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3rd Kings Own Hussars
3rd Kings Own Hussars served with the Royal Armoured Corps and saw action in the Western Desert and Italy. B Squadron were detached and saw action in the Far East.
20th Apr 1940 Vehicles
23rd Apr 1940 Postings
26th Apr 1940 Maintenance
30th Apr 1940 Maintenance
6th May 1940 Detachment
14th May 1940 Detachment
4th Jun 1940 Detachment
22nd August 1940 On the Move
24th Sep 1940 On the Move
21st Oct 1940 Minefield
26th Oct 1940 Demonstration
15th Nov 1940 Exercise
17th Nov 1940 Orders
18th Nov 1940 Visit
20th Nov 1940 On the March
21st Nov 1940 On the Move
1st Dec 1940 On the Move
7th Dec 1940 On the March
8th Dec 1940 On the March
15th Dec 1940 Patrols
19th Mar 1941 Vehicles
20th Mar 1941 Move
23rd Mar 1941 Light Tanks
24th Mar 1941 Air Raid
25th Mar 1941 Tanks
1st Apr 1941 Orders
1st Apr 1941 On the Move
2nd Apr 1941 Attack
2nd Apr 1941 In Action
3rd Apr 1941 Enemy Patrols
4th Apr 1941 Preparations
5th Apr 1941 Orders
6th Apr 1941 On the Move
7th Apr 1941 On the Move
8th Apr 1941 In Defence
9th Apr 1941 In Defence
10th Apr 1941 Attacks
11th Apr 1941 In Defence
12th Apr 1941 On the Move
13th Apr 1941 Air Raid
14th Apr 1941 Air Raid
15th Apr 1941 On the Move
16th Apr 1941 On the Move
25th Aug 1941 In Action
30th Aug 1941 Meeting
7th Jan 1942 Detachment
31st Jan 1942 On the Move
13th Feb 1942 On the Move
14th Feb 1942 Orders
15th Feb 1942 Enemy Threaten
16th Feb 1942 Vehicles Destroyed
17th Feb 1942 On the Move
18th Feb 1942 On the Move
19th Feb 1942 On the Move
23rd Aug 1942 Reorganisation
30th Sep 1942 Inspection
1st Nov 1942 On the Move
2nd Nov 1942 In Action
2nd Nov 1942 Advance
4th Nov 1942 Breakthrough
5th Nov 1942 Prisoners Taken
5th Nov 1942 Aerodrome CapturedIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
3rd Kings Own Hussars
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Boniface AHW.
- Bottomley D.
- Bowman MA.
- Breden Clement Thomas Arthur.
- Crane AJ.
- Dartnall James. Cpl.
- Dent EH.
- Elsby JE.
- Evans BDE.
- Evans HP.
- Handford Frankk. Bandsman
- Hedge R.
- Higgins TJ.
- Howard GW.
- Howe M.
- Hurst GF.
- Lawrence SJ.
- Lawrie A.
- Leadbeater H.
- Maltezoz N.
- Marley JG. Sgt.
- McLean Alexander.
- Mcnally HE.
- Olslow EGA.
- Osborne GC.
- Sewell LG.
- Sheppard EC.
- Stone EA.
- Thomas E.
- Tooke DF.
- Troughton TP.
- Warrilow James R.
- Watson AH.
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List
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Want to know more about 3rd Kings Own Hussars?
There are:492 items tagged 3rd Kings Own Hussars available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.
AH Watson 3rd Hussars
AH Watson served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
James R Warrilow 3rd Hussars
James R Warrilow served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
TP Troughton 3rd Hussars
TP Troughton served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
DF Tooke 3rd Hussars
DF Tooke served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
E Thomas 3rd Hussars
E Thomas served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
EA Stone 3rd Hussars
EA Stone served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
EC Sheppard 3rd Hussars
EC Sheppard served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
LG Sewell 3rd Hussars
LG Sewell served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
GC Osborne 3rd Hussars
GC Osborne served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
EGA Olslow 3rd Hussars
EGA Olslow served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
HE Mcnally 3rd Hussars
HE Mcnally served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
Sgt. JG Marley 3rd Hussars
Sgt.JG Marley served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
N Maltezoz 3rd Hussars
N Maltezoz served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
H Leadbeater 3rd Hussars
H Leadbeater served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
A Lawrie 3rd Hussars
A Lawrie served with the 3rd Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
Dan
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