The Queen's Royal Lancers
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| Queen's Royal Lancers | |
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 Cap badge of the Queen's Royal Lancers |
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| Active | 25 June 1993- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Cavalry |
| Role | Formation Reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Catterick |
| Nickname | The Death or Glory Boys |
| Motto | Death or Glory |
| March | Quick - Stable Jacket Slow - Omdurman |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Major-General Andrew Alexander John Rennie Cumming, CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
The Queen's Royal Lancers (The 'Death or Glory Boys') is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:
From its formation, the regiment served in the armoured role with first Challenger 1, then Challenger 2. However, in 2005, as part of the re-organisation of the army, the regiment started converting for the formation reconnaissance role, re-equipping with the FV107 Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle.
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[edit] Organisation
The regiment is organised into a total of four squadrons, each of which perpetuates one of the antecedent regiments:
- 16th Lancer Squadron
- 17th Lancer Squadron
- 21st Lancer Squadron
- 5th Lancer Squadron
[edit] Traditions
The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', comes from their cap badge (which in the regiment is called the 'motto'). This is the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'. This comes from the 17th/21st Lancers, and was the cap badge of the 17th Lancers (the original 'Death or Glory Boys').
[edit] Battle Honours
As well as the combined battle honours of the 16th/5th The Queens' Royal Lancers and 17th/21st Lancers
- Al Basrah, Iraq 2003
[edit] Order of Precedence
| Preceded by: The Light Dragoons |
Cavalry Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Royal Tank Regiment |
[edit] Alliances
Canada - Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Australia - 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers
Royal Navy - HMS Ark Royal
