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1998.133.002

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1998.133

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Badge, Cap

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Badge - The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry

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BADGES

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Cap Badge - The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry

Cap Badge - The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry Badge: An anodized aluminium (gold and silver) cap badge for the Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry, with slider on reverse impressed with the name of the manufacturer, the badge is shaped around the emblem which features a unicorn imposed on a pair of crossed swords with scroll below inscribed "THE QUEEN'S OWN LOWLAND YEO". The Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry was formed in 1956 from the Lanarkshire Yeomanry, The Lothians and Border Horse and the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry. Reduced to Cadre status in 1969 at Edinburgh and disbanded in 1974. One squadron remained as 225 (Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry) Sqn, 154 (Lowland) Regiment, RCT. Resurrected in 1992 as The Scottish Yeomanry with HQ (Lothians and Border Horse) Sqn by reroling 222 Sqn, 154 (Lowland) Regiment,RCT; A (Ayrshire) Sqn transferred from the Queen's Own Yeomanry; B (Lanarkshire and Queen's Own Glasgow Yeomanry) Sqn by conversing 225 (Queen's Own Lowland) Sqn, 154 (Lowland) Regiment, RCT; C (Fife and Forfar/Scottish Horse) Sqn conversion of 239 (Highland Yeomanry) Sqn, 153 (Highland) Regiment, RCT. In 1992 B (Lanarkshire and Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Squadron, The Scottish Yeomanry formed at East Kilbride by conversion of 222 Sqn, 154 (Lowland) Regiment RCT, the QOLY Sqn in that Regt having effectively unamalgamated to form also a Lothians and Border Horse [q.v] sqn in The Scottish Yeomanry at Edinburgh by reroling 225 Sqn, 154 Regt RCT . The Scottish Yeomanry was disbanded in 1999 A and C Sqn transferred to The Queen's Own Yeomanry. HQ Sqn disbanded, B Sqn also disbanded but traditions transferred to 52 (Lanarkshire and Glasgow Yeomanry) Signal Sqn, 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals which moved from Glasgow to East Kilbride.
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