The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry is a unit of the Territorial Army ('TA') that was formed in 1961 as the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) by the amalgamation of two yeomanry regiments, the 297 (Kent Yeomanry) Regt, Royal Artillery and the 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry. It served initially as an armoured reconnaissance regiment until 1967 and the re-organisation of the TA, when it was disbanded and reconstituted as three separate units: Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Cap Badge From The KSY website File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of England was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. ... The 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was formed in July 1944 by the amalgamation at Carpiquet Airfield in Normandy of the two existing Sharpshooters regiments: the 3rd CLY and 4th CLY, both of which were veterans of the 8th Army. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

• 'C' Squadron, Royal Yeomanry
• 'R' Battery, The London and Kent Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 'A' Company, 8th Battalion, The Queen's Regiment

In 1969, the artillery battery was converted to a squadron of the Royal Signals as part of 71 Signal Regiment. In 1971, this was given the name '265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron'. The infantry company remained part of the Queen's Regiment, but no longer remained as part of the Sharpshooters. In 1987, a third squadron, HQ (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron, 71 Signal Regiment was raised. Today, the three squadrons remain as Sharpshooters, one of several old yeomanry regiments to maintain more than one unit within the Territorial Army. The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons and a military band, each of which bears the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment: A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron (Swindon) B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron (Leicester) C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry... RGA redirects here. ... The Queens Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Royal Corps of Signals (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Royal Signal Corps and often known simply as the Royal Signals, R Signals or R Sigs) is one of the arms (combat support corps) of the British Army. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Differences
  • 'C' Squadron has adopted the title "Kent & Sharpshooters Yeomanry" and wears the cap badge of the KSY and the shoulder flashes of the Royal Yeomanry.
  • HQ and 265 Squadrons maintains the title "Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)" wear the cap badge of the Royal Signals and shoulder flashes marked 'KCLY'.

In february 2006, HQ and 265 Squardrons were disbanded on parade at Knook camp in Warminister witnessed by Major General, The Duke of Westminster. 265 Squadron proudly marched past the General and the rest of 71 Regiment led by OC Major Keith Wrate. That day saw the birth of a new Squadron who carry the title '265(Kent and County of London) Support Squadron (Sharpshooters)'