Queen's Own Yeomanry

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Queen's Own Yeomanry


caption=Cap Badge of The Queen's Own Yeomanry
dates=1st April 1971 - Present
country=United Kingdom
branch=Territorial Army
type=Yeomanry
command_structure=Royal Armoured Corps
role=Formation Reconnaissance
size= One Regiment
Commanding Officer=Lt Col N W Hunter KRH
garrison= RHQ - Newcastle
A Squadron - Ayr & Motherwell
B Squadron - Belfast
C Squadron - Cupar & Forfar
D Squadron - Newcastle & Sunderland
Y Squadron - York & Hull
Commanding_Officer=Lt Col NW Hunter KRH
ceremonial_chief=General HRH The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO ADC
ceremonial_chief_label=Royal Honorary Colonel
colonel_of_the_regiment= Colonel NJF Dalrymple Hamilton OBE TD DL
colonel_of_the_regiment_label=Honorary Colonel
nickname=
motto=
colors=Blue & Gold
identification_symbol_2=
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
march= "D'ye Ken John Peel"
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=The Duke of Westminster
anniversaries=

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.

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:

*A (Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry) Squadron
*B (North Irish Horse) Squadron
*C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse) Squadron
*D (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron
*Y (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron

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

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.

table Belt

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

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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

*UK - The Life Guards
*UK - The Blues & Royals
*UK - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
*UK - 9th/12th Royal Lancers
*UK - The Light Dragoons
*UK - The Queen's Royal Lancers

Other Affiliated Regiments & Units

*UK - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
*UK - The Royal Dragoon Guards
*UK - The Queen's Royal Hussars
*UK - 655 (Scottish Horse) Squadron Army Air Corps
*UK - 69 (North Irish Horse) Signals Squadron, 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment

Overseas & Other Arms and Services

*AUS - 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
*CAN - 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's Own)
*RN - HMS Westminster

Affiliated Livery Company

*UK - Worshipful Company of Woolmen

Order of Precedence

External links

* [http://www.army.mod.uk/qoy/ Queens Own Yeomanry - Official Website]
* [http://www.theqoyeye.co.uk/ D SQN Queens Own Yeomanry - Official Website] Navbox
name = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
title = British Army Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps Regiments


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Life Guards • Blues and Royals • Household Cavalry Regiment • Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards • Royal Scots Dragoon Guards • Royal Dragoon Guards • Queen's Royal Hussars • 9th/12th Royal Lancers • King's Royal Hussars • Light Dragoons • Queen's Royal Lancers • 1st Royal Tank Regiment• 2nd Royal Tank Regiment • Royal Yeomanry • Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry • Royal Wessex Yeomanry• Queen's Own Yeomanry