Hi, If the photograph was taken of the young man in the kilt in 1836, I doubt if he could also have served in the boer war (ladysmith), which lasted 1889-1902. Elizabeth > Hello > Is there someone who would be able to identify the uniform worn in an 1836 > photograph? > .> by trade according to the various census we have found, BUT we also know he > was in the Boer War at the Siege of Ladysmith. > Except for the date, the reverse side of the photograph is blank and the > front shows a photo on a piece of cardboard, like a postcard. > > many thanks, > Jane McIntosh