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Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry

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Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry
Active1956 – 1975
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeCavalry
RoleYeomanry
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Military unit

The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry was a British Army unit formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1975.

History

The regiment was formed through the amalgamation of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry, and 1st/2nd Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry in October 1956. It was reduced to a cadre in 1969 and disbanded in 1975.

References

  1. ^ "Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "Lineage of Scottish Yeomanry". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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