by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is the senior United Kingdom armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen’s Own Hussars and the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars. The...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Queen’s Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Brigade. In turn, the regiment became part of Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment in a further...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The King’s Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King’s Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of the King’s Regiment (Liverpool) which had been raised in...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment is one of the most elite units in the world.[5] The first battalion is permanently under the command of the Director Special Forces in the...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated “QO HLDRS,” was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. It was in existence from 1961 to 1994. History The regiment was formed on 7 February...
by Tony Foran | Jan 8, 2018 | British Army, British Military, Military
The Coldstream Guards (COLDM GDS) is a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It is the oldest regiment in the Regular Army in continuous active service, originating in Coldstream, Scotland in 1650 when General George Monck...
