Queen's Own Yeomanry

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Queen's Own Yeomanry

Cap Badge of The Queen's Own Yeomanry
Active 1st April 1971 - Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
Type Yeomanry
Role Formation Reconnaissance
Size One Regiment
Part of Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ RHQ - Newcastle
A Squadron - Ayr & Motherwell
B Squadron - Belfast
C Squadron - Cupar & Forfar
D Squadron - Newcastle & Sunderland
Y Squadron - York & Hull
Colors Blue & Gold
March D'ye Ken John Peel
Commanders
Royal Honorary Colonel General HRH The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO ADC
Honorary Colonel Colonel NJF Dalrymple Hamilton OBE TD DL
Notable
commanders		 The Duke of Westminster

The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY) is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army. The Queen's Own Yeomanry is the only Yeomanry regiment that serves in the formation reconnaissance role, equipped with the CVR(T) family of armoured reconnaissance vehicles, including Scimitar and Spartan.

On mobilisation, it provides squadrons to reinforce the regular formation reconnaissance regiments. It has provided personnel to both Operation HERRICK in Afghanistan and Operation TELIC in Iraq, who have served with their regular counterparts in the Royal Armoured Corps and other arms and services.

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Organisation

The Regiment is part of 15 (North East) Brigade within the Army's 2nd Division.

It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and consists of five squadrons:

Because of the geograpic spread of the regiment A and C Squadrons are administered by 51st (Scottish) Brigade and B Squadron is administered by 38 (Irish) Brigade, part of HQ Northern Ireland.

Armoured Vehicles

CVR(T) Scimitar

The Regiment operates in the Scimitar and Spartan armoured reconnaissance vehicles. The vehicles are from the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family.

Uniform

Cap Badge

The regiment wears a variation of the running fox cap badge of the old East Riding Yeomanry.

Stable Belt

The Regimental Stable Belt is Prussian blue with two horizontal stripes of yellow:

 
 
 
 
 

Guidon

On 22 September 2007 HRH Prince Charles presented a new Guidon to the Regiment in an hour long ceremony at Alnwick Castle.

Alliances

Role Affiliated Regiments

Other Affiliated Regiments & Units

Overseas & Other Arms and Services

Affiliated Livery Company

Order of Precedence

Preceded by:
Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry		 British Army
Order of Precedence		 Succeeded by:
Royal Regiment of Artillery (Volunteers)

External links

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British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments

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  • This page was last modified on 24 October 2008, at 10:39.

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