10th Hussars

[David W]

During the Alamein battles of Oct/Nov '42, when the 10th Hussars were part of 1st Armoured Division's, 2nd Armoured Brigade; were they the Senior, Second, or junior Regiment?
I think I have seen a contemporary 9th Lancers Crusader with yellow Sqd markings, so perhaps we are now thinking Senior or Junior?

[5RANGLIAN]

Was seniority related to regimental seniority, or something else, like when they joined the Brigade?

[David W]

I think that the oldest Regiment was the senior, the youngest the Junior.

This presented problems when units were transfered between Brigades of course.

But there may have been complicated exceptions.

I want to know, so that I can correctly apply markings to a model.

[David W]

I've since discovered that they were the Junior Regiment, so I have answered my own question!

[PaulJ]

Okay, I'll bite -- what's this about "senior", "second" and "junior" regts in a brigade? I gather from the above that this was somehow reflected in the flashes or markings painted on their vehicles?

I'm fairly conversant with the arcane details of Brit/Commonwealth armies, but this is a new one on me. Can you explain?

Cheers,

PJ

[David W]

It depends on when the original Regiment was raised. The oldest of the three (within the Brigade) is the senior, and has Red Squadron markings, the second oldest uses yellow, and the junior, blue.