.@Tesla - In the UK owners are donating their spare @RadioFlyer Teslas to various children's hospices and hospitals in the hope of putting smiles on a child's face as they go in for surgery etc. I want to buy a further 24 of these cars, can you help? @elonmusk TY
I don't believe so, he was primarily a Wireless Operator. He was within A and SHQ Squadron of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars / 7th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (D-Day Onwards). He was a Corporal in 1944 (time of this photo) and became a Sgt at some point between 1944 and 1946. My Grandfather (Sgt Richard Douglas Edwards) and he were best mates, both radio operators.
@DrHelenFry Helen, I'm led to believe the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars landed on D-Day +4, is there conflicting info here? Please do you have any more images from Willy or any others from the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars please. Thank you.
@kevinjbrain@Normandy661944 Please may your ask your Mother in Law's cousin if she has any photographs of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, I'm building a site of their WW2 history. Thank you
As Remembrance Day approaches, I’ve been reflecting on two years spent researching my grandfather’s and great uncle’s service with the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars (Desert Rats). Their stories — and those of the men they served alongside — have become deeply personal to me.
I’m a visual person, and reading a list of 200 names from the regiment’s Roll of Honour — each a man who gave his life for his country — felt hard to truly grasp. Over the past week, I’ve been verifying every record (some missing, six unaccounted for, others conflicting) and finding ways to show their sacrifice more tangibly — to move beyond a list of names and reveal the human scale of loss.
May I introduce the locations of the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars who made the ultimate sacrifice between 1939 and 1947.
Each block represents one life cut short — one family who never saw their loved one return.
These places mark not where they fell, but where they were laid to rest.
This visual represents just 200 men from one regiment — a small part of the countless Commonwealth men and women who served, and of the many soldiers on both sides who endured unimaginable loss.
As Remembrance Day nears, if you ever pass a war cemetery, visit the @CWGC website to see who rests there — and take a moment to remember them.