South Irish Horse in the Great War

On 12 June 1922 King George V received at Windsor Castle representatives of the six disbanded Irish regiments. While five had long and distinguished service records, the South Irish Horse (SIH) had only been raised in 1902, as a result of the second Boer War, but too late to take part.On the outbreak of The Great War a single squadron of the SIH was sent to Flanders which was involved in the retre...