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===Second World War===
Between the First and Second World Wars, the Regiment returned to its horsed Cavalry training in Scotland. However, when the call to duty came again at the beginning of Second World War, the Ayrshire Yeomanry was faced with a difficult choice, they were not required as a cavalry or as an armoured Regiment and were, instead, asked to fill a gap in the Army's [[Artillery]] organisation. In 1940, the Regiment transferred into the [[Royal Artillery]] and duly formed two Regiments of [[Field Artillery]];
===={{anchor|151st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery}}151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA====
The 151st remained in the United Kingdom until 1942, when it was assigned to [[46th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|46th Infantry Division]] and fought in the [[Tunisia Campaign]]. It was assigned to the [[11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|11th Armoured Division]] in 1944, and remained with it through the campaign in [[North-Western Europe]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/field/page151.html | title=151 (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA(TA) | work=The Royal Artillery 1939-45 | first=Derek | last=Barton | accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref>
===={{anchor|152nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery}}152nd (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA====
The 152nd was attached to the [[6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|6th Armoured Division]] in mid-1942, and moved with the division to North Africa that November. It remained with the division through the remainder of the war, fighting in the [[Tunisia Campaign]], and the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]], ending the war in Austria.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/field/page152.html | title=152 (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA(TA) | work=The Royal Artillery 1939-45 | first=Derek | last=Barton | accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref> When peace was declared, the 152nd Regiment found itself in Austria and immediately organised a [[gymkhana]] using horses from a local Cavalry depot.
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