The five Squadrons of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry:
A (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron
B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron
C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron
D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron
Y (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron
It seems from the photos that that a common "Wessex Wyvern" cap badge is worn with different collar and arm badges with various cross-belts for each squadron in No1 and No2 Dress.
The pouch badge looks like the arm badge previously worn by the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.
The "Fern" arm badge was awarded by Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Freyberg VC in WW2 in recognition of the support given by the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry to the 2nd New Zealand Division during the Battle of El Alamein.
Tim
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