Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry
| The Leicestershire & Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry |
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Cap badge of the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry
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| Active | Feb 1957- / Now E Sqn Royal Yeomanry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army Reserve |
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Role | Light Cavalry |
| Size | 1 Squadron |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | E (LDY) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry - Glen Parva Barracks, Tigers Road, South Wigston, Leicester, LE18 4WS. |
| Nickname(s) | The LDY or Albert's Lads |
| March | Yeomanry by Bandmaster R Stent |
| Anniversaries | 13 May (Frezenberg) |
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| Current commander |
Major Matthew Webb |
| Honorary Colonel | Colonel R E J Boyle DL |
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| Stable belt | .jpg) |
| NCO Arm Badge | .jpg) |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry is a Squadron of The Royal Yeomanry, a Light Cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve.
Drawing lineage from 1794, the amalgamation of the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanries was completed in 1957 by the amalgamation of The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) and The Derbyshire Yeomanry. Previously to this the regiment was re-roled as infantry in 1967, with four squadrons. In 1969 it was reduced to a cadre, however, the LDY (PAO) Cadre paraded their Guidon with the Royal Yeomanry Regiment in 1969 at Catterick Camp in Yorkshire. In 1971 became The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry Squadron as part of 7th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment. This was redesignated a company in 1975, and in 1978 the Ilkeston platoon was formed into B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Company of 3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. In 1988 the company of 7th Royal Anglian Regiment was retitled as C (Leicestershire and Derbyshire (P.A.O) Yeomanry) Company.
With the reorganisation of the Territorial Army in 1992, the companies were reorganised; one became the 3 (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Company of 5th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, whilst C (LDY P.A.O) company (Loughborough, Hinckley & Melton Mowbray), 7th Royal Anglian TA was re-roled as a reconnaissance unit, transferred into the Royal Armoured Corps, and made B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire (P.A.O.) Yeomanry) Squadron of The Royal Yeomanry, with members serving in Iraq as of 2007[update]. The Royal Anglian company, however, was transferred into 158th (Royal Anglian) Transport Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps in 1996, and ceased to maintain its yeomanry lineage.
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