following the experience of the first world war, it was decided that only the fourteen most senior yeomanry regiments would be retained as horsed cavalry, with the rest being transferred to other roles. as a result, on 20 august 1920, the royal east kent (the duke of connaught's own) yeomanry (mounted rifles) was amalgamated with the west kent yeomanry (queen's own) to form the kent yeomanry and simultaneously re-roled as field artillery to form "6th (kent) army brigade, rfa".