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279: 489: 1419: 68: 50: 2303: 26: 522:, with a square black patch behind the cap badge to represent the RTR affiliation. Until July 2014, each squadron wore the cap badge of its antecedent Yeomanry regiment, meaning that, unlike most other British Army regiments, the RWxY still had four cap badges. On 5 July 2014 all squadrons, including Y Squadron (formerly A Squadron the Royal Yeomanry), adopted a single unifying cap badge featuring the 248:
to form four squadrons. The Wessex Yeomanry was granted its royal title, becoming the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, on 8 June 1979. Initially designated as infantry, in the 1980s it was redesignated as a reconnaissance regiment and became one of the Military Home Defence Reconnaissance regiments. Following
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Since 2013, the regiment has been the United Kingdom's only Armoured Reinforcement Regiment, providing armoured (main battle tank) resilience to the three remaining regular Army armoured regiments: the Queen's Royal Hussars (QRH), the King's Royal Hussars (KRH) and the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR). All
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Each squadron maintains the traditions of its forebear regiment, maintaining a sense of pride and rivalry. In 2011, there was a Regimental Celebration of 40 years since the founding of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, although, at this time, the Dorset Yeomanry was not part of the regiment. The
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For the purposes of parading, the Regiments of the British Army are listed according to an order of precedence. This is the order in which the various corps of the army parade, from right to left, with the unit at the extreme right being the most senior.
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five squadrons train Challenger 2 crewmen. The RWxY has conducted Challenger 2 driver training at Bovington, Sennelager (Germany), and Salisbury Plain Training Area, and live firing at Lulworth and Castlemartin Ranges.
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in July 2014, to provide armoured (main battle tank) resilience to the three armoured regiments within the Reaction Force. In 2015 the regiment was moved from the operational command of 3rd Division to
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The provision of skilled officers and senior non-commissioned officers to support the Regular Army on operations as 'watchkeepers' and liaison officers. This was provided by all four squadrons.
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Unusually, B Squadron is the senior of the regiment's five squadrons. This is because the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry is the senior Yeomanry regiment in the
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with which it could be confused. In summer 2014, this Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Squadron joined the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, becoming Y Squadron.
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Formed as a new Armoured Replacement Regiment in 1997 that did not inherit the lineage and battle honours of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry
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main battle tank crewmen as Turret Crew Replacements. This commitment was provided by B (RWY), C (RGH) and D (RDY) Squadrons.
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The regiment can trace its history back to 4 June 1794, when a meeting of country gentlemen at the Bear Inn in
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Each squadron keeps within its title the name of its antecedent, county,
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The regiment wears a brown beret, similar to that worn by the
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A Royal Wessex Yeomanry Challenger 2 during exercises on the
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is the Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.
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decided to raise a body of ten independent troops of
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The Historical Journal of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
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United Kingdom
British Army
Yeomanry
Royal Armoured Corps
Bovington Camp
Dorset
The Duke of Edinburgh
Simon Hart
armoured regiment
Army Reserve
squadrons
43 (Wessex) Brigade
3rd Division
1st Armoured Infantry Brigade
12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team
Devizes
yeomanry
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Royal Devon Yeomanry
Strategic Defence Review
Army 2020
Challenger 2

Salisbury Plain
Earl of Wessex
Tank Museum
British Army
Devon

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