Origin of the Bluejackets.
The u>? of the blue uniform. fac?d with white, which ortginated with the British navy, but which has been widely copied, was suggested by a tiding habit worn by- the Duche-s of Bedford. It had been determined to clothe the sailors of the navy in a dis iuctivo uniform. and George 11. deputed the matter to 11n* then Duke of Bedford. First Lord of lhe Admiralty, and Admiral Forbes. At the conference the Admiral suggested that red with bln*' facings. or vice versa, would be the most Appropriate, since these were the national colours. The Duke agreed with him a* to the appropriateness of the suggestion, but explained that His Majesty had that morning seen the Duchess in the j.ark in a riding habit of blue faced with white and had given prders that the uniform of the navy should carry out this idea. Other nation*, seeing the effectiveness of the combina I ion, adopted the idea, and now in most navies, of the world the uniform is the same —blue and white*
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 13 January 1906, Page 23
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177Origin of the Bluejackets. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 13 January 1906, Page 23
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