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Period

Peninsula War 1808 - 1814  'Light Dragoons'

Military General Service Medal.  1793 - 1814 clasps:

*Three officers of the regiment on the staff officers list are not counted here - one of which received a  9 clasp medal (Captain Charles Synge)

Battle Honour: Peninsula

Battle of Waterloo 1815

Waterloo Medal 1815

Battle Honour: Waterloo

Crimean War  1854 - 1856

Crimea Medal 1854 -56

Men who served in the Crimea also eligible for:

Turkish Crimea Medal 1855

Battle Honour; Sevastopol.

Afghan War 1878

Afghanistan Medal 1878  -1880

Battle Honour: Ali Musjid

Sudan & The Nile Expedition 1884-5

Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89

A detachment of the 10th Hussars formed a component of the Light Camel Regiment for the Nile Expedition

* 2 officers and 44 other ranks served in the Light Camel Regiment.

** Captain Airlie and 1526 Pte. W Little at Abu Klea. ( Capt Airlie slightly wounded on the 19th Jan 85.)

Recipients also entitled to a Khedive's Star dated 1884-6

Battle Honour: Egypt 1884

South African War 1899 - 1902 or "Boer War" (Nov 1899 - end of the war.)

Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with or without the King's South Africa Medal 1901 - 1902

Common clasps: Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; also:

medals with 5 or 6 of the above 'battle' clasps are frequently encountered for this regiment.

1270 names on the roll

Battle Honours: Relief of Kimberley; Paardeberg; South Africa 1899-1902.

VCs: 2  Milbanke,  Engleheart

The Great War 1914 - 1918 

Regiment was in South Africa when war declared, sailed from Cape Town for the UK.  Joined 6th Cavalry Brigade 22/9/1914. Landed France and Flanders 8/10/1914.   20/11/1914 joined 8th Cavalry Brigade/3rd Cavalry Division -Back to 6th Cavalry Brigade, in the same Division 12/3/1918.

Soldiers/Officers died records 246 casualties for the period.

Men landed France and Flanders prior to 1/1/1916 entitled to a 1914 or 1914-15 Star as appropriate. Also the British War Medal & Victory Medal

WW2 1939 - 1945 (Royal Armoured Corps)

Most also entitled to the 39-45 Star & 1939-45 War Medal - some the Defence Medal

10th Hussars served with 2nd Armoured Brigade 3/9/39-4/7/42 and 2/8/42-31/8/45:—

Brigade Theatres:—

 United Kingdom 3. 9.39 - 19. 5.40; France 20. 5.40 - 16. 6.40; United Kingdom 17. 6.40 - 5.10.41; At Sea 5.10.41 - 29.11.41; Egypt 29.11.41 - 20.12.41; Libya 20.12.41 - 16. 6.42; Egypt 16. 6.42 - 14.11.42; Libya 14.11.42 - 12. 3.43; N Africa 12. 3.43 - 28. 5.43; Libya 28. 5.43 - 1. 8.43; N Africa 1. 8.43 - 25. 5.44; At Sea 25. 5.44 - 27. 5.44; Italy 27. 5.44 - 31. 8.45

Brigade Battles:—

1942 26 May - 21 June Gazala; 1 July - 27 July Defence of Alamein Line; 23 October - 4 November El Alamein*; 1943 21 March - 30 March Tebaga Gap; 6 April - 7 April Akarit; 22 April - 26 April El Kourzia; 5 May - 12 May Tunis; 1944 3 September - 15 September Coriano; 1945 13 April - 21 April Argenta Gap.

10th Hussars Battle Honours:—

 Somme 1940; Saunnu; Gazala; El Alamein; El Hamma; Tunis; Coriano; Santarcangelo; Valli di Comacchio; Argenta Gap.
 North-West Europe 1940; Bir el Aslagh; Alam el Halfa; El Kourzia; Djebel Kournine; North Africa 1942-3; Cosina Canal Crossing; Senio Pocket; Cesena; Italy 1944-5.

10th Hussars served in the same Brigade and hence has a similar history to the Bays.

Aden 1964 - 67 (1964-65)

General Service Medal 1962-