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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 Hohne, West Germany in 1958.〔(The Queen's Royal Hussars – Regimental Association )〕 The Regimental Journal and the Polo Team were nicknamed 'The Crossbelts',〔(Inventory Search Results | Books & Publications | Research | National Army Museum, London )〕 which was taken from a nickname earned by the 8th Hussars at the Battle of Alemenaro in 1710. Many customs and practices of the two predecessor regiments were retained by the QRIH, such as the green and gold tent hat worn without a badge which was used by officers. The regiment was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Hussars on 1 September 1993, to form The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish).〔 ==History== Both regiments were in Germany at the time of amalgamation and stayed there as an armoured car regiment until 1961 when it was moved to Aden (via England) in 1961, reroling as an armoured reconnaissance regiment and after serving there against insurgents for almost a year, sailed on the SS ''Oxfordshire'' to the newly independent nation of Malaysia.〔(Queen's Royal Irish Hussars | Famous Units | Research | National Army Museum, London )〕 It was based in Ipoh, Malaysia from October 1962, and saw limited action against Indonesian insurgents, seeing service in Brunei and Sarawak on jungle operations during the Indonesian confrontation, and in Singapore as part of the Internal Security Forces. Returning to West Germany in 1964 the regiment was based in Wolfenbüttel, near the East German border as part of NATO forward defences.〔 Further deployments were: * 1968–1970: United Kingdom, Recce Role at Perham Down until 1969, then RAC Centre regiment, Bovington.〔 * 1970–1979: Paderborn at Barker Barracks, as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade.〔 * 1974–1977: Cyprus, whilst based in Paderborn, as part of the UN peacekeeping force following the invasion of the northern part of the island by Turkey.〔 * 1979–1982: United Kingdom, including short tours to Rhodesia and Cyprus. Main body of the regiment was based at Bhurtpore Barracks in Tidworth as the UKLF (reserve) tank regiment, with C Squadron detached to the School of Infantry at Warminster where it was used in the role of RAC Demonstration Squadron.〔 * 1982–1988: Münster, York Barracks, as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade, 3rd Armoured Division, British Army of the Rhine. During this posting the regiment celebrated its Tercentenary and was presented with a new Guidon by HRH Prince Phillip.〔 * 1983: Northern Ireland, whilst based at Münster, as Prison Guard Force at Maze Prison.〔 *United Kingdom 1988–1990 – Half the regiment to Cambrai Barracks, Catterick, RAC Training Regiment. The other half as RAC Centre Regiment, Bovington.〔 *Fallingbostel 1990–1995〔 *Iraq (1991), Gulf War (whilst based at Fallingbostel) and under the command of Lt Col Arthur Denaro following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, spearheading the 7th Armoured Brigade 100 hour advance, reprising the role of Desert Rats as performed by both predecessor regiments in World War 2 in the North African Campaign.〔 Victoria Crosses include: * James Champion – Full list of medals 〔http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/puchampi.htm〕 * Joseph Ward * John Pearson * Samuel Parkes * Clement Walker Heneage * George Hollis The regiment celebrated two special days in each year. St Patrick's Day and Balaklava Day (celebrating the Charge of the Light Brigade). On most occasions these were holidays for all soldiers with sporting activities during the day and celebrations in the evening. These holidays began with the quaint tradition of senior nco's serving Gunfire () (a mixture of tea and rum) to junior soldiers as a morning wake-up drink. During active operations the festivities were suspended but the occasion always marked in some way. On St Patrick's Day each soldier would wear a sprig of shamrock, normally presented by the honorary colonel, Prince Phillip who assumed the role upon the death of Sir Winston Churchill. The regimental motto was the Latin ''Mente et Manu'' of the 4th Hussars, meaning ''With Mind and Hand'' which was inscribed on the cap badge and regimental crest. The motto of the 8th Hussars was also retained ''Pristinae Virtutis Memores'' (Mindful of former valour). The Regimental Quick March was "The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars" (an arrangement of St Patrick's Day, Berkley's Dragoons and The Galloping Queen's Hussar, preceded by the regimental trumpet call).〔(The Queen's Royal Hussars – Regimental Association )〕 The regimental slow march was "Litany of Loreto".〔 The regimental hymn was Abide With Me. The regimental song was "The Galloping Queen's Hussar" (A version of the "Galloping 8th Hussar" from the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars):〔 *The Regimental Song I'm a soldier in the Queen's Army I'm galloping Queen's 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 Queen's Hussar! 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queen's Royal Irish Hussars」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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