Rare Boer War 65th (Leicestershire) Company Imperial Yeomanry Troopers Service Dress Tunic, khaki wool four pocket tunic with blackened Imperial Yeomanry tunic buttons, early large type blackened brass shoulder titles ’65 I Y’. The interior of the tunic has internal belt. Remains of the original paper label to the interior. Strip of replaced material behind the buttons and to the collar. The tunic shows wear, with stitching faults around the shoulder, also some moth damage. Super rare to find original early wool Boer War period service dress tunics for other ranks troopers. The 65th Company (Leicestershire) Imperial Yeomanry was recruited from men with no military experience. They were one of the first Imperial Yeomanry units to take part in the Boer War in 1900. The first contingent in South Africa consisted of just 120 officers and men.