William Hicks (Royal Navy officer)
William Hicks | |
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| Born | 16 December 1788 St Columb, Cornwall |
| Died | 11 January 1874 (aged 85) Sturmer, Essex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1803–1819 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant William Hicks (1788–1874) was a British Royal Navy officer who at the age of 16, was an aide-de-camp to Captain Israel Pellew of HMS Conqueror at the Battle of Trafalgar. His vivid accounts describing the surrender of Admiral Villeneuve's flagship Bucentaure were published in The Times. His uniform is preserved at The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and is said to be the only one of its type from that era.