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8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars |
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1693-1958
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Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons |
1693 |
| 8th Regiment of
Light Dragoons. |
1775 |
| 8th (The King's
Royal Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) |
1822 |
| 8th (The King's
Royal Irish) Hussars |
1861 |
| 8th King's Royal
Irish Hussars |
1922 |
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Earliest recognised formation: |
1693 when raised as Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons. |
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| Motto: |
Pristinae virtutis memores = The memory of former
valour |
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Regimental Journal: |
Cross-Belts |
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| WWI: |
Battle Honours; 15 |
Victoria Crosses; 0 |
Died; 103 |
| WWII: |
Battle Honours; 19 |
Victoria Crosses; 0 |
Died; |
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| Amalgamated: |
1958, with the 4th Queen's Own Hussars to
form
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars |
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Regiment of Light Dragoons." |
Egypt
Campaign 1801 |
Military General Service Medal. 1793 - 1814 clasp: |
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number: | 7 |
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Privates; George Duncan, James Durneen, James
Flanagan, Andrew Geraghty, Stephen Russell, Robert Smith and
Corporal Richard Solery. (all also in possession of an Army of India
Medal except Flanagan.) |
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Second
Mahratta War 1803-05 |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 |
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Battle Honour: Leswarree. |
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Nepal War 1814-16 |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 | |
clasp: |
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14 |
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Battle Honour: Hindoostan (granted for service in India
1802-1822) |
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Crimean War 1854 - 1856
When can their glory fade? |
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Crimea Medal 1854 -56 |
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..none... |
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| Total Medals |
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200 |
179* |
162 |
439 |
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Men who served in the Crimea also eligible for: |
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Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 |
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*"Light Brigade chargers";
Regiment part of the gallant 600 who rode into the valley of
death on that fateful day 25th October 1854 |
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Battle Honours: Alma; Balaklava; Inkermann; Sebastopol. |
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Afghan War 1878 |
Afghanistan Medal
1878 -1880 | | clasp: | ...none... | | number: |
398 |
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26 dead on the roll. |
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two apothecaries struck through on the roll are
not counted here. |
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Battle Honour: Afghanistan |
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South African War 1899 - 1902 or "Boer War"
(March 1900 - end) |
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, |
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Common clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State,
Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; and a significant
minority: |
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total medals |
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1460 approx |
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Casualties: |
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Officers |
NCOs and Men |
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KIA & DOW |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
KIA & DOW |
Death from disease |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
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8 |
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Battle Honour: South Africa 1900-02 |
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The Great War 1914 - 1918 Served France and Flanders. |
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In India when war declared. 16/10/14 sailed from
Bombay for France arriving Marseilles 10/11/14. Serving in the
Ambala Cavalry Brigade, 1st Indian Cavalry Division. 15/9/15 Brigade
transferred to 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. 26/11/16 the Division
became 5th Cavalry Division, this broken up 2/18. 10/9/18
Regiment to the 9th Cavalry Brigade 1st Cavalry Division. |
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Soldiers/Officers died records 103 casualties for
the period. |
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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 |
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Battle Honours: Givenchy 1914; Somme 1916, 1918; Cambrai
1917, 1918; Bapaume 1918; Rosières; Amiens; Albert 1918; Beaurevoir;
Pursuit to Mons; France and Flanders 1914-18. Bazentin;
Flers-Courcelette; St Quentin; Hindenburg Line; St Quentin Canal.
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WW2 1939 - 1945 (Royal Armoured Corps) |
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campaigns: |
North Africa |
North West Europe. |
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WW2 campaign stars: |
Africa |
France & Germany |
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Light Armoured Brigade, Mobile Division Egypt 3/9/39. (renamed
7th Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division ) Regiment
later served 4th Armoured Brigade. Heavy losses Bir Hakeim
26-27/5/42. Survivors formed composite unit with 3RTR and later 4th
Hussars. Returned to UK for NW Europe preparations |
9/6/44 -31/8/45 7th Armoured Div. Troops. |
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Most also entitled to the 39-45
Star
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1939-45 War Medal |
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Battle Honours: Mont Pinçon; Dives
Crossing; Nederrijn; Best; Egyptian Frontier 1940; Sidi Barrani; Relief
of Tobruk; Bir el Igela; Mersa Matruh; Alam el Halfa. Villers Bocage;
Lower Maas; Rhine; North-West Europe 1944-5; Buq Buq; Sidi Rezegh 1941;
Gazala; El Alamein; North Africa 1940-2. |
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Korean War 1950 - 1953 (Nov 1950 - Dec 1951) |
Queen's Korea Medal |
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* 39 officers and 689 ORs; with reinforcements of 10
officers and 104 ORs are strengths quoted in the official history
for 8/8/1950. [ plus LAD (1 off, 28 ORs +1) and Sigs Tp. (18 0Rs +1)
- we assume medals named REME & R.SIGS. for these men?] |
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Composition: Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron,
including Reconnaissance Troop, Signal Troop, RHQ Troop. Three sabre
squadrons, each 20 Centurion tanks = Squadron headquarters and four
troops of 4 Centurion tanks. Total 64 Centurions; 6 Cromwells; 3
tank dosers; 3 Churchill recovery (ARV); 3 Churchill Bridgelayers; 4
carriers, universal; 18 scout cars. |
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Casualties
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KIA or
DOW |
Wounded |
POW |
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37 |
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DSO |
MC |
MM |
OBE |
MBE |
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Battle Honours: Imjin; Korea 1950-51. |
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Selected Links |
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The Regimental Museum. (Located in )
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Selected Bibliography; |
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Publisher |
| (Cannon's Historical
Records Series) |
Historical Record of the
Eighth, or The King's Royal Irish Regiment of Hussars;
containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in
1693, and of its subsequent Services to 1843.134 pp. |
London: John W. Parker,
1844. |
| Drawn up by John Francis
Smet, late Surgeon of the 8th Hussars. |
Historical Record of the
Eighth King's Royal Irish Hussars, from its being raised, to
1803. 86 pp. |
London: W. Mitchell & Co.,
1874. |
| Rev. Robert H. Murray,
with a foreword by Gen. the Right Hon. Sir Bryan T. Mahon. |
The History of the VIII
King's Royal Irish Hussars, 1693-1927. 2
vols. |
Cambridge: W. Heifer &
Sons Ltd., 1928 |
| Olivia Fitzroy, foreword
by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel of the Regiment. |
Men of Valour: the third
volume of the history of the VIII King's Royal Irish
Hussars, 1927-1958. 375pp. |
Liverpool: printed by C.
Tinling & Co., Ltd., 1961 |
| J. W. Morton,
Squadron-Sergeant-Major. |
8th (King's Royal Irish)
Hussars. Diary of the South African War, 1900-1902.
159 pp. |
Aldershot; Gale &
Polden Ltd., 1905. |
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Additional Bibliography for this
Page. |
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| Officers of the
Regiment. |
Unpublished rolls in
the care of the National Archives; WO 100/ etc. |
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Additional bibliography
same as Northumberland Fusiliers
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James Champion
