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|caption=Cap badge of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
  
|caption=Cap badge of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
 
|dates=1 May 1961-
  
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|country=[[United Kingdom]]
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|branch=[[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]]
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|type=[[Yeomanry]]
  
|type=[[Yeomanry]]
 
|command_structure=[[Royal Armoured Corps]]<br>(1 squadron)<br>[[Royal Signals]]<br>(1 squadron)
  
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= [[Nicholas Soames|The Rt Hon. Nicholas Soames MP]]
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= [[Nicholas Soames|The Rt Hon. Sir Nicholas Soames MP]]
 
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The '''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' is a unit of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] ('TA') that was formed in 1961 as the '''Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)''' by the amalgamation of two [[yeomanry]] regiments, the [[Queen%27s_Own_West_Kent_Yeomanry|297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regt, Royal Artillery]] and the [[3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry]]. It served initially as an armoured reconnaissance regiment until 1967 and the re-organisation of the TA, when it was disbanded and reconstituted as three separate units:
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The '''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry''' is a unit of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] ('TA') that was formed in 1961 as the '''Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)''' by the amalgamation of two [[yeomanry]] regiments, the [[Kent Yeomanry|297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery]] and the [[3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]].
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==History==
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The unit was formed in 1961 as the '''Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)''' by the amalgamation of two [[yeomanry]] regiments, the [[Kent Yeomanry|297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery]] and the [[3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]].<ref name=MillsKSY>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/kentKSY.htm|title=Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=17 November 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506032211/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/kentKSY.htm|archivedate=6 May 2007}}</ref> It served initially as an armoured reconnaissance regiment until 1967 and the re-organisation of the TA, when it was disbanded and reconstituted as three separate units:<ref name=MillsKSY/>
 
*'C' Squadron, [[Royal Yeomanry]]
  
*'C' Squadron, [[Royal Yeomanry]]
 
*'R' Battery, The London and Kent Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]]
  
*'R' Battery, The London and Kent Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]]
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*'A' Company, 8th Battalion, [[The Queen's Regiment]]
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*'A' Company, 8th Battalion, the [[Queen's Regiment]]
   
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In 1969, the artillery battery was converted to a squadron of the [[Royal Corps of Signals|Royal Signals]] as part of 71 Signal Regiment. In 1971, this was given the name '265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron'. The infantry company remained part of the Queen's Regiment, but no longer remained as part of the Sharpshooters. In 1987, a third squadron, 'HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron', 71 Signal Regiment was raised. This structure was maintained until 2006; in February, 'HQ' and '265' Squadrons were amalgamated into 265 (Kent and County of London) Support Squadron (Sharpshooters). In August, 'C' Squadron, along with the rest of the Royal Yeomanry, was rebadged under the new single RY cap badge.
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In 1969, the artillery battery was converted to (265 London & Kent) Squadron, part of [[71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment]], the [[Royal Corps of Signals|Royal Signals]].<ref name=MillsKSY/> In 1971, this squadron was re-designated 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron in 1971 and in 1987 the lineage was transferred to HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment.<ref name=MillsKSY/>
   
 
==Present day==
  
==Present day==
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[[File:Lord Mayor's Show, London 2006 (295289181).jpg|thumb|C (KSY) Squadron Royal Yeomanry, Lord Mayor's Show, London 2006]]
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Today, the two squadrons remain as Sharpshooters, one of several old yeomanry regiments to maintain more than one unit within the Army Reserve:
   
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*'C' (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron [[Royal Yeomanry]] which and wears the cap badge and shoulder flashes of the Royal Yeomanry, and the collar dogs of the KSY.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/34091.aspx|title=C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref>
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Today, the two squadrons remain as Sharpshooters, one of several old yeomanry regiments to maintain more than one unit within the Territorial Army.
  
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* 265 (Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Support Squadron, 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment which wears the cap badge of the Royal Signals and shoulder flashes marked 'KCLY'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25839.aspx|title=265 Support Squadron|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref>
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'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.
  
   
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==Regimental museum==
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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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The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum is at [[Hever Castle]] in [[Kent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126062347/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=407172 |title=Hever Castle |publisher= Pastscape|accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref>
   
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==List of Hon. Colonels==
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==Honorary Colonels==
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Honorary colonels have been:<ref name=MillsKSY/>
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*[[Sir Arthur Gooch, 14th Baronet|Brigadier Arthur Gooch]]
  
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*Colonel [[John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny]] 1961-1962
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*[[Lieutenant General]] [[Barney White-Spunner|Sir Barney White-Spunner]]
  
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*Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts 1962-1970
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*[[Rt Hon]] [[Nicholas Soames]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
  
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*Colonel Sir William John Herbert de Wette Mullens 1970-1974
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*Major-General The Rt. Hon. [[Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley]] 1974-1979
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*Lieutenant [[Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown]] 1979-1992
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*Brigadier [[Sir Arthur Gooch, 14th Baronet|Sir Arthur Gooch]] 1992-2000
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*Lieutenant-Colonel [[Julian Radcliffe]] 2000-2013
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*Colonel Rt Hon [[Nicholas Soames|Sir Nicholas Soames]] 2013-
   
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==External links==
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==See also==
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*[[County of London Yeomanry]]
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/ksy/csqnry.aspx C (KSY) Squadron, Royal Yeomanry]
  
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/kcly/kcly.aspx 265 (KCLY) Support Squadron, Royal Signals]
  
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/museum/museum.aspx KSY Museum]
  
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/association/association.aspx KSY Association]
  
   
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==Lineage==
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|- style="text-align: center; background: #444C38;"
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|{{font|text='''Lineage'''|color=#FFFFFF}}
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|-
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| width="33%" rowspan="4" align="center" | '''Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry'''
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| width="33%" rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Kent Yeomanry|297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment]]
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| width="33%" align="center" | [[Royal East Kent Yeomanry|Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (Duke of Connaught's Own)]]
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| width="33%" align="center" | [[Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry]]
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| width="33%" rowspan="2" align="center" | [[3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]]
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| width="33%" align="center" | [[3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]]
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| width="33%" align="center" | [[4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]]
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{{s-end}}
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book
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| ref = harv
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| last = Mileham | first = Patrick
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| year = 1994
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| title = The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition
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| publisher = Canongate Academic
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| location = Edinburgh
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| isbn = 1-898410-36-4
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}}
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* Mollo, Boris, (1970). ''The Sharpshooters. The 3rd County of London Yeomanry and successor units 1900-1961. Kent and County of London Yeomanry 1961-1970'', Historical Research Unit, London.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/ksy/ C (KSY) Squadron, Royal Yeomanry]
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/ 265 (KCLY) Support Squadron, Royal Signals]
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/ksym KSY Museum]
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*[http://www.sharpshooters.org.uk/ksya KSY Association]
 
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Revision as of 03:20, 29 September 2020

Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
File:KCLY1.jpg
Cap badge of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry
Active 1 May 1961-
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Type Yeomanry
Role Reconnaissance
(1 squadron)
Signals support
(1 squadron)
Size 2 Squadrons
Part of Royal Armoured Corps
(1 squadron)
Royal Signals
(1 squadron)
Garrison/HQ C (KSY) Squadron - Croydon
265 (KCLY) Squadron - Bexleyheath
Commanders
Honorary Colonel The Rt Hon. Sir Nicholas Soames MP
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash RY-flash
Royal Signals TRF

The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry is a unit of the Territorial Army ('TA') that was formed in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) by the amalgamation of two yeomanry regiments, the 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).

History

The unit was formed in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) by the amalgamation of two yeomanry regiments, the 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).[1] It served initially as an armoured reconnaissance regiment until 1967 and the re-organisation of the TA, when it was disbanded and reconstituted as three separate units:[1]

In 1969, the artillery battery was converted to (265 London & Kent) Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, the Royal Signals.[1] In 1971, this squadron was re-designated 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron in 1971 and in 1987 the lineage was transferred to HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment.[1]

Present day

Lord Mayor's Show, London 2006 (295289181)

C (KSY) Squadron Royal Yeomanry, Lord Mayor's Show, London 2006

Today, the two squadrons remain as Sharpshooters, one of several old yeomanry regiments to maintain more than one unit within the Army Reserve:

  • 'C' (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron Royal Yeomanry which and wears the cap badge and shoulder flashes of the Royal Yeomanry, and the collar dogs of the KSY.[2]
  • 265 (Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Support Squadron, 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment which wears the cap badge of the Royal Signals and shoulder flashes marked 'KCLY'.[3]

Regimental museum

The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum is at Hever Castle in Kent.[4]

Honorary Colonels

Honorary colonels have been:[1]

See also

Lineage

Lineage
Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry 297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (Duke of Connaught's Own)
Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry
3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070506032211/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/kentKSY.htm. Retrieved 17 November 2017. 
  2. ↑ "C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron". Ministry of Defence. http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/34091.aspx. Retrieved 17 November 2017. 
  3. ↑ "265 Support Squadron". Ministry of Defence. http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25839.aspx. Retrieved 17 November 2017. 
  4. ↑ "Hever Castle". Pastscape. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126062347/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=407172. Retrieved 3 June 2018. 

Bibliography

  • Mileham, Patrick (1994). The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition. Edinburgh: Canongate Academic. ISBN 1-898410-36-4. 
  • Mollo, Boris, (1970). The Sharpshooters. The 3rd County of London Yeomanry and successor units 1900-1961. Kent and County of London Yeomanry 1961-1970, Historical Research Unit, London.

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