Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry

Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
Badge of The Ayrshire Yeomanry
Active	1794–present
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–present)
Branch	British Army
Type	Yeomanry
Role	Light Cavalry
Size	One squadron
Part of	Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	Ayr
March	Garb of Old Gaul
Engagements	Second Boer War First World War Gallipoli 1915 Egypt 1916–17 Palestine 1917–18 France and Flanders 1918 Second World War North Africa 1942–43 Italy 1944–45 North-West Europe 1944–45
Battle honours	See battle honours below
Commanders
Honorary Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel Ewart L. Baxter, TD
Insignia
Stable Belt Colours[a]

The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry was a Regiment of the British Yeomanry and is now an armoured Squadron of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY), part of the British Army Reserve. It is the Lowlands of Scotland's only Royal Armoured Corps Unit and has an unbroken history stretching back to the 1790s.

The squadron is part of 51st (Scottish) Brigade within the Army's Support Command. On mobilisation, it provides squadrons to reinforce the regular Light Cavalry regiments.^[1] 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.

The Ayrshire Yeomanry has won numerous battle honours and one Victoria Cross.

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