The charge of the Six Hundred is among the deeds which all mankind responds, and it is no light honour to say that the Eighth were among the heroes of that red-letter day. Their spirit was the spirit of men prepared to dare all, to endure all, rather than at any cost to themselves to be unfaithful.

The role of casualties of the 8th Hussars is:

RankNameRemarks
CaptainLockwoodKilled in action
LieutenantVisct. FitzGibbonKilled in action
Troop Sergeant MajorMcCluerKilled in action
SergeantO’Reilly, MKilled in action
SergeantWilliams, WKilled in action
CorporalDonald, WKilled in action
PrivateAdams, JKilled in action
PrivateBarry, JKilled in action
PrivateBrennan, MKilled in action
PrivateDies, JKilled in action
PrivateFinnegan, FKilled in action
PrivateFitzgibbon, JKilled in action
PrivateHanrahan, DKilled in action
PrivateHefferon, TKilled in action
PrivateHerbert, EKilled in action
PrivateLennon, MKilled in action
PrivateMcDonald, EKilled in action
PrivateMorris, GKilled in action
PrivateTurner, EKilled in action
PrivateWaterer, CKilled in action
PrivateWhite, JKilled in action
LieutenantClutterbuckWounded
LieutenantSeagerWounded
Troop Sergeant MajorMcClarkWounded
Trumpet MajorGray, WWounded
CorporalSewellWounded
TrumpeterDunneWounded
PrivateBray, FWounded
PrivateBrown, JWounded
PrivateCheshire, HWounded
PrivateClement, JWounded
PrivateDoolan, PWounded
PrivateFulton, JWounded
PrivateGlendower, OWounded
PrivateKennedy, RWounded
PrivateKetterick, PWounded
PrivateRoss, JWounded
PrivateRyan, WWounded
PrivateSpain, CWounded
PrivateTwamley, TWounded
CornetClowesTaken prisoner
CorporalTaylor, WTaken prisoner
PrivateBevin, JTaken prisoner
PrivateBirdTaken prisoner
PrivateHoran, PTaken prisoner
PrivateKeating, MTaken prisoner
PrivatePalfremanTaken prisoner
PrivatePerry, TTaken prisoner

There were forty horses killed or missing. Seven of the officers’ horses were killed and one wounded.

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