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Queen's Royal Lancersright The Queen's Royal Lancers (The 'Death or Glory Boys') is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: - 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 17th/21st Lancers
From its formation, the regiment served in the armoured role with first Challenger 1, then Challenger 2. However, in 2005, as part of the re-organisation of the army, the regiment is converting to the formation reconnaissance role, and re-equipping with the Scimitar. The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', comes from their cap badge (which in the regiment is called the 'motto'). This is the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair or crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'. This comes from the 17th/21st Lancers, and was the cap badge of the 17th Lancers (the original 'Death or Glory Boys')
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