The following photographs have been sent to me by Dr David L. Evans, who as 2nd Lt David Lewis Evans served with the 8H  until Sept , when he was injured in Belgium and air evacuated to UK. The photos were taken on the eve of DDay at Bognor Regis. Dr Evans also appears second from the left in the picture of "A" squadron officers above, taken at the same time.

The following photographs are taken from a collection of over 200 in the possession (and published with permission) of Cliff Dowding formerly Trooper in Recce Troop 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars.

The following photographs were taken in North Africa at about the time of El Alemein. The were from the collection of the late Abraham (Sam) Chapman, who was thought to have been a driver either in the R.C.T. or a Regimental Driver.

The following photographs were sent to me by Dee Nicholls whose father, Sgt G Nicholls and uncle, Trooper Sid Wigg were both members of "A" Squadron 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars.

Thanks to Michael Kenny  [email protected] who has given me the following explanation of the Glass boot Medal - The "Boot" was probably made up in a REME workshop or similar establishment.
The ribbon and suspension ring is for the Third Reich War Merit Medal, as opposed to the Cross. The Medal was issued to civilians for aiding the war effort.
Note the medal ribbon has the thin red stripe in the centre of the black stripe - the War Merit cross (military) does not have this stripe on the ribbon.

The following three photographs were sent to me by Sandra Patchett whose father William Flat was killed in Saint Joost on 20th January 1945, the following is an extract from her email to me:

"In the group photos my father is in the middle of the front row of the one where they are in the tank. In the other he is at the end of the row, standing next to the man without a hat. My father was known as Bill Flatt, he was in 'C' Squadron, 8th Royal Irish Hussars,  and his CO was Major Henry Huth. He was a L/Corporal. He is buried in the British War Cemetery in Sittard, which I visited last year for the first time." 

The following two photographs were sent to me by ex Trooper Fred Pepper, who served with the 8th Hussars in 1946 having transferred from The 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry.

The first photograph shows the Fifes dinner this year, L to R Jack Maw, George Maggs, Allen Edwards and Fred Pepper, outside the Four Feathers at Worcester.
The second photograph shows 4 men of the 8th Hussars having lunch at the Montgomery
club in Brussels in 1946 and from L to R they are, A. Cameron, Jack Maw, G. Sharp and Fred Pepper.

The following photographs have been sent to me on behalf of the family of Ernest Schofield, former Trooper 8th KRI who seems to have been the photographer for most of the pictures.   Unfortunately Ernest passed away about six years ago.  His family say that he never mentioned the war to them at all other than that he had been injured with shrapnel and that he was in tanks. The photographs were forwarded to me by David Morris.