1943-01-08 - The Royal Lancers

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This Day in History: 1943-01-08

JORDAN. SIDNEY HOWARD Age: 34 Lance Corporal 24th Lancers United Kingdom

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Battle Honours: 1915 Gravenstafel - 9L; 1943 El Kourzia - 9L, 12L, 17/21L; 1945 Italy 1944-45 (Emblazoned) - 9L, 12L, 16/5L, 17/21L
Deaths - We will remember them: 1918 LAWRENCE. WALTER Age: 22 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers United Kingdom 'L/10775'; 1943 JACKSON. MARK Age: 24 Trooper 16th/5th Lancers Tunisia '7887937'; 1943 SHORTHOSE. EDWARD DOUGLAS Age: 19 Trooper 16th/5th Lancers Tunisia '7959101'; 1944 CARTER. RONALD HARRY Age: 21 Trooper 24th Lancers Italy '7945614'; 1945 LOMAS. JOHN WILLIAM Age: 34 Trooper 27th Lancers Italy '4985394'; 1945 FAIRS. SIDNEY JOHN Age: 22 Trooper 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Italy '14546883'; 1945 LLOYD. THOMAS Age: 32 Trooper 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Italy '7046686'; 1945 BERESFORD. JIM Age: 28 Lance Sergeant 17th/21st Lancers Italy '328989'; 1945 DUNNING. ALEC Age: 25 Trooper 17th/21st Lancers Italy '4616500'

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Lieutenant Colonel N C Everard
– Regimental Secretary
n.everard@theroyallancers.org

Major P A Watson
– Assistant Regimental Secretary
p.watson@theroyallancers.org

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