Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry

Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
Badge of The Ayrshire Yeomanry
Active1794–present
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–present)
Branch British Army
TypeYeomanry
RoleLight Cavalry
SizeOne squadron
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQAyr
MarchGarb of Old Gaul
EngagementsSecond 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 honoursSee battle honours below
Commanders
Honorary ColonelLieutenant 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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  1. ^ "The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 11 January 2016.