This junior officer wears the early pattern blue lancer tunic with scarlet lapels turned back at the top, although not apparently fixed to buttons. The tunic has seven visible buttons on each side. The collar and pointed cuffs are scarlet with an edging of gold lace. The shoulder cords are a simple doubled gold cord with a small gilt button. He has a star rank badge on each side of the collar to denote the rank of cornet. Lieutenants had a crown, and captains a crown and star. William Savile joined as a cornet on 16 Jan 1863, promoted to lieutenant on 21 Mar 1865. He was appointed Adjutant on 1 May 1866 and promoted to captain on 20 April 1867. He left the regiment in 1872.
At this stage the lance cap had black and white cock feathers for dress occasions instead of the horsehair plume described in the 1864 Dress Regulations. The gold cord cap-lines, in the early stages of this new style uniform, had not settled into a regular mode of wear. The 9th had always had an alternative approach to cap-lines, preferring only a double line instead of a bunch of 4 cords worn around the body. After 1860 the doubled cords were worn around the body, resting on the right shoulder. The olivet ends in this photo hang on the right, but later photos show them on the left. There is a single line around his neck which is the end of the lines that attach to the lance cap when worn.
