27th Lancers

For the drum corps, see27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps.

27th Lancers
Cap Badge of the 27th Lancersca1941
Active	1941–1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Cavalry Regiment
Role	Reconnaissance
Size	1 Regiment

The27th Lancerswas a British Armycavalry regimentfrom 1941 to 1945.

History

The regiment was raised in June 1941 from a cadre of personnel taken from the12th Royal Lancers.It was assigned to the11th Armoured Divisionas the divisional reconnaissance regiment and was known as 'Porterforce' after its commanding officer, Lt ColAndrew Horsbrugh-Porter.It was later withdrawn and held under command ofGHQ.

Armoured cars of the 27th Lancers, 11th Armoured Division, 19 April 1942. A scout car leads, followed by Daimler and Humber armoured cars, with more scout cars bringing up the rear.

In 1943, it was shipped to Egypt; in 1944 it moved toItaly,where it served as an independent reconnaissance regiment for theAllied Force Headquarters,and finished the war inAustria,where it was disbanded in August 1945. Some personnel were transferred to the 12th Lancers.

(In a film made in 1936 (The Charge of the Light Brigade), there was a fictional regiment called the 27th Lancers.)

References

• "27th (24th) Light Dragoons & 27th Lancers".Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2006.