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:
Rank | Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Captain | Lockwood | Killed in action |
Lieutenant | Visct. FitzGibbon | Killed in action |
Troop Sergeant Major | McCluer | Killed in action |
Sergeant | O’Reilly, M | Killed in action |
Sergeant | Williams, W | Killed in action |
Corporal | Donald, W | Killed in action |
Private | Adams, J | Killed in action |
Private | Barry, J | Killed in action |
Private | Brennan, M | Killed in action |
Private | Dies, J | Killed in action |
Private | Finnegan, F | Killed in action |
Private | Fitzgibbon, J | Killed in action |
Private | Hanrahan, D | Killed in action |
Private | Hefferon, T | Killed in action |
Private | Herbert, E | Killed in action |
Private | Lennon, M | Killed in action |
Private | McDonald, E | Killed in action |
Private | Morris, G | Killed in action |
Private | Turner, E | Killed in action |
Private | Waterer, C | Killed in action |
Private | White, J | Killed in action |
Lieutenant | Clutterbuck | Wounded |
Lieutenant | Seager | Wounded |
Troop Sergeant Major | McClark | Wounded |
Trumpet Major | Gray, W | Wounded |
Corporal | Sewell | Wounded |
Trumpeter | Dunne | Wounded |
Private | Bray, F | Wounded |
Private | Brown, J | Wounded |
Private | Cheshire, H | Wounded |
Private | Clement, J | Wounded |
Private | Doolan, P | Wounded |
Private | Fulton, J | Wounded |
Private | Glendower, O | Wounded |
Private | Kennedy, R | Wounded |
Private | Ketterick, P | Wounded |
Private | Ross, J | Wounded |
Private | Ryan, W | Wounded |
Private | Spain, C | Wounded |
Private | Twamley, T | Wounded |
Cornet | Clowes | Taken prisoner |
Corporal | Taylor, W | Taken prisoner |
Private | Bevin, J | Taken prisoner |
Private | Bird | Taken prisoner |
Private | Horan, P | Taken prisoner |
Private | Keating, M | Taken prisoner |
Private | Palfreman | Taken prisoner |
Private | Perry, T | Taken prisoner |
There were forty horses killed or missing. Seven of the officers’ horses were killed and one wounded.
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