Uniform ID please??

[oleonepace]

This handsome gentleman was born in 1861 in Sussex, England.
Can anyone identify the uniform and perhaps even what the medal is likely to be for???

many thanks as always
Tony

[neil1821]

Rank - Farrier Sergeant (horseshoe above 3 chevrons)
You only get farriers (naturally enough) in the cavalry, artillery and some other specialist corps.
In this example, I'd plump for one of the specialist corps. But we need one of our uniform experts to come along.

My first reaction on the medal is LSGC (long service and good conduct medal), which at this time meant he had completed 18 years service.
Plain ribbon, right style of suspender.

If he was born 1861, then we're looking at 1890s/turn of the century here.

[ev]

hi all

11th hussars shoe smith born eastbourne sussex ?

ev

ps this is from the 1881 census , age a little bit out(b 1858)

[ev]

freeBMD has- 

james henry putland birth second quarter(june) 1857 eastbourne

ev

[neil1821]

Not 11th Hussars in the photo Ev, but that could well be him at an earlier date. 
A census entry 10 years on in 1891 would be good.

[scrimnet]

He has a long crop in his hands which is another mounted give away!

The pillbox hat also looks (well from here at work!) NOT  to be 11th H, there would be small band around the top of the braid...

[scrimnet]

It's a shame we can't see the top of the crop...I have one for the 6th DG almost exactly the same which has a lovely Victorian cap badge on it!

[oleonepace]

Thanks to you all for your input. I've only just started researching this gentleman [from my wife's side of the family] and now have some good starting info.


thanks again

Tony

[ShaunJ]

According to http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/EBNEdirBC.htm  that photographic studio opened in 1894.