The 4th Queen-owned Light Corps was the first British cavalry regiment raised in 1685. It served during the 3rd century, including World War I and World War II. In 1958, it merged with the 8th Royal Irish Constabulary to form the Queen's Royal Irish Constabulary. "As General Bindon Blood, Commander of the Force, wrote to Churchill’s former commander, “He has been mentioned in despatches already and if he gets the chance he will have the MC. or a D.S.O.” The Victoria Cross, and Distinguished Service Order are the two highest awards for heroism in the British military. Although Churchill did not win a decoration, he did receive the India Medal (1895). It was not enough to be in India to win this medal: one had to have been in combat or “on active service” as they called it, which Churchill was for about six weeks. The clasp he won was “Punjab Frontier, 1897-98.”