The Red Rose of Lancashire was the Badge of the Lancastrian King's. The earliest troop (the Bolton Troop) was accepted in 1798, after renewing service in 1802 it was disbanded in 1814.The Furness troop was formed in 1819, it was Regimented with the Bolton and Wigan troops in 1828 as the Lancashire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.

In 1900 with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, it formed the 32nd Company of the 2nd Battalion, and afterwards the 23rd and 77th Companies of the 8th battalion Imperial Yeomanry.

It saw service in France and Flanders during the first World War and was converted to a Regiment of the RHA on the reorganisation of the Territorial Army in 1920.

left: 3rd Troop C Squadron in what looks to be their pre deployment picture during the 1914-18 Great War.

Right: A picture of a section in the Lancashire Hussars, appears to be taken between 1914 - 1918, Sergeant William Pendlebury is seen again in this picture back row 2nd from the right.