3rd HUSSARS: RETREAT FROM MONS 23rd AUGUST – 5th SEPTEMBER 1914
The 3rd Hussars, with two troops as advanced guard, were ordered to …
The 3rd Hussars, with two troops as advanced guard, were ordered to …
It is wished to place on record Sgt Heron’s story of the “glorious charge” from his own words and as nearly as possible this is his narrative…
Florence Nightingale was not the only woman in the Crimea …
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many British Army regiments employed black musicians…
After the Battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 the 7th Hussars were left with only eight tanks…
“the 16th was to prove a memorable one for the Troop …”
George de Lacy Evans was born in Limerick in 1787, the son of a farmer and modest landowner, and of Elizabeth Lacy of the Anglo Norman de Lacy family.
Staunch Catholics, the de Lacys opposed the Protestant settlement…
It is not the purpose of this article to recount the history of the campaign, but the scene needs to be set…
On 26th April 1941, LCpl Patrick Fury, 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, 1st Armoured Brigade, was captured in Greece, along with most of his regiment. There are very few recorded accounts of what was endured during those 4 long years of captivity.
Here is some of his story …