Collar badge of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, c1962.
NAM. 1991-08-269-2Introduction
As its name suggests, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars was created, in 1922, by amalgamating the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own).
Five months before the outbreak of the Second World War it was transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. It then fought as a reconnaissance unit in the Battle of France in 1940 and then from Normandy to the Rhine after D-Day.
Its post-war duties involved spells in Northern Ireland and as garrison troops in the UK and West Germany, along with three peacekeeping tours to Cyprus. It was finally amalgamated with the 15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars in 1992 to form the Light Dragoons.
Key facts
Titles to date:
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own)
- Light Dragoons
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