- July 2020
Troop Sergeant Major David Rushe VC, 9th (The Queen’s Royal) Lancers
9th July 2020David Rushe (1827-1886) was born in Woburn, Bedfordshire on 28th April 1827. He joined the 9th Lancers at the age of 18, taking part…
Private William Goate VC, 9th (The Queen’s Royal) Lancers
9th July 2020William Goate (1836-1901) was born on 12th January 1836 in the Norfolk village of Fritton. His father, a farmer, died when William was 5…
Lieutenant Frederick Brooks Dugdale VC, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers
9th July 2020Born on 21st October 1877 at Burnley Lancashire, and educated at Marlborough and Christchurch College Oxford, Frederick Dugdale was the third son of Colonel…
Troop Sergeant Major David Spence VC, 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers
9th July 2020David Spence (1818-1877) was born in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, to Robert Spence, a mason, and Agnes Anderson. David married Elspet Mathieson in 1835, when…
Death Notice Captain Bryan Perrett (17/21L & RTR)
9th July 2020it is with regret that I inform you of the death of Bryan Perrett on Tuesday 16th June 2020 aged 85. He completed his…
Death Notice Mrs A.J. Clark Kennedy (9/12L)
9th July 2020It is with regret that I inform you of the death of Mrs A.J. Clark Kennedy, widow of Lieutenant Colonel John Clark Kennedy MC,…
Death Notice Trooper Robin ‘Ginge’ Spencer 17/21L (1958-1968)
9th July 2020It is with much regret that I have to inform you of the death of Robin Spencer on Tuesday 2 June 2020 aged 78. …
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,…