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The Royal Lancers Museum ( Queen Elizabeths' Own ) | ![]() |
9th / 12th Lancers Museum Incorporating: |
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9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers 12th Royal Lancers ( Prince of Wales's )
Derby Museum & Art Gallery |
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On the 1st May 2015 the 9th / 12th Royal Lancers amalgamated with the Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Royal Lancers. As well as the 9th / 12th Royal Lancers Museum in Derby there is a sister regimental Museum, the Queen's Royal Lancers Museum, based in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire. On the 5th April 2017 Queen Elizabeth II, who is the Royal Lancers colonel-in-chief, renamed the cavalry regiment the "Royal Lancers ( Queen Elizabeths' Own )". |
The following Victoria Crosses are held by the 9th / 12th Lancers Museum | |||
Rank | First Name | Last Name | 9th / 12th Royal Lancers Museum |
Indian Mutiny ( 1857 - 1858 ) | |||
Lance Corporal | William | GOATE | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
Sergeant | Robert | KELLS ( loan ) | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
Reg Sergeant Major | David | RUSHE ( loan ) | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
Sergeant Major | David | SPENCE | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
Private | James Reynolds | ROBERTS ** | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
First World War ( 1914 - 1918 ) | |||
Captain | Francis Octavus | GRENFELL ** | 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers |
** On loan from the Regimental HQ of the 9th / 12th Lancers |
Location of other 9th Lancer VCs | |||
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Location |
Lieutenant Colonel | Lord William | BERESFORD | Not publicly held |
Private | Patrick | DONOHOE | Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum |
Private | John | FREEMAN | Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum |
Private | Thomas | HANCOCK | Not publicly held |
Lieutenant | Henry | HARTIGAN | Not publicly held |
Lieutenant Colonel | Alfred Stowell | JONES | Not publicly held |
Private | Robert | NEWELL | Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum |
Private | John | PURCELL | Not publicly held |
9 April 2017