Shropshire Yeomanry
| Shropshire Yeomanry | |
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Badge of the Shropshire Yeomanry
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| Active | 1794–1969 |
| Country |
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1969) |
| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Cavalry |
| Role | Yeomanry |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours | See battle honours below |
Second Boer War
First World War
The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War. It was then amalgamated with the Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery.
In 1969, the regiment was replaced by No. 4 Squadron, 35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment and the Shropshire Yeomanry Cadre. These later formed the Shropshire Yeomanry Squadron of the Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry before their amalgamation into the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry.
The Shropshire Yeomanry dates its origins to the French wars of 1793–1815, when volunteer cavalry units were raised throughout the country. They date their origins to the raising of the Wellington Troop in 1795.
The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during Black Week in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the Second Boer War. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry regiments to provide service companies of approximately 115 men each for the Imperial Yeomanry. The regiment provided the 13th (Shropshire) Company for the 5th Battalion in 1900.
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