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The range was a short pistol one. Probably between 10 and 20 yards long and is situated in the valley between what we called the Golly pond and the Blackfish pond by the golf course. The butts are short, only about 5 targets long and are on the side of the valley nearest the golly pond. We used to dig bullets out to use in our catapults in the 1950's and early 60's. Just further along the path is a highly contaminated small patch of ground where all the .22 lead bullets were dumped and there was a mound of really corroded ones there when I was a kid.
That area was well cleaned out by the RAF before it was returned to Manchester corporation but metal detectorists still find fragmented bits of old mills 36 grenades in that section of the wood.
Not much left there now

Personally, I think identification will be guesswork as the blow up is too vague. Have you tried researching local papers? There may be a piece about him being wounded. Radcliffe library can be very helpfull in such cases.

Could you post a close up scan of just the badge please, that would make identification easier

Are you sure about the Walmersley/Shuttleworth birth in 1798?

There is a Baptism for a John Fielding in November 1797 on Lan. OPC. at St Bartholemhews in Whitworth.
Parents William and Sarah
Shows the abode as Marled Earth ( Not far over the hill from the Walmersley /Shuttleworth /Nangreaves area)

The picture that maidmarianoops linked to,
http://hansenfyn.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/peder-christian-jensen-grnn-14-dec-1830-31-may-1907-our-2nd-great-grandfather/
looks very similar and from the biography it doesn't seem he served after 1864.

Now I'm confused.

I did find a picture on 1864.dk photo archives.
The first is a picture with a very similar bayonet
http://1864.dk/?page_id=12&projekt_id=3554&str=
Is this not the same?

I also found two pictures with the exact same table as in my picture, including one that appears to be the very same studio with the same curtains, drawstrings, and floors. 
http://1864.dk/?page_id=12&projekt_id=3251&str=
It appears he may have a similar bayonet too, but it is too hard to tell

I'm interested in your thoughts Radland.  Any suggestions?

Thanks again for your expertise,
Justin

Interesting link 1, I'm enlarging the photo and studying it, will come back on that one.
EDIT: Hilt Does not appear to be the same and looks like it has a bulb end and a straight quillion. More like a short dress sword than a bayonet

Link 2. An officer carrying an infantry sword, nothing at all like the bayonet in your original picture. much longer and totally different grip. To say it is similar is extremely wide of the mark.

Link 3. Very indistinct, can't see the hilt but it appears the Chape has no button on the bottom so a guess says not the M67 bayonet. I can also see what appears to be a holding strap near the hilt, this was used on spike bayonet scabbards of the time


This is a photo of the bayonet in your original picture