14th/20th King's Hussars Battle Honours
14th/20th Hussars
Badges of the Regiment
Cap and Rank Badges of the 14th/20th Kings Hussars
The Royal Sussex
This is an old paper cut out I recently came across with some insight into the story behind the regimental march of the 14th Hussars "The Royal Sussex" and of course the 14th/20th King's Hussars in later years.
The 14th/20th King’s Hussars
Click to enlarge The Cap Badge of the 14th/20th King's Hussars. The Prussian Eagle (also known as the Hawk) with the letters FR emblazoned on its breast (on some of the Hawks it should be added) was the cap badge of The 14th/20th King’s Hussars. It is the insignia of the Royal House of Prussia … Continue reading The 14th/20th King’s Hussars
The Regimental Medal
The Regimental Medal of the 14th Hussars was instituted by Lieutenant-Colonel Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC in 1909.
The Cloth Cap Badge
Click to enlarge The Cloth Cap Badge, worn in Northern Ireland 1978-1979 and the tank park thereafter, as I recall. Read more about the Regiments Cap Badge HERE
xHx Poem
It would appear that the 20th Hussars had a poem? I have copied the words from the regiments Journal of 1921 and placed on a page, have to say I love it.
The Emperor
The most treasured possession of the 14th King' s Hussars (then the 14th/20th King's Hussars) is "The Emperor " which is the Regimental name for the solid silver bedroom utensil of King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain, whose short reign began in 1808 and finished with the defeat of Napoleon's armies in Spain by the British and Spanish armies in 1813.
History of the 14th/20th King's Hussars 
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