Hickley, John Dennis, Lieutenant, 1862-1895.

The Hickley collection contains several papers relating to J.D. Hickley's education and training; a few short letters written just before his death; his naval records from 1876 to 1886; as well as a short pamphlet entitled 'An Account of the Operations on the Benin River in August and September, 1894', written by Hickley and printed by Royal United Service Institution. However, most of the material on Lieutenant Hickley deals with the circumstances of his death and burial, apparently a reflection of a Victorian obsession with tragic heroes.