2nd East Riding Yeomanry

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of World War II
Active	1794–1956
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–1956)
Branch	British Army
Type	Yeomanry
Size	One Regiment
Engagements	The Great War Selle Valenciennes Sambre France and Flanders 1918 Egypt 1915-17 Gaza El Mughar Nebi Samwil Palestine 1917–18 The Second World War Withdrawal to Escaut St Omer-La Bassée Cassel Normandy Landing Cambes Caen Bourguebus Ridge La Vie Crossing Lisieux Foret de Bretonne Lower Maas Venlo Pocket Ourthe Rhine North West Europe 1940, 1944 45 Pegasus Bridge

The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army formed in 1794. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role in 1920. In 1956, it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.

In 1793, the prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, proposed that the English Counties form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry that could be called on by the king to defend the country against invasion or by the Lord Lieutenant to subdue any civil disorder within the country. The unit was raised as a number of independent troops in 1794 but disbanded again in 1801. The independent troops were raised again in 1802 but disbanded again in 1814.

The formation of a Regiment of Imperial Yeomanry, known as the East Riding of Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry, was approved on 15 April 1902. the regiment was based at the Army Riding School in Walton Street in Kingston upon Hull at this time (since demolished).

In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. Therefore, TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments.