‘C’ Squadron Kent & County of London Yeomanry cap badge.

Die cast bi-metal cap badge possibly pre staybright .

C (KSY) Squadron is one of the Royal Yeomanry's 6 Squadrons . The Royal Yeomanry is a Light Cavalry Regiment. The unit is roled to provide a strategically deployable light reconnaissance capability which is employable across a wide range of operations from Peace Support Operations through to stabilisation interventions, to enabling roles in major combat operations. In addition to this role the RY provides individual replacements as required to augment RAC regiments on operations.

History of Recent Events

From 1967 until 1995 C (KSY) Squadron and its parent regiment the RY enjoyed several decades of operating armoured reconnaissance vehicles, from Saladin’s and Ferrets through to the iconic Fox armoured car.

In 1995 the Royal Yeomanry was re-roled from an armoured reconnaissance regiment to become the UK’s NBC Defence Regiment. As the UK’s only NBC defence Regiment the Royal Yeomanry enjoyed a considerable scaling of advanced equipment including the specially built and impressive six wheeled armoured FUCHS. In 1999 a new Joint NBC Defence Regiment was formed in the regular army between the RAF Regiment and the Royal Tank Regiment and nearly all of the specialist equipment was handed over by the RY.