This uniform belonging to Lieutenant William Hicks is the only known surviving example of a Royal Navy lieutenant’s uniform from the Napoleonic Era (1812-25 regulation pattern). It is even more noteworthy for having belonged to a veteran of Trafalgar. As a 21 year-old midshipman, William Hicks was an aide-de-camp to Captain Pellew of the Conqueror, which took possession of Admiral Villeneuve’s flagship Bucentaure.
Lieutenant's Uniform Coat, Pattern 1812-25 (pre conservation)
Courtesy of the 1805 Club.
Lieutenant's Epaulette, Pattern 1812-25 (pre conservation)
Courtesy of the 1805 Club.
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
This uniform belonging to Lieutenant William Hicks is the only known surviving example of a Royal Navy lieutenant’s uniform from the Napoleonic Era (1812-25 regulation pattern).
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Uniform, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Breeches, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Waistcoat, Pattern 1812-25
Lieutenant's Epaulette, Pattern 1812-25
Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum and the 1805 Club.
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