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The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own) to form the Royal Hussars in 1969.
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11th Hussar Regiment or 11th Hussars may refer to: 11th Hussars, a British regiment established in 1715; 11th Hussars (Canada), a Canadian Militia regiment now part ...
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
Alderman John Ashley Kilvert JP (1833–1920) was an English soldier and later businessman and politician, who became Mayor of Wednesbury, then in Staffordshire, England.He served as a cavalryman with the 11th Hussars in the Crimean War, where he survived the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Pitman entered the British Army in 1889 and served with the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars for 26 years. He was commissioned a second lieutenant on 9 October 1889, was promoted to lieutenant on 6 April 1891, and to captain on 16 April 1895. [4]
An officer of the British 11th Hussars (PAO) in the full dress of 1856, including dolman, pelisse, busby and sabretache Hussars of the King's German Legion in 1813, all armed with the 1796 sabre. The colourful military uniforms of hussars from 1700 onwards were inspired by the prevailing Hungarian fashions of the day.
Dudley Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby Birth name Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby Born 8 January 1903 Malta Died 17 July 1984 (1984-07-17) (aged 81) Allegiance United Kingdom Service / branch British Army Years of service 1923–1946 Rank Lieutenant-Colonel Unit 11th Hussars, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Lieutenant-Colonel Dudley Jaffray Hynman Allenby, 2nd Viscount Allenby (8 January 1903 – 17 ...