Sunday 17th Movember: Kettering

I'm not sure what is going on here. It's all a little bit Carry on Up the Khyber. Presumably this man is military of some kind but, despite being photographed in Kettering, Northamptonshire, he looks as if he's wearing a hat for colonial service in South Africa or some such place. His certainly doesn't look like a regulation English uniform. Kettering, however, was also known as a base for the Christian missionary movement in the 19th century - perhaps our man is off to wilder climes in search of souls to save. After all, his uniform has no distinguishing numbers or badges. I know there are many people out there, military experts all, who will know immediately what this man is about. Perhaps they will stumble across this post and be kind enough to tell me one day.

Whether he's pacifist or aggressor, he has very, very finely pointed wax tips to his moustache and could feasibly run someone through with a single toss of his magnificent head....

Cabinet photograph by Whitehead of Kettering.