Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry

Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
Active1794–present
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–present)
Branch British Army
TypeYeomanry
SizeFirst World War
Three regiments
Second World War
One regiment
Part ofTerritorial Force
Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQNottingham
Motto(s)Loyal unto Death
ColoursGreen and Gold
MarchThe Sherwood Rangers
EngagementsSecond Boer War
First World War
Gallipoli 1915
Egypt 1915–16
Macedonia 1916–17
Palestine 1917–18

Second World War

North Africa 1940–43
North-West Europe 1944–45
Battle honoursSee battle honours below
Commanders
Honorary ColonelMajor Andrew M. Smith, TD, JP[1]
Notable
commanders
Lt Col Vernon Willey, 2nd Baron Barnby
Lt Col Sir Albert Bennett, 1st Bt.
Col E. O. Kellett DSO MP
Lt Col S. D. Christopherson DSO MC US Silver Star
Lt Col Sir Thomas White, 1st Bt.
Lt Col Sir Thomas White, 2nd Bt.

The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (SRY) was a British Yeomanry regiment. In 1967 it was amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Yeomanry (RY), a light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve. Originally raised as the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1794, the regiment was used on several occasions in the 19th century to maintain law and order. During the Second Boer War and both World Wars the regiment earned 44 battle honours. It is now one of the six squadrons of the Royal Yeomanry (RY), a light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve. Designated as 'A' Squadron, the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry's current role is to support the Light Cavalry Regiments on operations by providing reconnaissance soldiers.

  1. ^ "No. 63516". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 2021. p. 19472.