Hoping for help finding mention anywhere of a Major (Kenny) Lockhart. I was told that he was in the "Irish Hussars", WW2, so am assuming that it's 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Bringing this back up in case anyone has info and missed the post first time round. Would love to have any confirmation of unit or service.
Andy No idea when, that's the problem and why I was hoping he might appear in a History somewhere. I remember him as 'The Major' from when I was a young child, so it'd be great to have something to start off a bit of research. He knew some of my Dad's Officers; small world as they say.
I wondered if I offered to check the field returns in the war diaries for you? (I've been deleting threads I've saved in my windows favourite list)
All I can really say is that he wasn't with the Regiment in May 44, based on a photo of the officers before they went over. I borrowed the book through an interlibrary loan some years ago and stupidly only copied the NWE section. Sorry...
Di, could this be your man? LG 10 NOV 39 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34731/supplement/7625/data.pdf ROYAL ARTILLERY. The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts.:— Serjt. Stanley Kenneth LOCKHART (100508), from R.A. (Supp. Res.). LG 5 MAR 40 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34804/supplement/1306/data.pdf EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS, ETC. ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 2nd Lt. S. K. Lockhart (100508), from R.A., to be 2nd Lt. 6th Mar. 1940. LG 14 MAY 48 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38288/supplement/2924/data.pdf The following Officers are awarded the Efficiency Medal (Militia). ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 3rd The King's Own Hussars. Capt. (Hon. Maj.) S. K . LOCKHART (100508).
Idler I believe you may have the very man. I can't be sure, as I have only a name & Hussars to go by, but this looks 99.99% likely. Thanks very much for this. I did try LG but - obviously - failed miserably. Hate their SE. Really appreciate this.
It looked good: everything tallied apart from the 'Irish'. On the downside, there's no mention of him in The Galloping Third; not that there's any guarantee he was with 3 H for all of his commissioned service.
Thanks for looking again. They were in NA and Italy? Dad said he'd served in NWE, so if he remembers correctly - then yes, something's missing in between. I'm well pleased with confirmation in LG.
Do the campaign medal rolls show the regiment? It might be worth calling in a favour from someone with an Ancestry account?
Just found something else to confirm details above. Northern Bank - War Memorials / Roll of Honour : Nesbitt, John Gordon The 'Northern Whig' of 30th March 1951 reported on the engagement of Miss Wanda Mora Cecilia Nesbitt to Mr Stanley Kenneth Lockhart of Lisburn. ... The 'Belfast Telegraph'' of 26th August 1976 published an obituary of Major Stanley Kenneth Lockhart and mentioned his widow, Wanda and children, Gordon and Julie. 1940
I think this is his brother, also 3rd Hussars: London Gazette : 2 February 1923 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32792/page/806/data.pdf The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military College, to be 2nd Lts. 1st Feb. 1923: — 3rd H.— William Arthur Joseph Lockhart. London Gazette : 11 August 1939 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34653/page/5543/data.pdf ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 3rd H.— Capt. C. D. Phillips, from h.p. list, to be Capt. 12th Aug. 1939, with precedence next below Capt. W. A. J. Lockhart. London Gazette : 24 September 1929 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33537/page/6101/data.pdf CAVALRY. 3rd H.— Lt. W. A. J. Lockhart to be Capt. 3rd Aug. 1929. London Gazette : 2 February 1940 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34783/supplement/647/data.pdf ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. The undermentioned Capts. to be Majs. 1st Feb. 1940:— W. A. J. Lockhart London Gazette : 7 October 1952 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39662/supplement/5265/data.pdf REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS. ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS. 3 H. Maj. W. A. J. LOCKHART (26079) having attained the age limit of liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs., 1st Oct. 1952.
