Hi Steve The only one who I can name is my grandad who is in all the photos but easiest way to pick him out is he is the one on the horse and also the one standing on the right in front of the light tank. I have come to believe the photos were probably taken by a Trooper or corporal called buck Lloyd Regards Norton I forgot to say his name was Sidney Norton or his nick name was "Darky" I am not sure why
Shaun My understanding is that his nickname was from his time in India where he picked up a permanent tan. Happy New Year Steve
Hi Steve your probably right I have other photographs of him in the boxing team where he is wearing all white and he does look quite well tanned in that one. Going by his records as I remember he spent about 4 years in India. I doubt he came home very often so when his Regiment was recalled at the outbreak he must have been very well tanned Shaun
Bamboo 43 There is a photo on ebay today with the 17th 21 Lancers boxing team in India with names of everyone in the photo. My grandad included. Just searchs 17th 21st Lancers on ebay to find it
Morning all, I’m researching my grandad Driver James Hood 7631289, who served with the 26th in the REME workshops. I believe he worked closely with the 17th/21st lancers and even received one of their cap badges from someone. I have found this picture and am hoping someone can identify the Captain Banyon within it.
Thanks Kevin, I thought there was a chance he would’ve been after I read Ffrench Blake’s book and saw the mention of officers keeping horses in Italy. Wishful thinking!
They had plenty of horses in Austria, having got permission to keep 40 cavalry-trained Cossack mounts, which they used to patrol the more mountainous parts of their area, where there was no vehicular access, searching for renegade partisans and bands of SS- possibly the last use of mounted cavalry on active service by the British Army? There was one mounted troop per squadron. (Although they also trained a couple of troops to act as mounted cavalry in Palestine in 1948, they only ever deployed on training exercises).
Hi all, another one researching the family tree. Trying to find some info on my great-grandfather, Arthur Stanley Davis, who was in the 17th/21st Lancers. I'm not sure if he served in either world war but he was definitely with the Lancers in India in the mid-1930s.
Impossible to tell from the 'White Lancer' as forenames were never given and there are a multitude of men with the surname Davis. Mick Holtby at the QRLNY Museum would be able to tell you as the enlistment books are in the archives there. Historical Enquiries The Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Book does record an Arthur Stanley Davis enlisting at Maidstone on 13 January 1923 in the 16th/5th Lancers and later serving with the 15th/19th Hussars. This man was born in 1903 in Faversham, Kent. His father is given as William Davis, residing at Fort Langly, British Columbia.
Born in Faversham, could well be him! I know some of that side of the family did end up in Canada as well. Thanks a lot, I'll check that out.