Winston Churchill
The Regiment has the nickname ‘Churchill’s Own’ as the young Churchill joined the 4th Hussars in 1895 and was later Regimental Colonel from 1941 to 1965.
During the Boer War Churchill was employed as a war correspondent for the ‘Morning Post’ On November 15, the Boers captured Churchill and threw him into a POW camp in Pretoria.
Lieutenant Winston Churchill of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars rode out with four squadrons of the 21st Lancers to scout the approaches to Omdurman …
Those of us who were honoured to take part in the funeral procession …
The surprise defeat of Winston Churchill’s Conservative party after the end of World War II had the benefit of releasing him from the need to be diplomatic …
Although British morale had been boosted by Churchill’s insistence “we shall fight on the beaches,” the situation in Europe continued to deteriorate over the next two weeks …
Winston Churchill had been in a political wilderness for a decade. When Chamberlain lost a vote of confidence in Parliament following the fall of Norway, Churchill was asked to lead a coalition government …
Churchill’s first month as prime minister was marked by military setbacks. The Netherlands was over run, Belgium surrendered: France was falling; and the army sent to support them was cut off and trapped in Dunkirk …
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
