Former cavalry regiment, officially the Sixth Dragoon Guards. They participated in putting down the rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745-46 and fought in the Peninsular, Crimean and Boer Wars and World War I. In 1922 they were amalgamated with the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales), and were designated the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards.
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Carabiniers
{On a shield at the top of the monument:} Sixth Dragoon Guards Carabiniers. ...
United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Simon James Turner was born on 17 July 1962. He joined the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and upon le...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
Frederick Haver was born in October 1881 the eldest of the 12 children of Robert John Haver (1858-1904) and Eliza Haver née Jarman (b.1859). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1881 in t...
Person, Armed Forces, Belgium, India, Pakistan, South Africa
Born St Pancras. Private. Killed in action, France and Flanders, 15/9/16. High Wood (Somme). Pte Britcher is buried in the Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Our colleague Andrew Be...
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