Like all regiments of the British Indian Army, the 7th Hariana Lancers underwent numerous name changes and reorganisations.

Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Shaiba.

Major Wheeler led his squadron in an attempt to capture a flag which was the centre-point of a group of the enemy who were firing on one of his troop's picquets.

Wheeler's Victory Cross was donated to the Royal Pavilion and Museums in Brighton by his widow Nellie Purcell.

In 2015, the museum found the medal while searching for items to display to mark the centenary of the start of the war.