1944-07-08 - The Royal Lancers

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This Day in History: 1944-07-08

MELLING. HERBERT GERRARD Age: 34 Sergeant 17th/21st Lancers Italy ‘549835’

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Battle Honours: 1918 Rosieres - 9L
Deaths - We will remember them: 1918 APLIN. E Corporal 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France 'L/4095'; 1918 BODEN. SAMUEL LESTER Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '4414'; 1918 POCOCK. ERNEST Sergeant 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '5356'; 1918 STOCKLEY. JOHN SAMUEL Age: 23 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '4845'; 1918 TONE. J Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France 'L/6091'; 1918 SHORT. WILLIAM SANDERSON 28 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '12029'; 1918 CRAWFORD. THOMAS STEWART 22 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Sqdn France '7146'; 1918 ENSOM. CHARLES FRANK Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4146'; 1918 FINLEY. JAMES Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4311'; 1918 FREEMAN. GEORGE Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '163'; 1918 KEMBLE. THOMAS JAMES Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '12740'; 1918 MUGRIDGE. STANLEY GEORGE Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4804'; 1918 SALMON. MICHAEL Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4281'; 1918 EGAN. WILLIAM Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4570'; 1918 THACKRAY. WILLIAM HESLING 31 Second Lieutenant 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France; 1918 WHEATLEY. HARRY 23 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '11406'; 1918 BLAKEMORE. ALBERT EDWARD Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers France '4954'; 1918 CANTELLOW. ROBERT Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France '10103'; 1918 GALE. GEORGE HENRY 37 Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France '10157'; 1918 HOLLAND-MARTIN. GEOFFREY ROBERT 19 Second Lieutenant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France; 1918 OWEN. ARTHUR JOHN 23 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France '4944'; 1918 BULLOCK. JAMES Shoeing Smith 17th Lancers France '13432'; 1983 KNOWLES-BROWN. MATTHEW JOHN Age: 24 Lieutenant 16th/5th Lancers UK '507054'

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