Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry Explained

Unit Name:	Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry
Dates:	19561975
Country:	United Kingdom
Type:	Cavalry
Role:	Yeomanry
Command Structure:	Royal Armoured Corps

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.^[1] It was reduced to a cadre in 1969 and disbanded in 1975.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry. British Army units 1945 on. 29 October 2017.
2. Web site: Lineage of Scottish Yeomanry. 12 October 2016.