Cap Badge - The Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcestershire Yeomanry) This badge was sold by Jim Purdy for $30.00 on e-Bay in the Spring/Summer of 2017. This badge was deemed irrelevant to the museum. The money was used to purchase relevant badges for the collection. Designated the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars in 1881, this yeomanry cavalry regiment can be traced back to 1794. The QOWH saw action in both the Boer War and the First World War, however in 1922 the regiment became mechanized and changed to a Royal Artillery regiment. During the Second World War, the regiment became the 53rd Worcestershire Yeomanry Airlanding Light Regiment of the Royal Artillery. On the 6th of June 1944, as part of the 6th Airborne Division, the regiment participated in Operation Overload, and later Operation Varsity. Briefly from 1950 to 1956 the regiment returned to its roots and was renamed the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars, however in 1956 the regiment was amalgamated with the Warwickshire Yeomanry.