The Drake Family and The First World War
By Angel Drinkwater (Museum Assistant) 2024 marked the 110th anniversary of the start of The First World War, and 1914 was a year that would
23rd November 2024 – A Visit to Datchet
On Saturday 23rd November, the Museum had the pleasure of attending the unveiling ceremony for Datchet’s first blue plaque, honouring the gallantry of Sgt. Henry

The 23rd Hussars
Museum Highlights – 23rd Hussars By Angel Drinkwater (Museum Assistant) We will be highlighting some of the Museum’s recent acquisitions. The families of Corporal George

Second Battle of Ypres – Battle of Frezenberg, 8th-13th May 1915
8th-13th May 2024 marks the 109th anniversary of the Battle of Frezenberg, the third of four major battles making up the Second Battle of Ypres. This month we’ll be exploring the actions of the courageous men of the 10th Hussars, looking at how they earned themselves the Battle Honour of Frezenberg, 1915. Â

French Heroines of the Great War
Monthly Highlight March 2024 – Women’s History Month 2024 French Heroines of the Great War By Angel Drinkwater (Museum Assistant) In light of March being

The Battle of El Teb 140th Anniversary
The 10th Hussars at El Teb 140th Anniversary 29 February 2024 This year marks the 140th anniversary of The Second Battle of El Teb, fought on

James Curran DCM
Medals from the Museum – James Curran DCM In our latest highlight we are exploring the story behind one of the fantastic medal groups in

Brigadier-General C. R. Cureton
Brigadier-General Charles Robert Cureton One of the ‘Heroes of Ramnuggur’ For the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Ramnuggur [Ramnagar] we have been looking at

A Letter from Normandy
August 2023 – we look at a letter written by a young officer of the 11th Hussars, whose first experience of war was the opening months of the Battle of Normandy.
We look at a letter written by a young officer of the 11th Hussars, whose first experience of war was the opening months of the Battle of Normandy.
Previous Monthly Highlights
The Sphinx – Abercromby and the 11th Light Dragoons
10th Royal Hussars – December 1944
WW1 Cap of Colonel V J Greenwood MC 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
The Regimental Band of The 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
The 11th Hussars 1934 – 1939
The Prince of Wales and Lt Col Valentine Baker
The 11th Hussars Mechanisation
The 10th Royal Hussars Mechanisation
The 11th Light Dragoons in the Peninsula War
Lieutenant R F Drake, 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
An inspection at blackheath in May 1789 masters of their business
The 10th Royal Hussars in France, 1940
The 11th Hussars and the Arab Rebellion, 1936
The 11th Hussars in the Charge of the Light Brigade
The Road to Corunna – November 1808
A Wartime Christmas: December 1944
The wreck of SS Ismore, December 1899
The Battles of El Teb and Tamai
Horse’s Hoof Souvenir – The Charge of The Light Brigade
Proclamation of The Empress of India and the Proclamation Trumpet
Long overdue celebrations – The Dunkirk champagne
Friends and Pets – Animals of the 11th Hussars up to 1914
The 10th Royal Hussars in the Battle for France, 1940
Sergeant John Breese, 11th Hussars