King Edward’s Horse Regimental Badge

16 King Street, Cambridge

History of 16 King Street

1913

Headquarters (C Squadron) King Edward’s Horse (The King’s Overseas Dominions Regiment) Special Reserve

Colonel in Chief, His Majesty the King

Squadron Commander, Major E W Hermon

Further information about the regiment can be found here:

http://kingedwardshorse.net

Lawrence Bragg recalls in ‘Crystal Clear’ p.88 that he and his brother Rob were in King Edward’s Horse. ‘It was composed of men who had come originally from the Dominions and was first called ‘The King’s Colonials’. My cousin, Steenie Squires, had got into the unit on the grounds that his mother was Australian. We were mounted infantry, trained in the tactics found useful in the Boer War. The emphasis was on marksmanship, riding and care of our horses. We were in sections of four, and on exercises three of us dismounted and delivered a withering fire on the enemy while the fourth held the horses…’

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1916

(6-16) H W Peake

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2 December 1938 – King Street Riding School claims national reputation
An advertisement described the King Street Riding School as the largest and most up-to-date indoor riding school in the country. Its principal, Captain E. Cooper, was praised as an outstanding instructor and horseman whose reputation had been established through service in the British Army. The advertisement also pointed to the many successes achieved by his pupils over thirty years of instruction in King Street, presenting the school as one of Cambridge’s leading equestrian establishments.

Source: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge King Street Scrapbook 1897–1990, Item: 38 12 02a.

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1970

(6-16) Court Bros Furnishers Ltd