The Queen’s Own Yeomanry

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formed from
The Queen’s Own
Yorkshire Yeomanry (TA)
│		 formed from
The Ayrshire
(Earl of Carrick’s Own)
Yeomanry (TA)
│		 formed from
The Cheshire Yeomanry
(Earl of Chester’s) (TA)
│		 formed from elements of
The Northumberland Hussars (TA)
and
4th/5th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (TA)
and
6th Battalion,
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: The Queen’s Own
Yorkshire Yeomanry
(Territorials)		 The Ayrshire
(Earl of Carrick’s Own)
Yeomanry (Territorials)		 The Cheshire Yeomanry
(Earl of Chester’s)
(Territorials)		 The Northumberland Hussars
(Territorials)
Yorks
│		 Ayrshire
│		 Cheshire
│		 Northumb
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1969: reduced to cadre as
The Queen’s Own
Yorkshire Yeomanry
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│		 reduced to cadre as
The Ayrshire
(Earl of Carrick’s Own)
Yeomanry
│		 reduced to cadre as
The Cheshire Yeomanry
(Earl of Chester’s)
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│		 reduced to cadre as
The Northumberland Hussars
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1971: A Squadron, B Squadron, C Squadron, HQ Squadron,
2nd Armoured Car Regiment
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1971: The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
QOY
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1972: Y (Yorkshire) Squadron, A (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Squadron, C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron, NH (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron,
The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
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1972: Y (Queen’s Own Yorkshire Yeomanry)
Squadron,
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1986: │
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│		 HQ (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron,
│		 D (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron,
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1992: │
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│		 transferred to
A (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Squadron,
The Scottish Yeomanry		 transferred from
B (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron,
The Royal Yeomanry
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B (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron,
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1995: Y (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron,
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1999: │
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│		 transferred to
S (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron,
The Royal Yeomanry		 transferred to
C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron,
The Royal Mercian and
Lancastrian Yeomanry		 │
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│		 disbanded
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│		 transferred from
A (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Squadron,
The Scottish Yeomanry
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│		 from
The North Irish Horse
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│		 transferred from
C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/
Scottish Horse) Squadron,
The Scottish Yeomanry
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Y (Yorkshire)
Squadron,		 A (Ayrshire (Earl of Carricks’s Own)
Yeomanry) Squadron,		 B (North Irish Horse)
Squadron,		 C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/
Scottish Horse) Squadron,		 D (Northumberland Hussars)
Squadron,
The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
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2014: │
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│		 transferred to
A (Ayrshire Yeomanry)
Squadron,
The Scottish and
North Irish Yeomanry		 transferred to
B (North Irish Horse)
Squadron,
The Scottish and
North Irish Yeomanry		 transferred to
C (Fifle and Forfar Yeomanry)
Squadron,
The Scottish and
North Irish Yeomanry		 │
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│		 transferred from
D (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry)
Squadron,
The Royal Mercian and
Lancastrian Yeomanry
│		 transferred from
C (Cheshire Yeomanry)
Squadron,
The Royal Mercian and
Lancastrian Yeomanry
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A (Yorkshire)
Squadron,		 B (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry)
Squadron,		 C (Cheshire Yeomanry)
Squadron,		 HQ (Northumberland Hussars)
Squadron,
The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
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2020-07-04