Chapka badge, officer, 16th (The Queen's Lancers), 1909-1921

Die struck badge in the form of a curved triangular copper gilt plate consisting of rays dispersing from the centre, having scalloped edges at top and a burnished lower rim. Mounted upon the plate, a white metal design of the royal arms with garter bearing the motto, 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', with supporters and motto, 'Dieu et Mon Droit', on scroll below; flanked by sprays of laurel, surmounted by a monarchial crown and superimposed upon four cross lances with pennons flying.

Superimposed upon the sprays are frosted scrolls, with three further frosted scrolls below the arms. The scrolls bear the unit title, 'Sixteenth Lancers', and the following battle honours, 'Beaumont', 'Willems', 'Peninsula', 'Talavera', 'Fuentes D'Onor', 'Nive', 'Vittoria', 'Salamanca', 'Waterloo', 'Bhurtpore', 'Afghanistan', 'Ghuznee', 'Sobraon', 'Maharajpore', 'Aliwal', 'South Africa', 'Paardeberg' and 'Relief of Kimberley'. Seven small holes drilled around upper rim for fastening.

The 16th Queen's Lancers was the British Army's second-ever light cavalry regiment, raised in imitation of the European light cavalry regiments Britain had fought against and alongside early in the 18th century. It was designated as a lancer regiment in 1816. The regiment was amalgamated in 1922 with the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers.