Victoria Cross
The following members of the combined Regiments were awarded the Victoria Cross, Great Britain's highest award for valour in the face of the enemy;
- Lieutenant Colonel William Thomas Marshall, 19th Hussars.
- Sergeant Charles Ernest Garforth, Mentioned in Dispatches, 15th Hussars.
- Private Herbert George Columbine, 19th Hussars (att'd machine gun corps)
- Brigadier General Hugh Henry Gough, 19th Hussars.
Read more about this topic: 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
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