Suffolk Yeomanry

Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars
Loyal Suffolk Hussars badge and service cap
Active1793–present
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–present)
Branch Territorial Army
TypeYeomanry
SizeRegiment
Part ofCavalry (First World War)
Royal Artillery (Second World War)
Army Air Corps (Present)
Motto(s)CONSTANTIA LEVANDI (Steadfast in support)
Battle honoursThe Great War:
Somme 1918, Bapaume 1918, Hindenberg Line, Epehy, Pursuit to Mons, France & Flanders 1918, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-17, Gaza, Jerusalem, Tell ‘Asur, Palestine 1917-18[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brigadier-General Ned Baird

The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. Originally formed as a volunteer cavalry force in 1793, it fought in the Second Boer war as part of the Imperial Yeomanry. In the World War I the regiment fought at Gallipoli, in Palestine and on the Western Front. The unit was subsequently converted into a Royal Artillery unit, serving in the anti-tank role North Africa, Italy and France during World War II. The lineage is maintained by No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC.

  1. ^ Battle Honours Awarded for the Great War. Naval and Military Press. 13 February 2012 [1st. Pub. The War Office:1925]. p. 20. ISBN 9781781501870.

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