Photo battery Sergeant and hospital corpsman RIA

Original and occasional pictures in good condition. Nurse (right) serves 263-m reserve military hospital, as evidenced by the two-line encryption "263/Z. H." on his uniform. Two insignias can indicate either a non-commissioned officer of the rank obtained before the war, when he was on military service and for the position of ward supervisor. In the performance of official duties of military health personnel have relied white bandage with a red cross, samaraweera the seal of the organization and actually do the function ID. Rank and position the character on the left is a two-wide holonymy stripes: a cross indicating the position of Sergeant-major, and longitudinal, has the ensigns. Encryption is missing, but a sign of belonging to the artillery on top braids fortified artillery "special character" — the crossed cannon barrels. Characteristic detail of the artillery uniforms – black trousers instead of the defensive. Spurs were assigned to all sergeants of artillery, as in the positions they were supposed to be riding. However, the most interesting detail photos Caucasian sword, pointing to the fact that the Sergeant major is in one of the parts belonging to the Caucasian military district. The hilt and scabbard decorated with checkers in the officers ' way. For protection from damage to the lower part of the sheath wrapped in cloth. On the back of the photo postcard markings, address and signature, which can be dated back to the. This is the only known photo of Sergeant-major, armed officers of Caucasian sword.