The 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen's Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason
Valentine tanks of 16th/5th Lancers training near Brandon in Northumberland, 9 December 1941.
An M4 Sherman tank of the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers passes through a railway yard at Arezzo, Italy, 15–16 July 1944.
5th Royal Irish Lancers
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The 5th Royal Irish Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War. It amalgamated with the 16th The Queen's Lancers to become th
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
…16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen's Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason for the uniquely atypical regimental title (with a higher number preceding a lower) was that the 5th had been re-raised in 1858…
Bugler Sherlock of the 5th Lancers at Nicholsons Nek Kraal (near Ladysmith, South Africa) in 1899
The 5th Royal Irish Lancers were stationed at Mhow between 1888 and 1889 and placed this brass plaque inside Christ Church, Mhow with a small built-in cabinet
The Battle of Rietfontein on 24 October 1899 during the Second Boer War
Sculpture at the town hall of Mons to commemorate the liberation of the city by the 5th Royal Irish Lancers on 11 November 1918