Queen ' s Own Hussars The Queen ' s Own Hussars , normally referred to by the abbreviation QOH , was a cavalry regiment of the British Army , formed from the amalgamation of the 3rd The King ' s Own Hussars and the 7th Queen ' s Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks , Tidworth in 1958 . The regiment was posted to Aden in 1967 , and to Hohne , Germany in 1970 . It was stationed at Hobart Barracks , Detmold from 1977 to 1983 as part of 4th Armoured Division . During the 70s and 80s , the regiment spent time in year in Canada training for the impending Russian invasion , but it also undertook a number of tours of Northern Ireland . The regiment was amalgamated with The Queen ' s Royal Irish Hussars on 1 September 1993 , to form The Queen ' s Royal Hussars ( The Queen ' s Own and Royal Irish ) . History . The regiment remained in England until 1960 , with one squadron serving in Aden . It was bought back together as the armoured regiment of the 6th Infantry Brigade at Munster in northern Germany . It moved to Detmold two years later and back to Catterick in 1965 , except for " A " Squadron , which became the first Berlin Armoured Squadron . 1967 was a very busy year for the regiment ; it was converted to an armoured reconnaissance regiment and deployed to keep the fragile peace in Aden , where members of the regiment were awarded one MC and six mentions in despatches . The following two years saw the regiment blown to the four corners of the globe , with independent squadrons serving in Singapore , Hong Kong , Maresfield and Cyprus . The Queen ' s Own Hussars converted back to an armoured regiment in 1970 , and was posted to Hohne as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade for four years , in which time it completed two tours of Northern Ireland - one in armoured cars and the latter on foot . In 1974 , the regiment relocated to Bovington for two years , then Detmold for seven years punctuated by another two tours of Northern Ireland , returning to England in 1983 . The final move as a complete regiment was back out to Hohne in 1985 , from where it completed a United Nations tour of Cyprus in 1990 . In 1993 , shortly before the amalgamation , the regiment had two large independent squadrons , one serving in Cyprus as an armoured reconnaissance unit , the other as the Maze prison guard force in Northern Ireland . Colonels of the Regiment . Major - General R Younger CB CBE DSO MC DL JP Colonel Sir Douglas Scott Bt Brigadier DH Davies MC Lieutenant - General Sir Patrick Howard - Dobson GCB ADC Gen Colonel M Fox MC Lieutenant - General Sir Robin Carnegie KCB OBE Brigadier JWF Rucker Commanding Officers of the Regiment . Lieutenant - Colonel DB Wormald DSO MC Lieutenant - Colonel DH Davies MC Lieutenant - Colonel M Fox MC Lieutenant - Colonel PJ Howard - Dobson Lieutenant - Colonel AML Hogge Lieutenant - Colonel RM Carnegie OBE Lieutenant - Colonel MB Pritchard Lieutenant - Colonel JB Venner MC Lieutenant - Colonel JWF Rucker Lieutenant - Colonel RDHH Greenwood Lieutenant - Colonel HM Sandars Lieutenant - Colonel JJJ Phipps Lieutenant - Colonel DJM Jenkins BA Lieutenant - Colonel RS Fox Lieutenant - Colonel CWM Carter OBE Lieutenant - Colonel MR Bromley Gardner Deployment . Nov 1958 - Jul 1960 - Tidworth as Armoured Regiment of 3rd Division . Mar 1959 - Jul 1960 - A Sqn at Warminster as Demonstration Squadron to School of Infantry . Feb 1960 - Dec 1960 - C Sqn based in Aden whilst carrying out Desert Trials and Combined Service Amphibious exercises in and around the Persian Gulf area . Jul 1960 - Jul 1962 - Armoured Regiment of 6th Infantry Brigade Group at Munster . Jul 1962 - Feb 1965 - Regiment served as Armoured Regiment in 20th Armoured Brigade Group at Detmold . Feb 1965 - Feb 1967 - RAC Training Regiment , Catterick . A Sqn served as Independent Armoured Squadron in Berlin . Feb 1967 - Jul 1967 - Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment at Maresfield . Jul 1967 - Nov 1967 - Aden on Active service ( less B Sqn ) . ( One MC and 6 Mentions In Dispatches awarded . ) Jul 1967 - Mar 1968 - B Sqn stationed at Sharjah , Persian Gulf . Nov 1967 - Oct 1968 - Maresfield as part of 2nd Infantry Brigade . Oct 1968 - Aug 1970 - Advance RHQ and A Sqn at Singapore . C Sqn in Hong Kong . Main RHQ , B and HQ Sqn at Maresfield . Jun 1969 - Dec 1969 - B Sqn served with United Nations Forces in Cyprus . Aug 1970 - Converted to an Armoured Regiment and moved to Hohne to form part of 7th Armoured Brigade . Feb 1972 - May 1972 - RHQ and A Sqn to N . Ireland , S . Armagh , as part of Eastern Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment . Jun 1973 - Oct 1973 - Belfast , N . Ireland , in the infantry role as part of 39 Infantry Brigade . Sep 1974 - Bovington as RAC Centre Regiment . B Sqn Warminster , School of Infantry . May 1976 - Detmold , BAOR . Part of 20th Armoured Brigade Group . May 1977 - Sep 1977 - N . Ireland Tour , Armagh . A Sqn detached to Cookstown . Rear party remained in Detmold . Jun 1979 - Oct 1979 - N . Ireland Tour , Belfast , two large dismounted squadrons in the infantry role . RHQ at Fort Monagh , A Sqn at the Woodbourne Hotel , B Sqn in Glasmullen , and HQ Sqn Echelon at Musgrave Park . Apr 1983 - RAC Training Regiment at Catterick . D Sqn served as Independent Armoured Squadron in Berlin . Sep 1983 - Mar 1984 - Recce Troop detached to Belize , Central America , as Force Armoured Reconnaissance Troop . Sep 1984 - Mar 1985 - Recce Troop detached to Belize , Central America , as Force Armoured Reconnaissance Troop . Jun 1985 - Hohne , 22nd Armoured Brigade Jan 1987 - Mar 1987 - A Sqn + part of D Sqn , detached as HMP Maze Prison Guard Force Dec 1990 - Jun 1991 - A Sqn + D Sqn formed G Sqn , which was detached to Dhekialia Garrison , Cyprus . C Sqn + B Sqn formed H Sqn , which was detached to UN Forces Cyprus on " The Line " . Jun 1992 - B Sqn detached as Independent Squadron , Sovereign Base Area , Episkopi , Cyprus . D Sqn detached to Northern Ireland as HMP Maze Prison Guard Force . Jul 1993 - Advance Party elements of the Regiment moved to Fallingbostel . Sept 1993 - Amalgamation at Fallingbostel . Affiliations and allied regiments . A Squadron ( Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry ) The Queen ' s Own Mercian Yeomanry 4th Worcestershire Cadet Squadron , Army Cadet Force HMS Birmingham ( Decommissioned in December 1999 , sold for scrap October 2000 ) HMS Naiad ( Decommissioned in April 1987 , sunk while used as Target Ship , March 1990 ) Canada - The Sherbrooke Hussars Australia - 3rd / 9th Light Horse ( South Australian Mounted Rifles ) New Zealand - Waikato / Wellington East Coast Sqn , Queen Alexandra ' s Regiment , Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps