Titles

Period

Peninsula War 1808 - 1814

Military General Service Medal.  1793 - 1814 clasps:

*Mullen shows the  Sahagun clasp in combination with Toulouse to a John Stewart - also noting this man as "Not on Roll"

India Mutiny 1857  

India Mutiny Medal. 1857 -59

Operations against the Mohmands, Shabkadar. 1863-64

India General Service Medal 1854 - 95

The 7th Hussars particularly distinguished themselves during the campaign when on the 2nd Jan 1864 they carried out three successive charges through the massed enemy ranks.

South Africa & The Zulu War 1879

South Africa Medal 1877-79

Capt H. McCalmont,  Lt. Hon. A. J. G. Byng,  Lt. Hon J. E. L. Jervis, Lt. Lord J. E. L. St. Vincent and 1137 Pte. W. Lees.

The Nile Expedition 1884-5 A detachment of the 7th Hussars formed a component of the Light Camel Regiment

Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89

* 3 officers and 44 other ranks in the Light Camel Regiment; 1 officer and 3 other ranks served with the Mounted Infantry Camel Regiments; 1 other rank with the staff.

** 1536 Pte J. Miles &  2109 Pte. G. Carpenter

***Allegedly 2300 Sgt. R. Sheean also had the Gemaizah clasp for later service in 1888

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

Operations in Rhodesia and Mashonaland  1896 -7

British South Africa Company Medal 1890 -1897

* 16 of the 201 are no clasp Mashonaland reverse.

South African War 1899 - 1902 or "Boer War"  (main body served from December 1901)

Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902.

Common clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; also the following two clasps are recorded to odd men with other units in advance of the main body :-

* Allegedly five attached to Rhodesia Frontier Force, have found three: Major G.A.L. Carew, 2523 Pte G. Aylen, 4036 Pte. J. Burditt.

**One 7th Hussars reservist attached to the 18th Hussars ( 2027 Pte. F. Webb)

Casulties:

The Great War 1914 - 1918 

 British War Medal & Victory Medal

Regiment in India until December 1917 then moved to Mesopotamia. - 5 officers and 57 other ranks died.

Persia 1918 - 19

General Service Medal 1918 -62

WW2 1939 - 1945 (Royal Armoured Corps)

(Excluding 1939-45 Star and War Medal)

* sometime "Desert Rats" Served 4th and 7th Armoured Brigades (4th Brigade component of 7th Armoured Division). Served with distinction in the Sidi Rezegh battle, unfortunately losing 47 of their 51 Tanks.