'Ramrod D'Arcy the Third', the regimental mascot of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, Bovington, 2014
Photograph by Corporal Si Longworth, Royal Logistic Corps, 2014.
A parade at Bovington in Dorset to mark the enhanced role of Armour Reinforcement Regiment assumed by the reservists of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. As part of the restructuring of the Army, 'Army 2020', the regiment is tasked with providing fully trained Challenger 2 tank crews as part of the British Army's 3rd (United Kingdom) Division.
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry regiment, which recruits reservists from across the south-west of England, was also presented with a new unifying cap badge.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2017-08-3-19
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Crown Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2017-08-3-19