Hicks Withers-Lancashire (1829 – 31 January 1909), also known as Hicks Withers, was a British

veterinary surgeon Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarians, whereby the procedures fall into three broad categories: orthopaedics (bones, joints, muscles), soft tissue surgery (skin, body cavities, cardiovascular system, GI/urogenital/ ...

. He was born in Ham Green in

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to Samuel Withers, a veterinary surgeon, and Martha Lancashire. He graduated in London on 30 April 1851. Hicks joined the army as Veterinary Surgeon with the

Royal Horse Artillery The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. (Although the cavalry link r ...

on 6 March 1854. He was involved in the

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included the ...

and was present at the Charge of the Light Brigade, the Alma, Sebastapol,

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and

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. Later, in the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

, he was at the relief of the Siege of Lucknow. He was promoted to 1st Class Veterinary Surgeon on 21 November 1861. In 1864 he was appointed to the

10th Hussars The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Al ...

where he remained until 2 January 1869. After he left the army Withers adopted the surname Lancashire as a racing name; he owned a number of steeple-chasers including Brunswick which finished fourth in the 1890 Grand National. In the 1890s, he became the

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of Stockbridge in

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until 1902 when it was sold to Mr. R. P. Attenborough."Stockbridge"
British History Online, retrieved 21 November 2008

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Withers-Lancashire, Hicks 1829 births 1909 deaths Medical doctors from Bristol British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 British Army personnel of the Crimean War Royal Artillery officers 10th Royal Hussars officers 3rd The King's Own Hussars officers Royal Army Veterinary Corps officers People from Pill, Somerset Military personnel from Bristol