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The 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of the 15th The King's Hussars and the 19th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it was amalgamated with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars to form the Light Dragoons in 1992.
The 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, created in 1858. After serving in the First World War, it was amalgamated with the 15th The King's Hussars to form the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1922.
The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army.First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars in 1922.
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars: Commands: 6th Armoured Division (1953–54) 22nd Armoured Brigade (1947–49) 26th Armoured Brigade (1944–45) 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (1942) Battles / wars: Second World War: Awards: Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order ...
Luttrell enlisted as a trooper in 1939 on the outbreak of the Second World War and was subsequently commissioned into the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. In 1942 he married Hermione Hamilton Gunston (1923–2009), granddaughter of the 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava; the couple had no children.
Includes commissioned officers of the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars regiment of the British Army. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
1922: 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars: Light Dragoons: 16 16th (Queen's) Lancers: 1759 [30] 1922: 16th/5th Lancers: Royal Lancers: 17 17th (Duke Of Cambridge's Own ...
The Tabs – 15th The King's Hussars later 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars [93] 1st Tangerines – 2nd Foot [58] (originally raised for the garrison of Tangiers) The Tankies – Royal Tank Regiment specifically, rather than cavalry units equipped with tanks – this differentiates from "tankers" as the US army term for all tank soldiers