Queen's Royal Hussars

[1] Home Headquarters was formed shortly thereafter at Regent's Park Barracks in London where it remains today.

After the amalgamation, the regiment became the cavalry of the following areas: Northern Ireland, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, Surrey, and Sussex.

[5] The regiment, in January 1996, became the first to be deployed in Challenger 1 tanks to Bosnia with NATO's British-led Implementation Force IFOR.

[8] In 1999 the regiment converted to Challenger 2 tanks in which B Squadron deployed to Kosovo with 1PWRR Battle Group in August 2000.

[6] The regiment saw its first Military Cross awarded to Lance Corporal Christopher Balmforth of B Squadron for his actions during an ambush in Basra.

[6] As the final Operation Telic The Queen's Royal Hussars were intimately involved in the drawdown from the main British base and spent many hours escorting convoys to and from Kuwait.

[11] In 2011 the regiment deployed on Operation Herrick 15 as a ground holding Battle Group to Afghanistan in the infantry role: they worked with the Afghan National Police handing over control of checkpoints.

[13] The Queen's Royal Hussars Battlegroup, comprising sub-units from 5 Rifles and 1 PWRR deployed on Exercise Prairie Thunder 2 between July and August 2013.

This role involved crewing Warthog armoured tracked vehicles and operating with dismounted infantry from 5 RIFLES to disrupt insurgents in Helmand during the draw down of British troops from Camp Bastion.

[24] The museum opened in 2022 and replaced the two previous museums:[25] The crest and cap badge are as follows:[25] The regiment has gained a number of unique privileges and traditions: Loyal Toast: Officers dining in the Regimental Officers’ Mess have the privilege of not drinking the loyal toast and ignoring the National Anthem when it is played at dinner.

This originates from the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 when all Army officers were required to drink to the health of the Sovereign in their messes after dinner as a token of loyalty.

Traditionally the original crest presented to the regiment is placed in front of the commanding officer on Dinner Nights.

In recognition of this, the Churchill Cup is awarded to the top-scoring troop in the regiment's annual gunnery competition.

Queen's Royal Hussars memorial, National Memorial Arboretum , Staffordshire
The Maid of Warsaw
Winston Churchill 1895
Tpr Paul J Ashfield, 1999 Royal Tournament
The Eastbourne Redoubt South Seaward facade