13th/18th Royal Hussars

The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a cavalry

13th/18th Royal Hussars
regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of
the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after Active 9 November 1922 –
service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 15th/19th 1 December 1992
The King's Royal Hussars to form the Light Dragoons in 1992. Country United
Kingdom
Branch British Army
Contents Type Line Cavalry
History Role Formation
Second World War Reconnaissance
Post-war
Size One regiment
Regimental museum Part of Royal Armoured
Battle honours Corps
Colonels-in-Chief Garrison/HQ Tower Street, York
Regimental Colonels Motto(s) Viret in aeternum
References ('May Their Name
Flourish Forever')
External links
Pro rege, Pro lege,
Pro patria conamur
History ('For King, For
Justice, for Country
we fight')
Second World War Commanders
Colonel-in- Diana, Princess of
The regiment was created, as part of the reduction in cavalry in the
aftermath of the First World War, by the amalgamation of the 13th Chief Wales
Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars on 9 November 1922.[1] It was
renamed as the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
after Queen Mary, who was Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, in
December 1935.[1] The regiment transferred to the Royal Armoured
Corps in April 1939.[1]

During the Second World War, the regiment served as a

reconnaissance unit with the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade,
part of 1st Infantry Division, during the Battle of France.[2] It then
served with the 27th Armoured Brigade. Having been equipped with
Amphibious DD Tanks of the
Sherman DD tanks, it took part in the D-Day Landings at Sword
13th/18th Royal Hussars on D-Day;
Beach, and fought during Operation Overlord, taking part in the (note the folded flotation 'skirts' and
landings at Sword Beach,[3] and continuing fighting with the 27th twin propellers)
Armoured Brigade until late July 1944 when it transferred to the 8th
Armoured Brigade.[2]
Post-war

The regiment was posted to Northampton Barracks in Wolfenbüttel

in March 1946 and returned to the United Kingdom to its new base
at Willems Barracks in Aldershot Garrison in October 1947.[4] It
was deployed to Libya in February 1948, to Egypt in April 1950 and
to Malaya, for service as an armoured car regiment during the
Malayan Emergency, in June 1950.[4] It returned to Wolfenbüttel in
November 1953 and then moved to McLeod Barracks at
Neumünster in April 1956 from where it deployed a squadron to Tanks of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars
Aden.[4] It returned to Malaya and was posted to Ramillies Camp at advance with No. 4 Commando on
Ipoh in July 1958.[4] D-Day

The regiment joined 7th Armoured Brigade Group and moved to

Wessex Barracks at Bad Fallingbostel in February 1961.[4] It
transferred to 4th Guards Brigade Group and relocated to Barker
Barracks at Paderborn in February 1964 and then returned to the
United Kingdom in a tank role at Cachy Barracks at Perham Down
in December 1966; from there it continued to deploy troops to
Aden.[4] It returned to West Germany where it joined 4th Armoured
Brigade and located to Swinton Barracks in Munster in January
1968.[4] It became the garrisoned regiment at Long Kesh in January
1972, following the introduction of internment of Provisional Irish
Republican Army suspects.[4]

After this tour, the regiment moved to Bovington Camp as RAC

Operation Overlord (the Normandy
Centre Regiment in August 1972 and then returned to West
Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944.
Germany where it rejoined 7th Armoured Brigade with its base at
Reverend Victor Leach, Padre of
Caen Barracks in Hohne in August 1974.[4] It was deployed to 13/18 Hussars, reading the burial
Lisanelly Camp in Omagh in November 1977 and then moved to service for a fallen tankman who was
Carver Barracks in Wimbish in May 1979; from there it deployed killed in action with the German 21st
units to Cyprus on peace keeping duties.[4] Panzer Division in the Hermanville-
sur-Mer sector of Normandy, France.
The regiment was re-equipped with the Combat Vehicle The dead man's comrades stand in
Reconnaissance (Tracked) range of vehicles, together with the silent tribute at the graveside.
Swingfire Wire-guided missile, and relocated to Harewood Barracks
in Herford becoming part of 1st British Corps in November 1982.[4]
From there it deployed a squadron on guarding duties at the Maze Prison in September 1985.[4] The
regiment returned to the United Kingdom and joined 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade with its new base at
Assaye Barracks in Tidworth Camp in November 1986 from where it again deployed squadrons to
Cyprus.[4] It went back to Northampton Barracks in Wolfenbüttel as recce regiment for 1st Armoured
Division in May 1991.[4] The regiment amalgamated with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars to form
the Light Dragoons on 1 December 1992.[1]

Regimental museum
The regimental collection is held by the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]

Battle honours
Combined battle honours of the 13th and 18th Hussars plus:[1]

The Second World War: Dyle, Withdrawal to Escaut, Ypres-Comines Canal, Normandy
Landing, Bréville, Caen, Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pinçon, St. Pierre La Vielle, Geilenkirchen,
Roer, Rhineland, Waal Flats, Goch, Rhine, Bremen, North-West Europe 1940 '44–45.

Colonels-in-Chief
1922: Queen Mary
1989: Diana, Princess of Wales

Regimental Colonels
Colonels of the Regiment were: [6]

1922–1938: Lt-Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO,
KCB (ex 13th Hussars)
1938–1942: Col. James Jardine Richardson, DSO
1942–1952: Brig. John Noel Lumley, CBE, MC
1952–1959: Maj-Gen. Charles Harvey Miller, CB, CBE, DSO
1959–1968: Col. Vincent Ashforth Blundell Dunkerly, DSO, JP
1968–1974: Col. John Roger Cordy-Simpson, CBE, MC
1974–1979: Maj-Gen. Derrick Bruce Wormald, DSO, MC
1979–1990: Maj-Gen. Henry Stuart Ramsay Watson, CBE
1990–1992: Col. Robert John William ffrench Blake (to Light Dragoons)
1992 Regiment amalgamated with 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars to form The Light
Dragoons

References
1. "13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)" (https://web.archive.org/web/2008012405055
2/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D13-18h.htm). Regiments.org. Archived from the
original (http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D13-18h.htm) on 24 January 2008.
Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)" (http://www.nam.ac.uk/research/famous-units/
13th-18th-royal-hussars-queen-marys-own). National Army Museum. Retrieved 11 September
2016.
3. "Sword Beach : British Troops" (http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/sword/en_page.php?page=
3). Patrick Elie. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
4. "13th/18th Royal Hussars" (http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-armoured-corps/13th-18
th-hussars.html). British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
5. "Charge! The story of England's Northern Cavalry" (http://www.lightdragoons.org.uk/museum.h
tml). Light Dragoons. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
6. "13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)" (https://web.archive.org/web/2008012405055
2/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/cav/D13-18h.htm). regiments.org. Retrieved
27 July 2017.

External links
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