« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 12 May 21 00:01 BST (UK) »
The cane is a swagger stick, carried by soldiers when walking out, nothing do do with bandsmen.
War time men were sent where they were needed to make up the numbers, even in peace time you wouldn’t necessarily be able to join the Regiment of your choice. Even having a particular trade wouldn’t guarantee you wouldn’t be sent to do something totally different.
CHOULES All , COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester, Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.
