A copy of a letter sent to John Matthew that I have received today from Paul Stretton owing to the original not being readable

On behalf of the Commander Household Cavalry, Colonel WT Browne LVO and all ranks of the Household Cavalry, thank you very much for your donation to The Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund of £70 collected at the recent 1st The Royal Dragoons Waterloo Reunion.

As you know the Household Cavalry Regiment - known for its ceremonial and State duties - also performs an active, and vital role in armoured reconnaissance.
However well-trained and disciplined its soldiers may be, modern warfare (especially against insurgencies) can and does sometimes lead to injury and death - all too often from a stray sniper, or a hidden roadside bomb.

The Household Cavalry Regiment, which has seen service in both Iraq and Afghanistan over recent years, has lost some of its soldiers this way, with others injured - some of them severely. Like any other extended family, the Regiment cares for those who are injured, and for the families of its soldiers who lose their lives in the service of Queen and country.

To this end, the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund has been set up. It is centrally controlled and held within the Household Cavalry Central Charitable Fund (Charity No: 1013978), overseen by a board of trustees, and intended to help all those who are wounded in future deployments - or to help families of those killed.

The Household Cavalry Regiment is very grateful and thanks you for your donation and appreciates the continued loyalty and support that you show towards the Regiment; this does not go unrecognised by the serving officers and soldiers.

Yours sincerely






Maj (Ret’d) Paul Stretton
Regimental Secretary