2NTQyNzIyMjgz.2

But as you say they are not conclusive, I will ask a mod to move your post to the armed forces board where it will get more response from the experts on that board.

Regards
Frank.

[KGarrad]

Try here:
http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2886

(Looks like another RCer had the same question?!)

Or here:
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/october/20/141020-royal-marines-uniforms

(Click the right arrow on the pictures)