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8th King George
V's Own
Light Cavalry |
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| 1922 | 26th/30th
King George's Own Light Cavalry formed by amalgamation of 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry, and 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) |
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| 1922 | 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry | |
| 1937 | 8th King George V's Own Light Cavalry | |
| 1947.08 | allocated to India at partition and independence; Punjabi Mussalman sqn transferred to 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers in exchange for its Sikh sqn | |
| 1950 | 8th Light Cavalry | |
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[combined battle honours of 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry, and 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse), plus:] The Great War:1 Givenchy 1914, France and Flanders 1914-16, Aden Afghanistan 19191 The Second World War: Sittang, Burma 1942-45 1. awarded 1926 for services of predecessor regiments [q.v.] |
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| 1924.09.09 | F.M. HM King George V | |
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Rawlinson, H. G. (Hugh George). History of 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry. Aldershot : Gale & Polden, 1948. | |
