| Unit Name: | Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry |
| Dates: | 1 May 1961- |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Type: | Yeomanry |
| Command Structure: | Royal Armoured Corps (1 squadron) Royal Signals (1 squadron) |
| Role: | Reconnaissance (1 squadron) Signals support (1 squadron) |
| Size: | 2 Squadrons |
| Garrison: | C (KSY) Squadron - Croydon 265 (KCLY) Squadron - Bexleyheath |
| Identification Symbol: | |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Tactical Recognition Flash |
The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry was a unit of the Territorial Army ('TA') that was established in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters). This was achieved through the merger of 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery and 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
The unit was established in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) through the amalgamation of two yeomanry regiments: the 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).[1] Initially, it served as an armoured reconnaissance regiment until 1967 when the Territorial Army (TA) underwent re-organization. Following the re-organization, the unit was disbanded and reconstituted as three separate units:[1]
In 1969, the artillery battery was transformed into (265 London & Kent) Squadron, which became a part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment of the Royal Signals.[1] In 1971, the squadron was re-designated as 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, and in 1987, its lineage was transferred to HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, which was also a component of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment.[1]
Today two squadrons retain the Sharpshooters name:
The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum is at Hever Castle in Kent.[4]
Honorary colonels have been:[1]
|- style="text-align: center; background: #444C38;"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"||-| width="33%" rowspan="4" align="center" | Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry| width="33%" rowspan="2" align="center" | 297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment| width="33%" align="center" | Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (Duke of Connaught's Own)|-| width="33%" align="center" | Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry|-| width="33%" rowspan="2" align="center" | 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)| width="33%" align="center" | 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)|-| width="33%" align="center" | 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)