Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry
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The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry was a cavalry regiment of the Territorial Army, formed in 1971 by the reconstitution of squadrons from the Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry, the Staffordshire Yeomanry and the Shropshire Yeomanry. It amalgamated into the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry in 1992.
History
The regiment was created as The Mercian Yeomanry, the Territorial Army's fourth yeomanry regiment, with three squadrons in 1971. It adopted the title of The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry in 1973, and in 1982 converted to a light formation reconnaissance regiment, intended for home defence, and equipped with Land Rovers. In 1988, it absorbed a fourth squadron from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps which became part of the Home Service Force. In 1992, following the Options for Change reductions in the Army, it amalgamated with The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry to form the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry.{{cite web|url=http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/4Mercian.htm |title=The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry [UK] |access-date=8 January 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017220611/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/4Mercian.htm |archive-date=17 October 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/territorial-army-yeomanry-rtr/mercian-yeomanry.html|title=Mercian Yeomanry|publisher=British Army units 1945 on|access-date=28 October 2017}}
Organisation
The regiment had three reconnaissance squadrons and a regimental headquarters:
- A (Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron
- B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron
- C (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron
- The regimental headquarters is based at Dawley Bank in Telford, Shropshire.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book
| last = Mileham | first = Patrick
| year = 1994
| title = The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition
| publisher = Canongate Academic
| location = Edinburgh
| isbn = 1-898410-36-4
}}
Category:Yeomanry regiments of the British Army
Category:Military units and formations established in 1971
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1992