Queen's Royal Irish Hussars

The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars regimental badge
Active1958–1993
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeRoyal Armoured Corps
RoleMain Battle Tank
Size550
Regimental HeadquartersLondon
Nickname(s)The Crossbelts
Motto(s)Mente et Manu (By Mind and Hand)
MarchThe Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
AnniversariesSaint Patrick's Day, Balaclava Day
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefThe Duke of Edinburgh
Colonel of the RegimentSir Winston Churchill
Lt Col George Kidston-Montgomerie DSO MC of Southannon[1]
Air Marshall Sir John Baldwin
Major General John Strawson

The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, abbreviated as QRIH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed from the amalgamation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958. The regiment saw active service against insurgents in Aden; during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and during the Gulf War, as well as regular service in West Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine. The regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Own Hussars to form the Queen's Royal Hussars on 1 September 1993.

  1. ^ "No. 43662". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1965. p. 5271.