1943-04-22 - The Royal Lancers

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This Day in History: 1943-04-22

SHORTHOSE. EDWARD DOUGLAS Age: 19 Trooper 16th/5th Lancers Tunisia ‘7959101’

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Deaths - We will remember them: 1918 CROWTHER. ERNEST Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France '1286'; 1918 LOVETT. JAMES Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France '1798'; 1918 TURNER. GEORGE Lance Corporal 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers France '8288'; 1918 SHEPHERD. ARTHUR WILLIAM Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France '7541'; 1918 PERCEVAL-MAXWELL. RICHARD NIGEL 24 Lieutenant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France; 1918 WODEHOUSE. The Hon. EDWARD 19 Second Lieutenant 16th (The Queen's) Lancers France; 1943 BENTLEY. KENNETH CHARLES Age: 32 Trooper 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Tunisia '7920331'; 1943 BILLETT. ERNEST WILLIAM JAMES Age: 29 Lance Corporal 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Tunisia '317398'; 1943 BIRKS. NORMAN Age: 26 Trooper 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Tunisia '5888053'

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