The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1901 the Regiment was granted the title Princess of Wales's which was changed to Queen Mary's when George V became the King. Converted to artillery in 1922, they were later reduced to battery strength and merged into the Queen's Regiment.
Read more about Surrey Yeomanry: Formation and Early History, World War I, Between The Wars, Post War, The Surrey Yeomanry Band, Bibliography
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