Cavalry Volunteers

Warwickshire - Worcestershire - Oxfordshire

1794: independent troops
independent troop
1796: The Warwickshire Regiment of
Yeomanry Cavalry


1798:

independent troops
1818:



North-Western Oxfordshire
Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry
1823:



1st Oxfordshire
Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry
1827:
disbanded
1828:
disbanded
1830:


1st Oxfordshire
Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry

1831:

The Worcestershire Regiment of
Yeomanry Cavalry
1st Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry

1835:





1st, or Queen’s Own Regiment of
Oxfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry

1837:

The Queen’s Own Regiment of
Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry


1864:














1st Oxfordshire Light Horse Volunteers

part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Oxfordshire Rifle Volunteers

1870:


disbanded
1888:

The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars
The Queen’s Own
Oxfordshire Hussars
Warwicks
Worcesters
Oxon
1900/
1901:
sponsored
5th (Warwickshire) Company,
103rd (Warwickshire) Company,
2nd Battalion,
Imperial Yeomanry

sponsored
16th (Worcestershire) Company,
102nd (Worcestershire) Company,
5th Battalion,
Imperial Yeomanry

sponsored
40th (Oxfordshire) Company,
10th Battalion,
59th (Oxfordshire) Company,
15th Battalion,
Imperial Yeomanry
1901: The Warwickshire
Imperial Yeomanry
The Worcestershire
Imperial Yeomanry
(The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars)
The Oxfordshire
Imperial Yeomanry
(Queen’s Own
Oxfordshire Hussars)
Warwicks
Worcesters
Oxon
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: The Warwickshire Yeomanry (TF) The Worcestershire Yeomanry
(The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars)
(TF)
The Oxfordshire Yeomanry
(Queen’s Own
Oxfordshire Hussars)
(TF)
Warks
Worcs
Oxon
1914/
1918:
1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st
Warwickshire Yeomanry



1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st
Worcestershire Yeomanry
(The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars)

1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st
Oxfordshire Yeomanry
(Queen’s Own
Oxfordshire Hussars)

Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: The Warwickshire Yeomanry (TA)


The Worcestershire Yeomanry
(The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars)
(TA)
The Oxfordshire Yeomanry
(Queen’s Own
Oxfordshire Hussars)
(TA)
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1922:



100th (Worcestershire and
Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
1924:



100th (Worcestershire and
Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
(Army) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery
1938:



100th (Worcestershire and
Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
Army Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
1938:



100th (Worcestershire and
Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1939:


53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
63rd Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery

1941:
transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps




1942:







63rd Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Worcestershire and
Oxfordshire Yeomanry)
1943:


53rd Airlanding Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Worcestershire Yeomanry)



1944:



63rd Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
1946:
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suspended animation
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: The Warwickshire Yeomanry (TA)



300th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Yeomanry) (TA)
387th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Oxfordshire Yeomanry) (TA)

1950:




The Queen’s Own
Worcestershire Hussars
(TA)
transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps

merged into
387th/299thField Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry and
Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars) (TA)
layout layout
1956: The Queen’s Own
Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
(TA)
Warks-Worcs
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
The Queen’s Own
Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
(Territorials)
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