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6th Duke of
Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
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| 1921 | 13th/16th
Cavalry formed by amalgamation of 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse), and 16th Cavalry |
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| 1922 | 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers | |
| 1927 | 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) | |
| 1947.08 | allocated to Pakistan at partition and independence; Jat sqn transferred to 7th Light Cavalry in exchange for its Punjabi Mussalman sqn; Sikh sqn transferred to 8th King George V's Own Light Cavalry in exchange for its Punjabi Mussalman sqn | |
| 1956 | 6th Lancers | |
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[combined battle honours of 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (Watson's Horse), and 16th Cavalry, plus:] The Great War: Shaiba1, Kut al Amara 19151 '172, Ctesiphon1, Tigris 19161, Baghdad2, Sharqat2, Mesopotamia 1915-18, NW Frontier India 19152 The Second World War: The Trigno, Tuffilo, The Sangro, The Moro, Cassino II, Pignataro, Liri Valley, The Senio, Santerno Crossing, Italy 1943-45 1. awarded
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| 1921 | F.M. HRH Arthur William Patrick Albert, 1st Duke of Connaught & Strathearn, KG, KT, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD | |
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