Col. Hanmer, 1826

Hanmer took command of the Blues in 1826. The fifth son of Sir Thomas Hanmer, he entered the regiment as a Cornet in 1808, serving in the Peninsula and reaching Captain in 1813. He was a major in 1826 and a Lieutenant-Colonel in the same year. The uniform he wears shows an ornately embroidered collar similar to the Life Guards pattern. This style was fairly recent for the Blues as slightly older portraits show a much plainer red collar with one strip of gold lace and button. The slash cuff design only lasted a few years before they changed to the Life Guards pattern (see Officer and Grey Charger 1835). The chin scales also differ from the later portrait, following the style of the cuirass shoulder straps. His silver-topped cane is in the bottom right of the picture.

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