Warwickshire Yeomanry
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The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as cavalry and machine gunners in the First World War and as a cavalry and an armoured regiment in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into the Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry in 1956. The lineage is maintained by B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, part of The Royal Yeomanry.
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Warwickshire Yeomanry | |
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Active | 1794–Present |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1956) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Yeomanry |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade (First World War) Royal Armoured Corps (Second World War) |
Engagements | Second Boer War First World War |
Battle honours | See battle honours below |
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