Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
Unit capbadge on TRF
Active	2014 – Present
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Yeomanry
Size	Regiment
Part of	Royal Armoured Corps
Locations	RHQ - Edinburgh A Squadron - Ayr B Squadron - Belfast C Squadron - Cupar E Squadron - Edinburgh

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a new creation, created out of the restructuring of the Yeomanry Regiments. It is one of the Army's Reserve Light Cavalry Regiments (Lt Cav Regt) carrying out Combat Recce. The regiment has squadrons in Ayr, Belfast, Cupar and Edinburgh.

History

The Secretary of State for Defence announced that the name of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry would change to "The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry" and a new Headquarters (HQ) (Lothians and Border Horse) Squadron in Edinburgh. The new regiment was formed from the Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry and three Squadrons of the Queen's Own Yeomanry.^[1] Therefore, it consists of:^[2]

A (Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry) Squadron in Ayr^[3]
B (North Irish Horse) Squadron in Beflast and Coleraine^[4]
C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse) Squadron in Cupar^[5]
E (Lothians and Border Yeomanry) Squadron in Edinburgh^[6]

The Regiment is paired with The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in the Light Cavalry role under Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2020. They are primarily equipped with the Land Rover RWMIK reconnaissance vehicle.^[7]

References

↑ "Summary of Army 2020 Reserve Structure and Basing" (PDF). British Army. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry". MOD. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "A (Ayrshire (EOCO) Yeomanry) Sqn". MOD. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "B (North Irish Horse) Sqn". MOD. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "C (FFY/SH) Sqn". MOD. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "E (Lothians and Border Yeomanry) Sqn". MOD. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
↑ "Royal Scots Dragoons Guards receive new jackal vehicles" (Press release). MOD. 20 November 2013.

Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps regiments

Household Cavalry	Life Guards Blues and Royals Household Cavalry Regiment Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Royal Armoured Corps	1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) Royal Dragoon Guards Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) Royal Lancers King's Royal Hussars Light Dragoons Royal Tank Regiment

Yeomanry	Royal Yeomanry Royal Wessex Yeomanry Queen's Own Yeomanry Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry

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