Kent and County of London Yeomanry
Date | Unit | Higher Formation |
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. | Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) | . |
1961.05.01 | Formed with HQ at Hill House, Bromley by amalgamation of 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), and 297 (Kent Yeomanry) LAA Regiment, RA | . |
. | HQ Squadron at Bromley and Maidstone | . |
. | A Squadron at Canterbury and Maidstone | . |
. | B Squadron at Croydon | . |
. | C Squadron at Regents Park | . |
1962 | HQ Sqn concentrated at Bromley | . |
1967.04.01 | Disbanded and concurrently reconstituted as three units: | . |
. | C (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry Regiment (Volunteers) in TAVR II at Croydon | . |
. | R (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Battery, The London and Kent Regiment RA (Territorials) in TAVR III at Bromley | . |
. | A (Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Company, 8th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (West Kent) in TAVR III at Maidstone | . |
1969.01.01 | TAVR III elements reduced to two cadres as The London and Kent Regiment RA at Bromley? (less R Bty converted as HQ (265 London & Kent) Squadron, 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals at Bexleyheath); and 8th Battalion, The Queen's Regiment at Tonbridge | . |
1970 | HQ Sqn 71 Signal Regt converted and redesignated as 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron | . |
1971.04.01 | Both cadres reconstituted as companies of The Queen's Regiment without perpetuating K&CLY | . |
1973.10.01 | Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry reconstituted with two squadrons: | . |
. | C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry at Croydon | . |
. | 265 (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron, 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals at Bexleyheath | . |
1987 | Third squadron formed in 71 Signal Regt raised HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron at Bexleyheath; 265 Sqn formed Troop at Brighton | . |
2006.02 | HQ and 265 Squadrons were amalgamated into 265 (Kent and County of London) Support Squadron (Sharpshooters) | . |
2006.08 | C Squadron, along with the rest of the Royal Yeomanry, was rebadged under the new single RY cap badge | . |
2013 | C Squadron has adopted the title Kent & Sharpshooters Yeomanry and wears the cap badge and shoulder flashes of the Royal Yeomanry, and the collar dogs of the KSY | . |
. | 265 Squadron maintains the title "Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)" and wears the cap badge of the Royal Signals and shoulder flashes marked 'KCLY' | . |
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