QEII Campaign Service Medal, Northern Ireland. Webster. 14/20th Hussars.

Correctly named 24131728 L/Cpl JA Webster 14/20H

The 14/20 Hussars undertook many tours of Northern Ireland in the 1970’s.

In June 1970 it returned home to join 5th Infantry Brigade with its base at Aliwal Barracks in Tidworth Camp from where it deployed units to Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles. It returned to West Germany in a new role as a recce regiment based at Harewood Barracks in Herford in May 1973 from where it continued to deploy units to Northern Ireland. It moved to Bovington Camp as RAC Centre Regiment in May 1976 and then joined 1st Armoured Division with its new base at Caen Barracks in Hohne in December 1977

The regiment re-roled as RAC Centre Regiment at Cambrai Barracks at Catterick Garrison in May 1985 and then returned to West Germany to join 4th Infantry Brigade based at York Barracks at Münster in March 1988. It was amalgamated with the Royal Hussars to become the King’s Royal Hussars on 4 December 1992.

The medal has a replacement ribbon.