- July 2020
Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell VC, 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers
9th July 2020Francis Grenfell born on 4 September 1880 to Sophia and Pascoe Du Pré Grenfell. He was one of fifteen children. He had a twin…
Lieutenant Viscount Alexander Edward Murray Fincastle VC 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers
7th July 2020Alexander Fincastle was born on 22nd April 1871 at Portland Place, London, immediately taking the courtesy title of Viscount Fincastle. On 30 May 1892,…
Sergeant (later Lieutenant Colonel) Brian Turner Tom Lawrence. VC
7th July 2020Sergeant (later Lieutenant Colonel) Brian Turner Tom Lawrence. VC 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Brian Turner was on 9th November 1873 at Bewdley,…
Private John Purcell VC 9th (The Queens’ Royal) Lancers
7th July 2020John Purcell (1814-1857) was born in 1814 in Kilcommon, near Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland. Little is known about Purcell’s life except for his service…
Private Thomas Hancock VC 9th (The Queen’s Royal) Lancers
7th July 2020Thomas Hancock (1823-1871) was born in Kensington, London in July 1823. At the age of 18, he joined the 3rd Light Dragoons and a…
Salamanca 1812
7th July 2020July 22nd Salamanca 1812 12th & 16th LD The Battle of Salamanca was fought in Spain, between Ciudad Rodrigo on the Portuguese border and…
Survey for all former Lancers: we want to know what you think
16th June 2020Good morning, Because you once served as a Lancer, you are automatically a member of the Regimental Association and we would like you tell…
June 2020The Armed Forces Operational Awards List – Foreign Awards November 2019
30th November 2019NATO Meritorious Service Medal Lieutenant Colonel Christopher BADCOCK, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own)
November 2019HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019
10th June 2019APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE As commander Brigadier Ian Jonathan GIBB, late The Queen’s Royal…
June 2019Service Leavers Aide Memoire
11th March 2019https://theroyallancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Service-Leavers-Aid-Memoire.pdfService Leavers Aid Memoire