Queen's Own Hussars
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The Queen's Own Hussars (QOH), was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in 1958. The regiment served in Aden and Northern Ireland and as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen's Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.
History
The regiment was formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in November 1958.<ref name=regiments>Template:Cite web</ref> The regiment remained at Tidworth as an armoured regiment within 3rd Armoured Division.<ref name=bau>Template:Cite web</ref> One squadron was sent to Warminster as Demonstration Squadron to School of Infantry in March 1959 and another was sent to Aden in February 1960.<ref name=bau/> The regiment was re-deployed to York Barracks in Munster as an armoured regiment within 6th Infantry Brigade in July 1960 and then was sent to Hobart Barracks in Detmold as an armoured regiment in 20th Armoured Brigade Group in August 1962.<ref name=bau/>
The regiment was re-roled as a training regiment based at Cambrai Barracks at Catterick Garrison in February 1965, except for one squadron which was deployed as Berlin Armoured Squadron in West Germany.<ref name=bau/> In February 1967 the regiment moved to Maresfield Camp from where squadrons were deployed to Aden in July 1967, to Sharjah in July 1967, to Singapore in October 1968 and to Cyprus in June 1969.<ref name=bau/> It was re-roled again as an armoured regiment in 7th Armoured Brigade based at Caen Barracks in Hohne in August 1970: from there squadrons were deployed to Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.<ref name=bau/> It moved to Bovington Camp as the RAC Centre regiment in August 1974 and to Hobart Barracks in Detmold as an armoured regiment in 20 Armoured Brigade in May 1976 from where further tours in Northern Ireland were conducted.<ref name=bau/> The regiment returned to Cambrai Barracks at Catterick as RAC Training Regiment in April 1983 and then re-roled as armoured regiment for 22nd Armoured Brigade at Caen Barracks in Hohne in January 1985.<ref name=bau/> From there squadrons were deployed to Cyprus for duty as an armoured reconnaissance unit and to Northern Ireland for duty as the Maze prison guard force.<ref name=bau/>
The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen's Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.<ref name=regiments/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Regimental museum
The Queen's Own Hussars Museum was based at Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick until 2016. The regimental collection subsequently moved to a new facility in Warwick known as "Trinity Mews".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Colonels of the regiment
Colonels of the regiment were as follows:
- 1958–1962: Major-General Ralph Younger CB CBE DSO MC DL JP<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1926–1965: Colonel Sir Douglas Scott, Bt<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1965–1969: Brigadier David Hugh Davies MC<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1969–1975: Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson GCB ADC Gen<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1975–1981: Colonel Marcus Fox MC<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1981–1987: Lieutenant-General Sir Robin Carnegie KCB OBE<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
- 1987–1993: Brigadier James Rucker<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>
Commanding Officers
Commanding Officers:<ref>Regiments and Commanding Officers, 1960–.</ref>
- 1958–1961: Lieutenant Colonel David H. Davies
- 1961–1963: Lt Col Marcus Fox
- 1963–1965: Lt Col Patrick John Howard-Dobson
- 1965–1967: Lt Col A. Michael L. Hogge
- 1967–1969: Lt Col Robin MacDonald Carnegie
- 1969–1971: Lt Col Michael B. Pritchard
- 1971–1974: Lt Col John B. Venner
- 1974–1976: Lt Col James W. F. Rucker
- 1976–1979: Lt Col Robin D. H. H. Greenwood
- 1979–1982: Lt Col Hugh Michael Sandars
- 1982–1984: Lt Col Jeremy Julian Joseph Phipps
- 1984–1987: Lt Col David John Malcolm Jenkins
- 1987–1989: Lt Col Richard S. Fox
- 1989–1992: Lt Col Charles W. M. Carter
- 1992–1993: Lt Col Michael R. Bromley-Gardner
Alliances
The regiment's alliances were as follows:<ref name=regiments/>
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- Template:CAN 7th/XI Hussars
- Template:CAN 19th Alberta Dragoons
- Template:CAN Sherbrooke Hussars
- Template:AUS 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
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- Template:NZL Wellington East Coast Regiment
- Template:NZL Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
- Template:SAF Umvoti Mounter Rifles