Royal Yeomanry

The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons and a military band, each of which bears the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment:

Related Topics:
Territorial Army - Cap badge - Yeomanry

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• A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron
• B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron
• C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron
• S (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron
• W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron
• The Royal Yeomanry Band (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry)

The Royal Yeomanry was formed in 1967 during the reforms of the TA as a medium reconnaissance regiment equipped with armoured cars. It continued in this role until 1996, when it became the British Army's NBC defence regiment. It served exclusively in this role until 1999, when the Joint NBC Regiment was formed. Two of the Royal Yeomanry's squadrons, the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry and the Westminster Dragoons, were retained in the NBC role to provide reserves for front line NBC troops. The remaining three converted to the Challenger 2 to serve as reserves for armoured regiments.

Related Topics:
Armoured car - British Army's - NBC - Joint NBC Regiment - Challenger 2

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In January 2003, the Westminster Dragoons and the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry were mobilised for Operation Telic, the war in Iraq. The two squadrons were amalgamated with a small number of augmentees from the other three squadrons and from the Royal Logistic Corps to form a much-enlarged squadron of the Joint NBC Regiment. During the war, officers and soldiers of the Royal Yeomanry found themselves serving with 16 Air Assault Brigade, 7 Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats) and 3 Commando Brigade as NBC specialists, before switching roles to infantry ?peace support? operations once Saddam Hussein?s regime had collapsed.

Related Topics:
Operation Telic - Joint NBC Regiment - 16 Air Assault Brigade - 7 Armoured Brigade - 3 Commando Brigade

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The other three squadrons were mobilised in support of Operation Telic 4 in 2004 as infantry rather than in the armoured role.

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