The Cherry Pickers

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The Cherry Pickers was the informal nickname of the British Army cavalry regiment officially known as the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own).

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The Cherry Pickers canonical 3
The Cherrypickers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army cavalry regiment
military nickname
allegiance British Crown
alsoKnownAs 11th Hussars
arm cavalry
associatedRoyal Prince Albert
branch British Army
category Cavalry regiments of the British Army
Hussar regiments
Nicknamed military units
country United Kingdom
garrison Aldershot
Tidworth
honorificSuffix Prince Albert’s Own
language English
mergedInto Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
militaryBranchType line cavalry
nicknameFor 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
notableConflict Crimean War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Napoleonic Wars
Second World War
linked to: World War II
notableEngagement Charge of the Light Brigade
notableTheatre India
Italy
North Africa
Western Front
officialName 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
regimentalTradition use of cherry-coloured overalls
regimentalType hussars
role armoured reconnaissance
light cavalry
service British Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
successor King’s Royal Hussars
Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
uniformColor cherry-coloured trousers

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11th Hussars nickname The Cherry Pickers
Kevin Gilbert notableWork The Cherry Pickers
Glenbuck Cherrypickers F.C. nickname The Cherrypickers
linked to: The Cherry Pickers