Officer's full dress tunic : 2nd Infantry Regiment, New South Wales

Scarlet superfine wool tunic with green superfine stand collar, cuffs and shoulder straps. Upper edge of collar decorated with gold English regiment's pattern lace and lower edge with gold Russia braid. Pointed cuffs decorated with gold lace and traced with gold Russia braid to form an Austrian knot above the lace and a crowsfoot and eye below to denote the rank of lieutenant. Shoulder straps are trimmed with gold lace and each has a single small New South Wales military forces button. Two slits in each shoulder strap indicate that other insignia is missing. Centre front fastened with eight New South Wales militrary forces buttons made by 'C. ANDERSON SYDNEY'. Brass belt hook on wearer's left, right hook missing. Tunic lined with scarlet wool and cotton mixture, lightly machine quilted at fronts and side back sections. Centre back panel of tunic unlined. Concealed pocket at left breast, lined with white cotton twill. Sleeves lined with white floral cotton damask. Collar lined with ribbed black silk and cotton mixture and hand sewn to this are three white fabric covered white metal buttons for the attachment of a stand up collar. Tunic collar fastened with brass hooks, eyes missing.

The NSW Infantry Regiment by 1895 was partially paid and divided into four regiments. Each regiment could be identified by the colour of its collar and cuffs; the 2nd Infantry Regiment wore green. Prior to 1882, infantry tunics were fastened with eight buttons but between 1882 and 1895, the number of buttons was decreased to seven. The number was changed back to eight from 1895 when scarlet tunics were reintroduced for full dress. This lieutenant's tunic is most likely from the latter period as the buttons are gold, signifying that the regiment was by this time, partially paid rather than volunteer. Before 1882, the infantry was volunteer and would have worn silver lace and buttons. The 2nd Infantry Regiment included units from the Sydney region as well as Kiama, Ulladulla, Goulburn, Bowral, Ashfield and Cooma.