1882 1889–1900 4 August–11 November 1914 1939–1945
Country
United Kingdom
Allegiance
British Crown
Branch
British Army
Type
Cavalry
Size
Regiment
Part of
4th Cavalry Brigade (World War I and World War II)
Engagements
Anglo-Egyptian War
Second Boer War
World War I
Western Front
World War II
Anglo-Iraqi War
Syria-Lebanon Campaign
Military unit
The Household Cavalry Composite Regiment was a temporary, wartime-only, cavalry regiment of the British Army consisting of personnel drawn from the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. It was active in 1882 for service in the Anglo-Egyptian War, in 1889–1900 during the Second Boer War, from August to November, 1914 during the opening months of World War I and in World War II.
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