Western Cheshire Yeomanry Jacket 1805

These photos of the front and back of an officer’s jacket are from the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research no.139 published in September 1956. W Y Carman described it as a red jacket with black collar and cuffs. The braid on the front is unusual in being black instead of silver or gold. There is silver braid decoration on the collar and silver buttons. These buttons are domed and have raised Prince of Wales plume badges. There are silver chain shoulder embellishments attached to black cloth. The black braid follows the seams on the back of the jacket and there are Austrian knot decorations at the waist. The cuffs are slit, edged with black and fastened with a single button.
The jacket belonged to Thomas Crewe Dod who raised and commanded the Western Cheshire branch of the Yeomanry in 1803. It is one of several uniforms that Colonel Dod wore throughout his military career. They are in the possession of the family, or were at the time of the article which acknowledges J C Wolley Dod Esq of Edge Hall. The Prince of Wales plume on the buttons indicates that this was the badge of the unit and probably worn on the light dragoon helmet. It demonstrates that the various independent Troops raised in Cheshire were linked by the title of Earl of Chester aka The Prince of Wales.

Regimental Details | Cheshire Yeomanry Uniforms