With tank crews already trained, it now came under the newly formed British 26th Armoured Brigade of the British 6th Armoured Division. The 2nd Regiment Lothians and Border Horse embarked on troopships for Operation Torch in November/December 1942. It served in the North African campaign and then extensively in Italy until the end of the war. Commanding officers of the 2nd Lothians and Border Horse were as follows:   Lieutenant Colonel Desmond O'Brien Evelyn ffrench Blake (born 30 June 1900) had been a very proven and respected commanding officer of the 2nd Lothians and Border Horse. In the most significant battles he was often out front leading his men into action. He died in a motor accident near Enfidaville Italy, exactly two years after taking command, less than three weeks after the victory in North Africa and just one-month shy of his 43rd birthday. In the units war diary, his Service Number was noted as 64332 but when he was wounded two years later it noted as 6174. He is buried in Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia Plot IV. A. 2. Battle Honours of the 2nd Regiment Lothians & Border Horse  NORTH AFRICA (Tunisia) ITALY The regiment amalgamated with the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry to form the Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in 1956. In 2014 the regiment was re-formed as a squadron within the new formed Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry. After forming, the squadron was designated as E (The Lothians and Border Horse) Squadron, SNIY. The squadron is currently based at Redford Barracks as a "command and support squadron". The squadron is currently organised as follows;   Prior to 1914 the Lothians and Border Horse wore a full dress review order consisting of a silver dragoon style helmet with white plume, a scarlet tunic with dark blue facings, and dark blue "overalls" (cavalry breeches) with double scarlet stripes. On assuming the role of divisional cavalry in 1939, the 1st Lothians lost the privilege of wearing the cloth tank insignia. When the unit went to France in 1940, the only permissible ornamentation on the blouse was the sign of the 48th (T.A.) Division, a blue macaw on a red background. Later, it was decided that collar badges would be worn, at least by warrant officers (WO) and non-commissioned officers (NCOs), during the period that the regiment served with the 51st (Highland) Division.