Warwickshire Yeomanry The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army , first raised in 1794 , which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an armoured regiment in the Second World War , before being amalgamated into The Queen ' s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry in 1956 . Early history . The regiment was first formed as the Gentlemen and Yeomanry of Warwickshire in 1794 , who raised four troop s of yeomanry . These four troops were regimented in 1796 as the Warwickshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry ; the regiment expanded to a fifth troop in 1813 , a sixth in 1831 , and in 1854 , with the Crimean War causing an upsurge in martial sentiment , two more troops were formed . The regiment sponsored two companies of the Imperial Yeomanry in 1900 , for service in the South African War , and in 1901 was itself reorganised as mounted infantry as the Warwickshire Imperial Yeomanry . In 1908 it was transferred into the Territorial Force , returning to a cavalry role and equipping as hussars , under the new title of The Warwickshire Yeomanry . First World War . The regiment mobilised in August 1914 , but remained in England until 1915 , when they sailed for Egypt with 2nd Mounted Division . During the move , the horse transport " Wayfarer " was torpedoed on 11 April 1915 having just left Avonmouth ; although she did not sink , the horses had to be rescued . Volunteers of the regiment saved 763 horses , receiving a Military Cross and twelve Meritorious Service Medal s . They arrived in Egypt on 24 April , before being moved to Gallipoli for service as dismounted infantry . They landed at Suvla Bay on 18 August and saw action at the Battle of Scimitar Hill , on 21 August . The regiment took heavy losses , but remained in the line until withdrawn at the end of October . It was assigned to the Australian Mounted Division in February 1917 , serving in Palestine as cavalry , and seeing action at the First and Second Battles of Gaza , the Charge at Huj as well as the Battle of Mughar Ridge and the Battle of Jerusalem . It was withdrawn in April 1918 , and amalgamated with the South Nottinghamshire Hussars into B Battalion , Machine Gun Corps , soon renamed the 100th Battalion , Machine Gun Corps , which would serve on the Western Front for the remainder of the war . The regiment raised a second - line battalion , the 2 / 1st Warwickshire Yeomanry , in September 1914 ; this remained in the United Kingdom , did not see service , and was converted into a cyclist unit in 1917 . A third - line battalion was formed in 1915 , and remained in the United Kingdom until absorbed into the 4th Cavalry Reserve Regiment in 1917 . Following demobilisation after the War , the regiment was reconstituted in 1920 in the Territorial Army . Second World War . The regiment did not mechanise before the outbreak of the Second World War ; on mobilisation , it was attached to 1st Cavalry Division , and moved in 1940 to the Middle East , where it saw service in Iraq and Syria in 1941 . It was mechanised as an armoured regiment in late 1941 and transferred into the Royal Armoured Corps , with the division redesignating itself as 10th Armoured Division . The regiment then saw service in the North African Campaign , fighting at the Second Battle of El Alamein whilst attached to 2nd New Zealand Division . It was deployed to Italy in 1944 , where it saw action in June and July . After the War , the regiment reconstituted in the Territorial Army . In 1956 it amalgamated with The Queen ' s Own Worcestershire Hussars , forming The Queen ' s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry .