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Probyn's Horse
(5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers) |
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| 1921 | 11th/12th
Cavalry formed by amalgamation of 11th (King Edward's Own) Lancers (Probyn's Horse), and 12th Cavalry |
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| 1922 | 5th King Edward's Own Horse | |
| 1927 | Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own) | |
| 1937 | Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own) | |
| 1947.08 | allocated to Pakistan at partition and independence; Dogra sqn transferred to Royal Deccan Horse in exchange for its Punjabi Mussalman sqn; Sikh sqn transferred to Scinde Horse (and subsequently to Hodson's Horse); Kaimkhani sqn transferred from 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry | |
| 1956 | 5th Horse | |
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Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers), by John Gaylor (Defence Journal) | |
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Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers), by Stephen Lewis. | |
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[combined battle honours of 11th (King Edward's Own) Lancers (Probyn's Horse), and 12th Cavalry, plus:] The Great War:1 Mesopotamia 1915-18 The Second World War: Meiktila, Capture of Meiktila, Defence of Meiktila, Taungtha, Rangoon Road, Pyawbwe, Pyinmana, Toungoo, Pegu 1945, Burma 1942-45 1. awarded 1926 for services of predecessor regiments [q.v.] |
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| 1924.06.21 | F.M. Sir William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Lord Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, CIE, DSO | |
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