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| On 24th October, 1958, the amalgamation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars took place at Hohne, Germany. On this parade the Colonel-in-Chief, HRH Prince Philip, made the presentation of the Guidon on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, and with this the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars began their existence.
The Regiment served in Germany as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade until June, 1961, when it left for England in preparation for its move to Aden. During October of the same year the Regiment embarked for Aden and took up an operational role against dissidents in varied forms until October, 1962, when it sailed on the SS Oxfordshire for service in Malaysia. For members of the Regiment it was the beginning of a long and multifarious task; many saw service in Brunei and Sarawak on jungle operations during the Indonesian confrontation, and in Singapore as part of the Internal Security Forces. |
In September, 1964, the Regiment returned to Germany to form part of 1 (BR) Corps Troops stationed in Wolfenbuttel, and it was engaged on patrols along the East/West German Border.
January, 1968, saw the Regiment again in England, converting from their armoured car role to that of armoured regiment. Their stay in Perham Down, Hampshire was brief, for during August of that year the Regiment took up its new role as RAC Centre Regiment. After two years in this task, the Regiment returned to Germany as a Chieftain armoured regiment located at Paderborn. In 1979 the Regiment returned again to England, based in Tidworth. C Squadron provided the Demonstration Squadron for the School of Infantry in Warminster, whilst the remainder carried out a variety of tasks. Those included the provision of both the UN Armoured Car Squadron in Cyprus and a small party to monitor the Rhodesian ceasefire arrangements. |
In 1981 the Regiment found itself back in Germany where it was equipped with Chieftain and then Challenger tanks, it formed part of the 3rd Armoured Division.
In May 1985 the Regiment was presented with a new Guidon by the Colonel-in-Chief during the celebration of its Tercentenary. It reminds us of our illustrious past which is best summed up by the Regiment's two mottos "Mente et Manu" (Might and Main) and "Pristinae Virtutis Mciiiores" (Mindful of Former Valor). The Irish Hussars returned to England in March, 1988, half were the RAC Training Regiment in Catterick, while the remainder were the RAC Centre Regiment in Bovington. In 1990 the Regiment returned to Fallingbostel, not far from Hohne its birthplace. It settled down to the normalities of Germany which was to be short-lived. The Desert Rats were going to the Desert again. This time it was SADDAM not Hitler . |
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I'm a soldier in the Queen's Army I'm galloping Irish Hussar I've sailed the ocean wide and blue, I'm a chap who knows a thing or two, Been in many a tight corner, Shown the enemy who we are, I can ride a horse, Go on a spree, or sing a comic song, And that denotes a Irish Hussar! |
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Battle HonoursA total of 538 years are represented from the formation of each Regiment until the creation of The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. During this time the parent Regiments were awarded 102 Battle Honours. The following 40 were chosen to be recorded on the Q.R.I.H Guidon.
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The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
