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  Lance Corporal of Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lance Corporal of Horse (LCoH) is an appointment unique to the Household Cavalry of the British Army, equivalent to Lance Sergeant in the Foot Guards.
On promotion to Corporal, an NCO is automatically appointed Lance Corporal of Horse, so that the rank structure effectively goes straight from Lance Corporal to Lance Corporal of Horse, and then to Corporal of Horse.
A Lance Corporal of Horse wears three rank chevrons surmounted by a cloth crown (as opposed to the metal crowns worn by full Corporals of Horse).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lance_Corporal_of_Horse   (158 words)

  
 Corporal of Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Corporal of Horse (CoH) is a rank in the British Army's Household Cavalry corresponding to Sergeant in other regiments.
The rank below is Lance Corporal of Horse and that above is Staff Corporal.
A Corporal of Horse wears three rank chevrons surmounted by a metal crown.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corporal_of_Horse   (181 words)

  
 Corporal
Corporal (Cpl) is the second rank of non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, falling between Lance Corporal and Sergeant.
Corporal is the lowest NCO rank in the Royal Air Force, coming between Junior Technician and Sergeant.
During World War II, Gefreiter was considered more as a Lance Corporal with the rank of full Corporal known as Unteroffizier, ranking between an American sergeant and corporal and approximately equivalent to a British corporal in responsibility.
www.mcfly.org /wik/Corporal   (587 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Corporal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world.
Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between Lance-Corporal and Sergeant.
Corporal is the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, as it is in the U.S. Army.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Corporal   (1477 words)

  
 Corporal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As in the British Army, Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between Lance Corporal and Sergeant.
Unteroffizier is the German word for Corporal and has existed as a military rank since at least the 18th century.
Corporals (CPL) in the Singapore Armed Forces, unlike Corporals in most other military forces, are not non-commissioned officers (known as Specialists in Singapore).
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Corporal.htm   (1137 words)

  
 Russian London / British soldiers killed in Iraq /
Lance Corporal Shaun Andrew Brierley, of 212 Signal Squadron, was killed in a road accident in Kuwait, while Christopher Maddison, a Royal Marine, was killed in action during fighting in Basra.
Lance Corporal James McCue, of 7 Air Assault Battalion, was killed in an explosion in southern Iraq on 30 April.
A British soldier - Lance Corporal Paul Thomas of The Light Infantry - was killed in an exchange of fire with insurgents in Basra on 17 August.
www.russianlondon.com /print/22596   (1409 words)

  
 Corporal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A corporals role varies between regiments, but in the standard infantry role a corporal commands a Section (military unit), with a lance-corporal as Second-in-Command (2ic).
Gefreiter is the German word for Corporal and has existed as a military rank since at least the 18th century.
During World War I and World War II, Gefreiter was considered more to be a lance corporal, with the rank of full corporal known as Unteroffizier, ranking between an American sergeant and corporal and approximately equivalent to a British corporal in responsibility.
read-and-go.hopto.org /US-Marine-Corps-enlisted-ranks/Corporal.html   (865 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Troops' anger over US 'friendly fire'
Lance Corporal Gerrard said he suddenly heard the distinctive, relentless roar of an A-10's anti-tank gunfire.
One of the soldiers' colleagues, Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, did not escape the explosion.
Lance Corporal Gerrard also criticised the pilot for shooting when there were civilians so close to the tanks.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2901515.stm   (811 words)

  
 'The Yank opened up. He had absolutely no regard for human life. He was a cowboy out on a jolly'
LCoH Gerrard, the commander of the leading tank, described “frightened and curious” villagers waving white flags.
Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, 25, did not escape.
LCoH Gerrard criticised the A10 for shooting when there were civilians so close to the tanks.
www.ccmep.org /2003_articles/Iraq/033103_the_yank_opened_up.htm   (1146 words)

  
 Guardian | Wounded British soldiers condemn US 'cowboy' pilot
Lance Corporal of Horse Steven Gerrard, speaking from his bed on the RFA Argus in the Gulf, said: "I can command my vehicle.
One of their comrades, Lance Corporal of Horse, Matty Hull, 25, was killed.
LCoH Gerrard also criticised the A-10 for shooting when there were civilians close by.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4637206-103550,00.html   (822 words)

  
 [A-List] Iraq: UK/US military tensions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lance Corporal of Horse Steven Gerrard, 33, said he had shown no regard for human life and accused him of being "a cowboy" who had "gone out on a jolly".
Nursing shrapnel wounds and burns, the three injured soldiers of the Household Cavalry, Lieutenant Alex MacEwen, 25, LCoH Gerrard, 33, and Trooper Chris Finney, 18, spoke of their anger at the incident, despite the identification kit, as they patrolled through the marshes near the Euphrates and Shatt-al Arab rivers.
LCoH Gerrard, the commander of the leading tank, said he waved at them.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2003-March/024838.html   (950 words)

  
 The Iraq Page - Lance Corporal Karl Shearer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lance Corporal Karl Shearer died on operations in Iraq on Monday 1st April and another soldier remains very seriously injured.
My sympathy and that of the whole Regiment goes out to his widow, Suzie, to their daughter and their families at this difficult time and to the family of the injured man. Karl was a popular and very able soldier whom I had recently promoted.
"Both Karl and Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, who was killed on 28th March, were brave, courageous men who died doing their duty serving their country under very difficult conditions.
www.pigstye.net /iraq/article.php?story=20030404082448921   (309 words)

  
 The Military Funeral of Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull
The Military Funeral of Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull
The Military Funeral took place this afternoon of Lance Corporal of the Horse Matty Hull, a victim of the Iraq war on March 25th, when he was killed allegedly by an American Tankbuster A10 aircraft in a so-called 'friendly fire' incident.
LCOH Hull was killed three days before his 26th birthday.
www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/windsor2003/matty_hull_2003.html   (809 words)

  
 Operation Telic: Operational Honours - CGC
During an attack by 40 Commando on 30 March, Lance Corporal Thomas' troop was ambushed.
Choosing to abandon a position of safety, Thomas manned a machine-gun on the top of a soft-skin vehicle, fully exposed to enemy fire.
The commander of a Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle of D Squadron of the Household Cavalry Regiment, LCoH Flynn was involved in several notable actions against enemy heavy armour.
www.operations.mod.uk /telic/op_honours_cgc.htm   (177 words)

  
 British Dead in Iraq - Military Images Photos Pictures Forums
Three days later, on 28 March, an incident involving light armoured vehicles of D Squadron, The Blues andamp; Royals, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, resulted in the death of Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull.
Lance Corporal Karl Shearer died at the scene and Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie died of his injuries in hospital three weeks later.
On 7 January this year, Lance Corporal Andrew James Craw, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, died following an incident on a training range near Basra.
www.militaryimages.net /forums/showthread.php?t=2521   (1479 words)

  
 news.mod.uk - News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lance Corporal Justin Thomas, 40 Commando, Royal Marines, receives a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, for his actions on 30th March.
Realising his comrades were exposed, Lance Corporal Thomas climbed onto his vehicle to man a machine gun where he single-handedly returned fire against the enemy.
This singular act of selfless bravery ensured that his troop were able to extract safely from effective enemy fire without loss...
news.mod.uk /news_press_notice.asp?newsItem_id=2681   (840 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Apology for 'friendly fire' deaths
Inquests into the deaths of Flight Lieutenant David Rhys Williams, 37, and Flight Lieutenant Kevin Barry Main, 35, have been opened and adjourned after their bodies were flown back to the UK.
On Friday Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull died when a US A-10 tankbuster aircraft fired on two armoured vehicles.
And in a third incident, two British soldiers - Corporal Stephen John Allbutt, 35, and 19-year-old Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke - were killed last Tuesday when their Challenger II tank was mistakenly fired upon by British comrades in another tank.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2900349.stm   (514 words)

  
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 All words on Household Cavalry
Canada's Governor General's Horse Guards is a pure Household Cavalry regiment, with armoured vehicles for combat duties and horses for ceremonial functions.
The second unit is the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, which is horsed and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions.
The Warrant Officer ranks are the same as the rest of the army, but appointments include Regimental Quartermaster Corporal and Squadron Corporal Major (WO2) and Farrier Corporal Major and Regimental Corporal Major (WO1), again excluding the word sergeant.
www.allwords.org /ho/household-cavalry.html   (697 words)

  
 User Posts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A Lance Corporal of Horse is not an officer but a very junior NCO.
In those units a Corporal of Horse holds rank equal to a Sergeant in a normal armored cavalry regiment.
A Lance Corporal of Horse equates to an Acting Sergeant.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/user-posts?id=89506   (4490 words)

  
 Press Release - Princess Royal, Watton, Sep 02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Lance Corporal of Horse Nathanial Harris, 18, was presented with his County Colours for Athletics and the Bodney Shield, the award for Watton Cadet of the Year.
Nathanial, from Griston, near Watton, was one of only 13 cadets in the country to go on a Wilderness Challenge trip to Africa in July.
Other Cadets presented with awards were: Trooper Tom Pearce (One Star Certificate and Eastern Region Colours for Soccer and Athletics); Corporals William Petley, Gary Payne and Martin Gisbourne, Lance Corporal Alex Leonard and Sapper Tony Barratt (Three Star Certificates) and Corporal Jonathan O'Brien (Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award).
www.nacf.fsnet.co.uk /nacf2_press_releases/princess_royal_02.htm   (555 words)

  
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Mackay Donald Percival Lance Corporal of Horse 4916716 Life Guards Son of William Henry and Agnes Mackay, of Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton.
Martin Reginald George Lance Corporal S/110755 Royal Army Service Corps Son of Arthur and Florence Martin, of Wolverhampton.
Mazey William Edward Lance Corporal A/835 8th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps Husband of Beatrice Annie Mazey, of 83 Gordon Street, Wolverhampton.
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 Blue Star Mothers of America
Lance Corporal Shaun Andrew Brierley, 212 Signal Squadron, 1 (UK) Armoured Division HQ & Signal Regiment, based in Herford, Germany
Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, Household Cavalry Regiment
Lance Corporal James McCue, 7 Air Assault Battalion, REME
www.bluestarmothers.org /fallenuk.php   (517 words)

  
 The Iraq Page - Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Iraq Page - Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull
Monday, March 31 2003 @ 10:03 AM EST
Copied from Operation Telic - It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm that Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull of The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment, was killed on 28 March in southern Iraq.
www.pigstye.net /iraq/article.php?story=20030331100322399   (405 words)

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