Recipients of The Military Cross during The Second World War

Recipients of The Military Cross – During The Second World War

Awarded for an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land, to Captains or Officers of lower rank up to Warrant Officers.

Name	Rank	Number	Regiment	Theatre of Combat or Operation	Citation	Date in London Gazette
Archer, Rodney Russell	Major	62556	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	05 Nov 1942
Argyle, Michael Victor	Captain	117256	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	18 Oct 1945
Barton, Bernard Philip	Captain	158236	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	19 Jul 1945
Bates, Geoffrey Voltelin	Second Lieutenant	214510	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	05 Nov 1942
Bellamy, Lionel Gale	Lieutenant	267985	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	01 Mar 1945
Bentley-Taylor, John Martin	Lieutenant	92361	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	09 May 1941
Chadwick, Thomas Edmond	Lieutenant	78136	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	30 Dec 1941
Clements, Charles Marcus Lefevre	Major	30976	4th Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Not Available	13 Sep 1945
Combe, Patrick Harvey Handley	Second Lieutenant	90952	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Apr 1941
Crewdson, Alfred James	Captain	40822	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Available	30 Dec 1941
Dale, Richard	Captain	56006	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	30 Dec 1941
de Moraville, J	Captain	39368	4th Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Available	21 Oct 1941
Dorman, Charles Geoffrey	Lieutenant	179911	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	28 Jan 1943
Downes, John Alfred	Second Lieutenant	193481	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	05 Nov 1942
Eve, Stephen Theodore	Captain	57021	4th Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Not Available	13 Sep 1945
Eveleigh, Michael	Captain	62567	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	28 Jan 1943
Farran, Roy Alexander	Second Lieutenant	129133	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Available	04 Nov 1941
Farran MC, Roy Alexander	Captain	129133	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Available	26 Mar 1942
Farran MC and Bar, Roy Alexander	Captain	129133	3rd Hussars	Italy	Available	10 Feb 1944
Fox, Marcus	Lieutenant	85488	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Not Available	12 Feb 1942
Frow, Kenneth George	Lieutenant	P/129303	3rd Hussars	Java	Available	30 May 1946
Fryer, Frank Stuart	Major	134976	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	13 Dec 1945
Gould, Geoffrey Wyndham	Lieutenant	324106	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	23 Aug 1945
Gwyn, John Wathen	Lieutenant	63928	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	05 Nov 1942
Hackett, John Winthrop	Major	52752	8th Hussars	Middle East (Syria, Iraq and Iran)	Available	21 Oct 1941
Harding, Egerton Charles Francis	Lieutenant	177289	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	07 Dec 1944
Harratt, Percy John	Captain	28278	4th Hussars		Available	17 Feb 1944
Harratt, MC, Percy John	Captain	28278	4th Hussars		Available	19 Dec 1946
Heseltine, Richard	Major	89636	3rd Hussars	Italy	Available	08 Feb 1945
Hirst, John	Second Lieutenant	217952	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	14 Oct 1943
Hodges, John Henderson	Lieutenant	240867	3rd Hussars	Italy	Available	07 Dec 1944
Huth, Percival Henry	Major	66068	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	13 Aug 1942
Huth MC, Percival Henry	Major	66068	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	31 Aug 1944
Jackson, Louis Charles	Lieutenant	243208	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	21 Jun 1945
Johnson, Henry Arthur Marsh	Second Lieutenant	91398	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Not Available	30 Dec 1941
Kevill-Davies, William Trevelyan	Lieutenant	52589	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	04 Jul 1941
Murray-Smith, George William	Second Lieutenant	74584	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	28 Mar 1941
Murray-Smith MC, George William	Captain	74584	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	20 Jan 1942
Murray-Smith MC, George William	Major	74584	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	13 Dec 1945
Napier, John Morillyon	Second Lieutenant	108067	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	01 Apr 1941
Oates, Robin Dorian Grace	Second Lieutenant		7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	30 Jul 1940
O’Brien, John Joseph	Major	190279	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	13 Dec 45
Ogier, John Lionel Eardley	Major	91024	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	20 Sep 45
O’Shaughnessy, Charles Joseph	Captain		8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	30 Dec 1941
Paley, John Townsend	Lieutenant	EC 4058	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	08 Mar 1945
Palmer, Charles Timothy	Lieutenant	71083	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	08 Jul 1941
Palmer, MC, Charles Timothy	Lieutenant	71083	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	18 Jul 1941
Palmer, Geoffrey Stephen Banks	Captain	182998	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	19 Apr 1945
Parry John Edward	Lieutenant	129313	7th Hussars	Burma	Available	30 Jun 1942
Patteson, Michael John Edward	Second Lieutenant	158913	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	12 Feb 1942
Pringle, Jack	Captain	66067	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	26 Dec 1941
Pringle, MC, Jack	Captain	66067	8th Hussars		Available	18 Apr 1946
Rogers, Anthony Dominic Dyke Darby	Lieutenant	271897	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	28 Jun 1945
Romney, Lancelot Francis	Lieutenant	69650	4th Hussars	Middle East (Greece and Crete)	Not Available	13 Sep 1945
Saxby, Frank Wilson	Lieutenant	295460	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	24 Jan 1946
Seymour-Evans, Delme Chedworth Gwynne	Lieutenant	58071	7th Hussars att Trans-Jordan Frontier Force	Palestine 1936-39	Available	03 Jan 1939
Seymour-Evans, MC, Delme Chedworth Gwynne	Lieutenant	58071	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Not Available	30 Jul 1940
Simons, John Francis	Second Lieutenant	95553	8th Hussars att 3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	04 Jul 1941
Stanley-Evans, Michael Melville	Lieutenant	126345	7th Hussars	Burma	Available	21 Apr 1942
Skrine, John Sholto Herries	Lieutenant	245697	7th Hussars	Italy	Available	13 Dec 1945
Thornton, Thomas Richard Stuart	Lieutenant	95217	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	20 Jan 1942
Threlfall, Guy William Going	Major	53935	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	20 Jan 1942
Tisdall, Wilfred St Clair	Lieutenant	232744	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	01 Mar 1945
Wall, Noel Montague Harold	Major	62562	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	08 Sep 1942
Ward, Brian Utley	Lieutenant	258189	3rd Hussars	Italy	Available	07 Dec 1944
White, Harford Lewis	Major	117233	4th Hussars	Italy	Available	28 Jun 1945
William-Powlett, Peter de Barton Vernon Wallop	Captain	30706	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	04 Jul 1941
Younger, Ralph	Major	33496	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	18 Jul 1941

We’d love to hear your stories, or experiences, about your time with the serving regiment, or one of our antecedent regiments.

Stories can relate to, but are not limited to:

* your experiences whilst serving;
* family life, home or overseas;
* places you enjoy visiting;
* or, photos of 5 objects that mean something to you and tell the story of who you are.

Your stories will be used as inspiration for future exhibitions, or even feature in the “articles” section.

You can send your entries in a range of formats such as photographs, artwork, drawings, in writing or via a short video.

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