The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars

Pipe Major (Left) : Ceremonial Dress
Officer (Right) : Desert Dress
Background: Desert Combat Scene
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars were formed on the 24th October 1958 from two old cavalry regiments - the 4th Queen's Own Hussars and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. Both regiments charged down the Valley of Death with the Light Brigade at Balaklava on the 25th October 1854. The 4th Hussars were raised in 1685 and were known as Berkley's Dragoons. The 8th Hussars were raised in 1693 from the Protestant survivors of the siege of Londonderry. In October 1990 the Regiment deployed to the Gulf on Operation Granby as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade.