The 13th Hussars (previously the 13th Light Dragoons) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War but then amalgamated with the 18th Royal Hussars, to form the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in 1922. The regiment fought on the Western Front from December 1914 until until it moved to Mesopotamia in July 1916.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 147 recorded WW1 deaths for the 13th Hussars.
Kennard, (DSO). Willoughby Arthur. Major. 13th Hussars. Etaples Military cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 30-10-1918. Age 37. Youngest son of Howard John & Elizabeth Kennard and was baptised on 2 July, 1851, at Paddington St. John, London. He was a prominent NH rider who also excelled at polo. He was a member of the Cavalry Club, Piccadilly. He joined the 13th Hussars 21 March, 1900, being promoted Lieutenant 22 Feb. 1902. He saw active service in South Africa from 1899 to 1902, during which he was present in operations in the Transvaal, operations in Orange River Colony, operations on the Zululand Frontier of Natal. He was awarded he Queen's Medal with four clasps.
Distinguished Service Order.
Qeen's South Africa Medal with 4 Clasps.
NEILL, (MiD). Norman. Captain. 13th Hussars. (Brigade Major 6th Cavalry Division). Zillebeke Churchyard, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 06-11-1914. Age 34. Son of Robert Neill, Husband of Eleanor de Courcy Neill of Yew Tree Cottage, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, UK. Captain Norman Neill was killed in action early on in the war on 6th Nov 1914. He transferred from the 19th Hussars to the 13th on 11th July 1910.