1914-10-21 - The Royal Lancers

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This Day in History: 1914-10-21

HOW. FREDERICK CECIL Age: 24 Private 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers Belgium ‘5108’

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Battle Honours: 1943 El Hamma - 9L, 12L
Deaths - We will remember them: 1915 FREEMAN. JOHN 30 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers Ireland, Republic of 'L/7552'; 1918 BERNHARDT. ADOLPH Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '12830'; 1918 BEVAN. ROBERT Age: 23 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '10807'; 1918 CAMPBELL. JOSEPH Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '7003'; 1918 FIRKINS. H Age: 25 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France 'L/7704'; 1918 FOSTER. CHARLES FINCH Age: 20 Lieutenant 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France; 1918 GALE. CHARLES ALFRED Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '12812'; 1918 NORRIS. WILLIAM HERBERT Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '10183'; 1918 PEARCE. CECIL ERNEST Age: 31 Corporal 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '2205'; 1918 PILGRIM. GEORGE HENRY Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers France '10355'; 1918 McKAY. E J Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France 'L/4054'; 1918 SOUTHAM. H Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France; 1918 TOMKINSON. E Sergeant 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France; 1943 SCHOFIELD. CHARLES REGINALD Age: 35 Lance Sergeant 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Tunisia; 1943 TIPPER. GEORGE Trooper 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Tunisia; 1973 SOMERVILLE. ANDREW NICHOLAS GRAEME Age: 20 2nd Lieutenant 16th/5th Lancers '491197'

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