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The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) and the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015. It serves in the 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team. The Royal Lancers are part of the 3rd (UK) Division.
The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th Lancers in 1922.
The regiment was posted to Flug Marine Barracks in Schleswig at the end of the war but moved to Lulworth Camp in late 1946. [3] Princess Elizabeth became Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment in 1947, and after her accession to the throne, the regiment was retitled the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers, in 1954. [4]
The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto". [4] This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'.
Pages in category "Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 474 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Small-bore Rifle Association (NSRA) is the national governing body for all small-bore rifle and pistol target shooting in the United Kingdom, including airgun and match crossbow shooting. The NSRA is based at the Lord Roberts Centre, within the grounds of the National Shooting Centre at Bisley in Surrey. National postal ...
King's Royal Rifle Corps: 16th (Service) Church Lads Brigade Denham, Buckinghamshire, 19 September 1914 Field Marshal Lord Grenfell: 100th Brigade, 33rd Division [30] [44] 17th (Service) British Empire League London, 16 April 1915 British Empire League: 117th Brigade, 39th Division [30] [69] 18th (Service) Arts and Crafts Gidea Park, Essex, 4 ...
Includes commissioned officers of the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers regiment of the British Army. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.