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Public and Political: General: Patronage: Queen's Royal Irish Hussars., Jan 1954 - Dec 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/585A-B

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Brigadier John Scott Cockburn (15); General Sir Cameron Nicholson, Adjutant-General to the Forces, on the allocation of officer cadets; Lieutenant-General "Loopy" G Kennard reporting on the regiment (17); Lieutenant-Colonel A White inviting WSC to regimental dinners (3); David Daniell on his regimental history of the 4th Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars and WSC's foreword to it (6); John Hare [later 1st Lord Blakenham], Secretary of State for War (3), on the amalgamation of the 4th Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars with the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars to form the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars; General Sir Richard McCreery; Major-General Reginald Johnstone, Director of Personal Services (3); Lieutenant-Colonel W Butler reporting on the regiment (7); General Sir Gerald Templer, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, on claims for battle honours.Also includes: notes and copies of correspondence from John Peck, Assistant Private Secretary to WSC, Anthony Montague Browne, Private Secretary to WSC, Elizabeth Gilliatt [Secretary to WSC], Gillian Maturin [Secretary to WSC], and Doreen Pugh [Secretary to WSC]; minutes of meetings on the amalgamation of the regiments; lists of battles, engagements and actions fought by land forces during World War II; and a copy of "Territorial Magazine" containing an article on the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars.Other subjects covered by the file include: messages of support from WSC, requests for signed photographs of him; WSC's position as Colonel of the regiment and the appointment of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment; and regimental dress.

Dates

  • Creation: Jan 1954 - Dec 1958

Conditions Governing Access

Open except for folios 187-192 and 199 which contain sensitive material about named individuals and are closed on grounds of data protection until 2033.

Extent

2 file(s) (272 loose folios)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Subject

  • Army (Organization)

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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