Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

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The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons, four of which bear the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment:

HQ Squadron
A (Warwickshire and Worcestershire, Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron
B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron
C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron
D (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Squadron

The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is the only one of the four Yeomanry regiments to serve exclusively in the armoured replacement role, providing replacement crews for the Challenger 2 tank.

External links

[The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry home page]

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