Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

Date Unit Higher Formation
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. The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry .
1992.11.01 Formed with HQ at Telford by amalgamation of The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry, and The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry: .
. HQ (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Telford with detachment at Coventry .
. A (Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron at Stourbridge .
. B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Dudley with detachment at Shrewsbury .
. D (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Squadron at Wigan and Blackpool .
1999.07.01 Regiment reorganised by taking squadron from The Queen's Own Yeomanry .
. HQ Squadron at Telford .
. A (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron at Dudley, formed by amalgamation of A Sqn and B Sqn; formed det later at Hereford .
. B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Telford with Troop at Shrewsbury, formed by redesignation of HQ Sqn .
. C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Chester, transferred from The Queen's Own Yeomanry .
. D (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Squadron at Wigan .
2006? Hereford det in A Sqn disbanded; B Sqn formed det at Hereford by conversion of Hereford pln of E (Light Infantry) Coy, West Midlands Regt .
2013 Regimental HQ at Telford. To move to Edinburgh by Oct 2014. A new HQ (Lothian and Borders Horse) Squadron will be formed in Edinburgh .
. A (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron at Dudley. To join Royal Yeomanrybe B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, with a troop detachment in Telford formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron by Oct 2014 .
. B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Telford. To be disbanded by Oct 2014, a troop detachment will remain in Telford as part of B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry and may retain the Shropshire Yeomanry identity .
. C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron at Chester, to rejoin The Queen's Own Yeomanry by Oct 2014 .
. D (Duke of Lancaster'€™s Own Yeomanry) Squadron at Wigan, to join The Queen's Own Yeomanry by Oct 2014 as B (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Squadron .
. May be renamed as the The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry .
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