Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (2) (24276998 Tpr. C. R. Lee 16/5L.; 24144213 Tpr. D. S. Nightingale 17/21 L.) minor edge bruise to first, good very fine and better (2) £100-£140

The 16th/5th The Queen’s Royal Lancers was formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers and the 16th (Queen’s) Lancers.

The 17th/21st Lancers was formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of the 17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers and the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers.

In 1993 both above units were amalgamated to form the Queen’s Royal Lancers, and in 2015 amalgamated with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers to form the The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own).