8th HUSSARS: CAMBRAI 1917’18 20th NOV – 7th DEC 1917
The 8th Hussars paraded and marched on the 9th of …
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CITATION AND IMMEDIATE AWARD OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO): MAJ WGO BUTLER – 8H
Major Butler has commanded B Squadron, 8th Hussars since last February and in every action in which his Squadron has taken part he has proved himself a brilliant commander.
“A Gallant Lady” – Fanny Duberly
… soon the Regiment found themselves under orders to move …
The State Funeral of Colonel Sir Winston S Churchill
Those of us who were honoured to take part in the funeral procession …
3rd HUSSARS: SELLE 17th – 25th OCT 1918, SAMBRE 4th NOV 1918
After the Battle of Cambrai, the allies advanced almost …
3rd HUSSARS: HINDENBURG LINE 12th SEP – 9th OCT 1918, CANAL DU NORD 21st SEP – 1st OCT 1918
The offensive opened with a heavy bombardment along the whole front, …
3rd HUSSARS: SOMME 1918 21st AUG 1918 – 2nd SEP 1918
The battle was fought from late August to early September, …
3rd HUSSARS: AMIENS 8th – 11th AUG 1918
The Battle of Amiens, which started on August 8th 1918, …
3rd HUSSARS: LYS 9th – 29th APR 1918, HAZEBROUCK 12th – 15th APR 1918
The Battle of Lys was part of the 1918 German Spring Offensive …
3rd HUSSARS: RIFLE WOOD 1st APR 1918
Between the 21st of March and the 2nd of April, as the Germans pushed almost to the gates of Amiens, the 3rd Hussars had already paid a terrible price, 6 officers and 122 other ranks, killed and wounded. But the bloodiest battle was yet to come at Rifle Wood, on April the 1st, after the 2nd Cavalry Division had received an urgent call to join the Fifth Army in front of Amiens. Rifle Wood was the last of a series…
