| East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
 Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of the Second World War | |
| Active | 1745–1746 1794–1814 1902–1956 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1956) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Size | 1–3 Regiments |
| Nickname(s) | Wenlock's Horse |
| Motto(s) | Forrard |
| Engagements | The Great War Selle Valenciennes Sambre France and Flanders 1918 Egypt 1915-17 Gaza El Mughar Nebi Samwil Palestine 1917–18 The Second World War Withdrawal to Escaut St Omer-La Bassée Cassel Normandy Landing Cambes Caen Bourguebus Ridge La Vie Crossing Lisieux Foret de Bretonne Lower Maas Venlo Pocket Ourthe Rhine North West Europe 1940, 1944 45 Pegasus Bridge |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | 3rd Lord Wenlock Col Hon Guy Greville Wilson, CMG, DSO, TD |
The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army formed in 1902. Units of Yeomanry Cavalry were raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the 18th and early 19th centuries at times of national emergency: the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. These were stood down once each emergency was over. The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, was established in 1902, and this saw action during the First World War both in the mounted role and as machine gunners.
It was converted to armoured regiment in 1920, and fought in the Battle of France and the campaign in North West Europe during the Second World War, while some of its personnel served as paratroopers in the Normandy landings and the Rhine Crossing. In 1956, it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.