Awards of Battle Honours

Awards of Battle Honours

AWARDS OF BATTLE HONOURS In June 1905, Her Majesty, The Queen graciously approved the award of a Theatre Honour, IRAQ 2003, and two Battle Honours, AL BASRAH and WESTERN IRAQ 2003, for units of the British Army. Subsequently, individual Regiments and Corps applied to the Army Honours and Distinctions Committee for the award of these Honours. Following receipt of the Committee’s recommendations, the Executive Committee of the Army Board has sought, and obtained, Her Majesty’s gracious permission for the awards to be made. The following Regiments and Corps are to be awarded the Theatre Honour IRAQ 2003: The Life Guards The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) The Queen’s Royal Lancers Royal Tank Regiment Irish Guards The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Light Infantry The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd, 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment) The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) The Parachute Regiment Special Air Service Regiment Army Air Corps The Royal Yeomanry The following Regiments and Corps are to be awarded the Battle Honour AL BASRAH: The Life Guards The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) The Queen’s Royal Lancers Royal Tank Regiment Irish Guards The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Light Infantry The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) The Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps The Special Air Service Regiment is to be awarded the Battle Honour WESTERN IRAQ 2003. .

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