Queen's Royal Hussars
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The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is a British armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antecedents have been awarded 172 Battle Honours and eight Victoria Crosses. The regiment was based in Sennelager, Germany, until 2019 when it was relocated to Tidworth Camp, England. It is the armoured regiment for 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team.
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The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) | |
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Active | 2 September 1993 – Present |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Line cavalry |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | One regiment |
Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
Garrison/HQ | RHQ – Regent's Park Barracks Regiment – Assaye Barracks, Tidworth |
Motto(s) | Mente et Manu, translated as "mind and main" |
March | Quick - Regimental Quick March of The Queen's Royal Hussars Slow - 3rd Hussars Slow March/ Litany of Loretto/The Garb of Old Gaul/March of the Scottish Archers |
Mascot(s) | Drum Horse (Alamein) |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | The Duke of Edinburgh |
Colonel of the Regiment | Vacant |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Arm Badge | Maid of Warsaw from 7th Hussars |
Tartan | Saffron (Pipers' kilts) |
Abbreviation | QRH |
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