Memorial Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

Memorial to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, a Yeomanry regiment that can trace its origins back to 1795. Formed to opposed civil insurrection and French invasion, it provided support as mounted police for much of the 1800s. Its first battle honour came in the Second Boer War.
During WW1 the regiment served in Gallipoli (1915), Sinai (1916), Palestine (1917) and Syria (1918) and these are depicted on panels on the monument. 228 names from WW1 are commemorated. The monument, which also displays the Regimental badge, was unveiled by Lt Gen. Sir P.W. Chetwode, who commanded the Army Corps to which the Regiment was attached in Palestine, on 29th April 1922. The memorial was regularly attended by survivors of the Battle of Katia on Katia Day 23rd April.
After WW1 the regiment converted to a mechanical regiment operating armoured cars. it fought in the North Africa campaign during WW2 and a pictorial plaque depicting this has bee added. The names of those who died in WW2 are in Gloucester Cathedral.

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• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward