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The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First and Second World Wars . The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but was amalgamated with the 12th Royal Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in 1960.
Sherman tanks of 'C' Squadron, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, 5 November 1942. After being reformed it was sent in November 1941 to North Africa, where it served with the 1st and the 7th Armoured Divisions. It fought at Gazala, El Alamein, the Tunisia Campaign and the Italian Campaign.
During the action the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards and 'A' Squadron, the 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers charged the German guns. Major Ernest Alexander of the Royal Artillery and Captain Francis Grenfell of the 9th Lancers were awarded the Victoria Cross for saving an artillery battery while under fire.
In 1937 he married The Hon Claudia Betterton. He served throughout the Second World War with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, and the 24th Lancers (December 1940-September 1943) being awarded the American Silver Star in 1944 with the 9th Lancers. [1] [2] On returning from Germany he brought back two horses with him and settled in Claxton, Norfolk.
4th Queen's Own Hussars; 7th Queen's Own Hussars; 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars; 9th Queen's Royal Lancers; 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) 13th/18th Royal Hussars; 14th/20th King's Hussars; 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars; 16th/5th Lancers; 17th/21st Lancers
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.
Camilla became Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) last June.
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders; Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry; Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars; Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry; Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment; Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars; Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons; 9th Queen's Royal Lancers; 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers; Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Queen's ...