Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
- Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
A unit of volunteer cavalry, with roots back to the independent Yeomanry troops formed in 1794. Known by several names, lastly the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars), the Hussar title was lost in the 1918 merger with the Berkshire Yeomanry.
Battle honours include:
1900-1901 South Africa
WW1
1918 Arras, Scarpe, Ypres, Courtrai, France & Flanders
1915 Suvla, Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli
1915-1917 Egypt
1917-1918 Gaza, El-Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Palestine
The name was resurrected when, in 2005, the Aylesbury-based Territorial Army signal squadron was given the title 60 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Signal Squadron.
In 2006, 60 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Squadron, transferred to 36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals, and is located as follows:-
SHQ, Support and A Troop at Aylesbury,
B Troop and C Troop at Bedford .
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