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The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars  
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1958.10.24Formed by amalgamation of 4th Queen's Own Hussars, and 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars  
1958.10Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne7 Armoured Brigade Group 
1961.06England:  
1961.09Aden: Little Aden: Sqn in SharjahArmoured Car Role
 Sep 62: at sea ship: SS Oxfordshire
1962.10Malaya: Ipoh Armoured Car Role
Dec 62 - ?? 63: Brunei: RHQ, C and half of B sqn
 Feb 64 - Sep 64: Borneo  
1964.10Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbuttel1 Corps TroopsArmoured Car Role
1968.01England: Perham Down  Recce Role
1968.09England: Bovington,  A Sqn at Warminster RAC Centre regiment
1970.11Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn6 Armoured Brigade Tank Regiment
Sept 74 - Jan 77: Cyprus: RHQ, B and C SqnsUN peacekeeping force, after the invasion by Turkey 
 Jan 77: Germany: Paderborn3 Armoured Division Tank Regiment
1979.07
England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth. C Squadron detached to the School of Infantry at Warminster as RAC Demonstration Squadron.2 Armoured Division?
UKLF (reserve) tank regiment
1982.07Germany: York Barracks, Münster4 Armoured BrigadeTank Regiment
 1983: Northern Ireland: Prison Guard Force, Maze Prison.  
1988.03
England: Half the regiment to Cambrai Barracks, Catterick, RAC Training Regiment. The other half as RAC Centre Regiment, Bovington.  
1990.04Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel7 Armoured BrigadeTank Regiment
Oct 90 - 1991: Persian Gulf7 Armoured Brigade
2 Sep 93: Amalgamated at Fallingbostel with The Queen's Own Hussars, to form The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
 
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