5921011 Waist belt worn by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir Charles Russell VC, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards (leather) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Waist belt worn by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir Charles Russell VC, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards, 1846 circa. Russell (1826-1883) was first commissioned as an ensign in the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot on 25 August 1843, becoming a lieutenant on 9 June 1846. He transferred to the Grenadier Guards in 1847 and was promoted lieutenant and captain on 13 September 1853 and major on 2 November 1855. He retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1868.); by National Army Museum .