RQMS The 20th Hussars
20th Hussars
Captain John C Darling, DSO.
A letter sent to Captain John C Darling, DSO of the 20th Hussars on news of the amalgamation with the 14th (King's) Hussars. Captain Darling was born on 15th June 1887 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, John Clive Darling was the only son of The Honourable Mr Justice Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling … Continue reading Captain John C Darling, DSO.
The Regiment
14th/20th King's Hussars Battle Honours
20th Hussars History
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Cavalry Card Game
De La Rue produced a range of high quality games at the end of the Victorian period and into the early 1900s. The “Cavalry Game” - registered in c.1914 - aims to teach identification of the various Dragoon Guard regiments. Players compete through drawing and exchanging cards to complete sets of the regiments, and the … Continue reading Cavalry Card Game
20th Sweetheart Brooch
A first world war, hallmarked silver sweetheart brooch for the 20th Hussars.
XHX D
20th Hussars Cap badge with a letter 'D' in the middle?
Drum Horse
Drum Horse of the 20th Hussars (xHx)
Lt. Col. H. G. Proctor-Beauchamp
Colonel Sir Horace George Proctor-Beauchamp gained notoriety as the colonel who led a disastrous attack on the Turks at Gallipoli which wiped out the 5th Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment on 12 August 1915 and brought about his own death. He was appointed CO of the 1/5th Norfolks on 14 Nov 1914 having been a … Continue reading Lt. Col. H. G. Proctor-Beauchamp
Tea Pot xHx
A Tea Pot of the 20th Hussars
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