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[edit] Hampshire Yeomanry
| Hampshire Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
| Active | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Branch | Yeomanry |
| Size | One Regiment |
The Hampshire Yeomanry can trace its formation to the late 1700's King George III , was on the throne and William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister, of Great Britain and across the English Channel , Britain was faced by a French , nation which had recently guillotined its King and which possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men. The Prime Minister proposed that the English Counties form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry which could be called on by the King to defend the country against invasion or by the Lord Lieutenant to subdue any civil disorder within the country.[4] Between 1794 and 1803, a large number of cavalry units such as the North Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry, the New Forest Volunteer Cavalry, the Fawley Light Dragoons and the Southampton Cavalry were raised in southern England as independent groups of Yeomanry , but were brought under the collective title of North Hampshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry in 1834, the title "North" was dropped by 1848.
Over the next 60 years the name changed several times, but always maintained a link with both Hampshire and the Yeomanry until in 1908, after the formation of The Territorial Army, the regiment became known as the Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) with detachments in Winchester, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Southampton.
[edit] Boer War
[edit] World War I
During the First World War The Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) had formed as 3 regiments of which the First Regiment departed for France and saw action in Messines , the Somme , Arras , Ypres , and Flanders. The war had proved that the need for cavalry was limited in trench warfare so the regiment re roled into an Infantry Regiment and became the 15th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment untilthe end of the war. The Second Regiment moved to Ireland and converted to a cyclist unit in 1916 and the Third Regiment stayed in the United Kingdomn and converted to infantry at the same time as the first regiment.
[edit] Between the wars
During the 1920s The Hampshire Yeomanry, which had reformed as a single cavalry regiment after the war, changed role as the war had proved the decline of the cavalry, it had highlighted the advance of the artillery, and along with the most junior Yeomanry Regiments the Hampsgire Yeomanry was re roled as an Artillery Regiment they amalgamated with the Hampshire Royal Horse Artillery to become the 95th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery.
[edit] The Second World War
At the end og the 1930's when was with Germany was again imminent,there was a decision that the 95th Brigade would become an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment and was redesignated the 72nd (Hampshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA in which one battery, 217 HAA Battery, was designated the "Hampshire Caribineers". There initial task was the defence of the United Kingdom and were deployed to protect the docks and staging areas along the South Coast. By 1942, once the Battle of Britain was over, the Regiments was transfered overseas and served in the North African and Italalian Campaigns with the 8th Army.
[edit] Post War to Present
At the end of the war the regiments was initially placed into suspended animation. In 1947, with the revival of the Territorial Army , the Hampshire Yeomanry was reformed as 295th (Hampshire Carabineers) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (TA), this regiment was however short-lived and rapidly reduced in size to a single Battery strength unit. In 1963 the Regiment amalgamated with the 457 (Wessex) Heavy Air Defence Regiment RA (TA). The 2 regiments as 457 Regt RA absorbed 295 Regt, becoming 457th (Wessex) Heavy Air Defence Regiment, RA (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry), this gave the Regiment the longest title in the army, and took on a new role converting from traditional Anti- Aircraft Guns to using the Thunderbird Anti-Aircraft Missile. The Regiment had the distinction of firing the last 3 missiles in the UK before Thunderbird was decommissioned. On 31st March 1967 the Regiment was disbanded on the demise of the Territorial Army and its replacement the TAVR. What followed was the longest period of suspended animation for the unit until 1992 when the Hampshire Yeomanry returned in the guise of 227 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Amphibious Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers. Again this was a very short lived incarnation as after the Strategic Defence Revue in 1999 returned the unit back to the Royal Regiment of Artillery with the formation of 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery, Royal Artillery based at Millbrook, Southampton and equipped again with an Anti-Aircraft Missile, High Velocity Missile.
tHE HAMPSHIRE YEOMANRY CAVALRY.
In 1853 The North Hants Yeomanry Cavalry was the only yeomanry regiment in the county. The title was changed to The Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry in this year.
On the 16th January 1884 Colonel Crichton took command of the Hampshire Yeomanry Cavalry and began to re-vitalise the regiment. He affiliated the regiment to the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) and renamed the regiment as the Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry. In 1902 after the Boer war the regiment was to be re titled once again Hampshire Yeomanry Carabiniers Imperial Yeomanry. In 1903 the Imperial Yeomanry was dropped from the title.
In 1928 The Hampshire Yeomanry were to be converted to a regiment of artillery. At the commencement of the 1939-45 war the regiment wore the Hampshire Yeomanry cap badge and Royal Artillery shoulder titles. In January 1945 the regiment was disbanded to be reformed in 1947 as the 295th anti aircraft regiment. In 1957 they were once again to be disbanded only to be re activated in name only in 1963 and amalgamated with the 457 heavy air defence regiment royal artillery. Royal artillery cap badges were worn but the yeomanry collar badges were gradually introduced. http://freespace.virgin.net/lew.shotton/hants_yeo_hants_reg.htm
[edit] Hertfordshire Yeomanry
| Hertfordshire Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1974 - |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Branch | Yeomanry |
| Size | One Regiment |
/1st
August 1914: in Hertford, part of the Eastern Mounted Brigade.
August 1914: moved to Egypt.
19 January 1915 : joined the Yeomanry Mounted Brigade.
This Brigade was originally an independent command formed in Egypt in January 1915. It moved to Gallipoli as dismounted troops and was attached to 2nd Mounted Division and was redesignated 5th Mounted Brigade. On return to Egypt in December 1915, the Brigade remounted and moved to the Western Frontier Force.
March 1916 : Regiment split up: RHQ and A Squadron joined 54th Division until in September 1916 RHQ was broken up and in August 1917 A Squadron joined XXI Corps Cavalry in Palestine; B Squadron joined 11th Division in England until on 12 July 1916 joined VI Corps Cavalry: in early 1917 it moved to XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment: in May 1917 it became GHQ Troops : in July 1917 it returned to Egypt and in May 1918 joined XXI Corps Cavalry in Palestine; D Squadron moved to Mesopotamia, initially on Lines of Communication : in July 1916 it joined 13th Division, and in December of that year it moved to III (Tigris) Corps Cavalry Regiment. In August 1917 it moved to the 15th (Indian) Division, and in May 1918 the Lines of Communication in the North Persia Force.
2/1st
Formed September 1914, and remained in UK. All fit men were sent as drafts to France in March 1918.
3/1st
Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until absorbed in 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment in February 1917. http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/herts.htm
[edit] ww2
http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/field/page86.html
[edit] Further Reading
The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments, Royal Artillery - Pt 1 Field Rgts 1920-46, JD Sainsbury: Pub. Hart Books, Welwyn, 1999 - ISBN 0 948527 05 6
The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments, Royal Artillery - Pt 2 The HAA Rgt 1938-45 & the Searchlight Bty 1937-45, JD Sainsbury: Pub.Hart Books, Welwyn, 2003 - ISBN 0 948527 06 4
[edit] Royal East Kent Yeomanry
| Royal East Kent Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1974 - |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Branch | Yeomanry |
| Size | One Regiment |
The Royal East Kent Yeomanry, TF
The Duke of Connaught's Own, or Mounted Rifles
Other Regiments
[edit] 1/1st
August 1914: in Canterbury, part of the 1st South Eastern Mounted Brigade.
September 1915 : dismounted, the Regiment moved to Gallipoli, landing on 8 October 1915 and becoming attached to the 42nd Division.
January 1916 : evacuated from Gallipoli, arriving in Egypt in February 1916. At this time the Brigade was absorbed into the 3rd Dismounted Brigade.
1 February 1917 : with the 1/1st West Kent Yeomanry, formed the 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, the Buffs. This unit moved with it's Division to France in May 1918.
[edit] 2/1st
Formed September 1914, and remained in UK until April 1918 when moved to Ireland. Converted into a cyclist unit in July 1916.
[edit] 3/1st
Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until disbanded in early 1917.
http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/eastkent.htm
[edit] b
History of C Squadron (Kent & Sharpshooters Yeomanry), RY
Yeomanry in Kent were formed in 1794, originally as a series of independent troops based in the important towns of Kent but these were later formed into two regiments, the East Kent Yeomanry and the West Kent Yeomanry. In the latter part of the 19th century these yeomanry Regiments frequently found escorts for the Queen and members of the Royal Family, and as a result, in 1856 the East Kent Yeomanry became the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles and the West became the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry.
When the Boer War broke out in 1899, it was not possible to send complete regiments to South Africa and so a group of wealthy sportsmen met together to form a battalion of Imperial Yeomanry from people who could already ride and shoot well, to be called Sharpshooters.
During the First and Second World Wars the Kent Yeomanry and the Sharpshooters followed similar careers. In the First both were sent to the Middle East, fought as infantry at Gallipoli, regained their horses to take part in Allenby's 1917 offensive and ended the war in France. In the Second both served in the Middle East and Italy. The Sharpshooters received 42 battle honours, a record surpassed by only one other regiment in the RAC, regular or territorial.
In 1961 the Kent Yeomanry was amalgamated with the Sharpshooters to form a reconnaissance regiment. Six years later the Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was reduced to squadron strength to form C Squadron of the Royal Yeomanry.
More recently members of the Squadron have deployed on operational tours in support of their regular counterparts to Kosovo, Bosnia and Kuwait. In 2003 nine members of the Squadron were mobilised to form part of a Royal Yeomanry Squadron for the Joint NBC Regiment deploying on Operation TELIC, the invasion of Iraq, which led to the Royal Yeomanry being the first unit of the Reserve Forces to be granted a battle honour (“Iraq 2003”) since the end of the World War 2.
This was followed quickly in 2004 by the mobilisation of 29 further members of the Squadron in support of the Queen’s Royal Lancer’s deployment, peacekeeping in Iraq. Those deployed were split between D Squadron QRL, who deployed to the southern province of Basra, in support of 1 Royal Horse Artillery and A Squadron QRL, who deployed to the province of Maysan, supporting 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment in Al Amarah. http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalyeomanry/c_sqdn/history.htm
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The 6th (Kent) Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was formed by the amalgamation of The Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (The Duke of Connaught’s Own), and The West Kent Yeomanry (Queen’s Own), in 1920. In 1921 it became the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, consisting of the Canterbury based 385th, and 386th Ashford based (Duke of Connaught’s Own Yeomanry) Batteries, and the Bromley based 387th and the Maidstone based 388th (Queen’s Own Yeomanry) Batteries. In 1938 the unit was re-designated as the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, and in 1939 the 143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Kent Yeomanry) was formed as a duplicate of 97th Regiment, as part of the Territorial Army, with 385th and 387th Batteries. It served with 5th Infantry Division, during the Fall of France, seeing action at St. Valery-en-Caux in June 1940, before destroying its guns and equipment prior to being evacuated at Dunkirk. The regiment then served in the 10th Army as part of the 10th Indian Division in Iraq during 1941, by which time the 470th Battery had been formed. It joined 7th Armoured Division in July 1942, and remained with it until December 1942. In 1942 it was re-titled as the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, and in October 1943 it rejoined 10th Indian Division, serving in North Africa, Palestine and Italy, until the end of the war. In 1947 it became the 297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, before being disbanded. During the war, those members of the regiment who perished during the tragic sinking of the S.S. Scillin on 14 November 1942 were the most casualties suffered by the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery on a particular date. It was noted whilst carrying out the following brief commemorations that several of those who died were Welsh, which for an English county Yeomanry unit seemed a bit strange. All was made clear by Major (Retd) Jack Bazzard, R.A., M.C., who joined the regiment pre war as a Gunner at Ashford, Kent, and told the transcriber that he remembers the influx of the Welshmen occurring when the regiment was based in South Wales, and that he had helped to train them when he was a Sergeant.
http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/97th%20KENT%20YEOMANRY%20R.A.pdf
[edit] West Kent Yeomanry
| West Kent Yeomanry | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1974 - |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Branch | Yeomanry |
| Size | One Regiment |
In 1794 local volunteer troops were raised for the first time to assist the civil power when required. These volunteer troops were given the status of volunteer Yeomanry Regiments. In West Kent a similar body of volunteers was raised with Troops at Cobham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Chislehurst, Farningham, Tunbridge Wells and Coxheath near Maidstone. Each Troop was about 50 strong with three officers (Captain, Lieutenant, Cornet). These volunteers were expected to provide their own uniforms and mounts while the government supplied their arms and ammunition. These volunteers were only paid when they were mobilised. The motto of both Kent Yeomanry regiments was "Liberty, Loyalty, Property". In 1797 both regiments were mobilised and sent to the Isle of Sheppey to put down an uprising (mutiny) of sailors. The East and West Kent Yeomanries continued in service after the Napolionic Wars, with the remit of assisting the civil power as and when required. In 1827 the government decided to disband the Yeomanry Regiments in those districts where they had not been mobilised in the previous 10 years. Both Kent Regiments were stood down and their equipment was returned to the regular military authorities. But for this gap in service, the Kent Yeomanry formations would have been the most senior Yeomanry Regiments in the country in terms of the date of acceptance of it's senior troop - the Cinque Ports Cavalry. In 1830 the East Kent Yeomanry was re-formed with 6 troops established at Ashford, East Wingham, West Wingham, Hythe, Sittingbourne and Faversham. The West Kent Yeomanry was also reformed with troops at Cobham, Chislehurst, Dartford, Oxenheath, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and Maidstone. During this period the Yeomanry was the only armed force available to assist the civil power. The Kent Police Force was not established until about 1830. http://kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/WEST%20KENT%20YOEMANRY%20UNITS.pdf In 1856 the East Kent Yeomanry was armed with rifles for the first time and it's name was changed to the East Kent Mounted Rifles (REKMR). In 1858 the East Kent Mounted Rifles was awarded the title Royal and became the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles. In 1864 the West Kent Yeomanry was awarded the title Queen's Own and became known as the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomany.
During the South African War 1899 - 1902 (Boer War) were not liable for service because their personnel were not expected to serve overseas. Instead, volunteers were called for to serve within new volunteer formations known as the Imperial Yeomanry. The Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles provided 2 contingents for service in South Africa - the 33rd (East Kent) Company which was placed at the disposal of the 11th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry and the 53rd (East Kent) Company which served in the 14th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry commanded by Captain Claude Marks. The Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry raised 1 further volunteer formation - the 36th (West Kent) Company which was attached to the 8th Infantry Division a regular army formation commanded by Captain the Hon Egremont Mills DSO later by Lt R.B Pott. The 33rd (East Kent) Company was engaged at Biddulphsberg where the British lost over 170 men. The 36th (West Kent) Company which was attached to the 8th Division was involved in the advance on Pretoria. In July 1900 at Brandwater Basin they oversaw the surrender of over 4,000 Boers. All Kent Imperial Yeomanry companies saw considerable small scale fighting until late July 1900 when they were involved in the surrender of General Prinsloo's Boer formations. After this they formed part of the garrison of Frankfort which they held for over 5 months. The 33rd and 53rd (East Kent) Companies, Imperial Yeomanry returned to the UK in May 1901. The 36th (West Kent) Company, Imperial Yeomanry finally returned home to the UK in June 1901. The Kentish Express newspaper listed a few men who lost their lives in South Africa: Private A BREWER (Cameronian Highlanders) of Fordwich near Canterbury Private GOODSMARK (2nd Army Service Corps) of Ashford Colour Sergeant W.J FOUNTAIN (Northumberland Fusiliers) of Buckland, Dover Trooper Isaac WILDASH (33rd East Kent) Company, Imperial Yeomanry of Faversham Trooper A.T BEECHING. Kent Imperial Yeomanry of Tonbridge (son of the Lloyds Bank Manager) Private William HUCKSTEPP of Ashford (Died of enteric fever on route home on the ship "Idaho"). The Territorial Force was formed in 1908. The Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles and the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry were both placed in the South East Mounted Brigade. On the outbreak of war in August 1914 both Kent Yeomanry Regiments were immediately sent to the Canterbury area where they contributed to the Kent coastal defences. In September 1915 they sailed for Gallipoli, Turkey, where they served as dis-mounted infantry for the last 3 months of the campaign. In March 1917 the two Kent Yeomanry Regiments were ammalgamated and became the 10th (Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Further details of it's movements can be obtained by refering to the Buffs pages on this website. The 10th Buffs was attached to the Broken Spur Division - 74th (Yeomanry) Division. The new battalion formed part of Genral Allenby's successful Palastine offensive against the Turkish Army and took part in the 2nd Battle of Gaza and the Battle of Beersheba on 31st October 1917. In December 1917 the 10th Buffs played a major part in the capture of Jerusalem. The heavy casualties of the Western Front in France and Belgium necessitated the withdrawal of infantry divisions from Palastine to France in May 1918. By the end of July 1918 the 10th Buffs was in action at Merville on the Somme in France. The 10th Buffs lost 152 men killed in action from it's late formation in 1917. They were awarded 12 battle honours. After the Great War the 10th (Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) was disbanded. It's colours were placed in the Warriors Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral for th
After the First World War In 1920 the amalgamation of the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles and the West Kent Yeomanry was made permanent. The 10th Buffs had already been disbanded. It was decided that the East Kent Mounted Rifles would become the 385th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Yeomanry and 386th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Yeomanry. The West Kent Yeomanry became the 387th (Queen's Own) Yeomanry and the 388th (Queen's Own) Yeomanry. All Kent Yeomanry units were attached to 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Army Brigade , Royal Field Artillery. This change must have been very confusing for those men who had served as infantryman, suddenly they had become Artillery men overnight! In 1938 the unit was re-designated the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery - http://kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/WEST%20KENT%20YOEMANRY%20UNITS.pdf Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, the 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was immediately mobilised - It moved immediately to France as part of the British Expeditionery Force and in 1940 was evacuated from Dunkirk with the rest of the British Army. In 1941 the regiment was sent to Iraq with the 10th Indian Division. The division went into the Western Desert, where it suffered badly in the retreat of Alam El Haifa, and the 7th Armoured Division at El Alemein. It remained in the desert until the capture of Tobruk and Adem. After garrison duty in Cyprus, Palestine and Syria the Kent Yeomanry moved to Italy in March 1944. They served in Italy for the remaining duration of the war advancing up the North West of Italy and ending in the Adriatic coast near Trieste. The Second Line regiment 143rd (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery spent the first two years of the war in Iceland. On it's return to the UK in 1941 the regiment joined the 49th Division and served throughout France and particularly Normandy. The regiment gave support during the D Day landings at Caen, Le Havre and Turnhaut Canal. They spent the Winter of 1944-45 by the River Maas on the Dutch German border. Their final action was at Arnhem in April 1945.
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Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) In 1947 the Kent Yeomanry units were formed into the 297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery in 44th (Home Counties) Division. It was equipt with 40mm Bofor anti-aircraft guns. In 1961 the 297th (Kent Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aicraft Regiment, Royal Artillery and the 3/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were amalgamated to form the Kent & County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
[edit] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
FORMED 1813
[edit] World War I
1/1st August 1914 : in Welshpool. Part of the South Wales Mounted Brigade, which joined 1st Mounted Division. November 1915 : dismounted and moved to Egypt, landing March 1916. Brigade absorbed into 4th Dismounted Brigade, which was part of the Western Frontier Force. 4 March 1917: converted into the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Bn, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and joined 231st Brigade, 74th Division. In May 1918 ths Division moved to France, and the battalion saw action on the Western Front.
2/1st Formed September 1914, and joined 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade in January 1915. October 1916, converted into a Cyclist unit.
3/1st Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until disbanded in early 1917. http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/montgomyeo.htm
[edit] Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
[edit] World War I
1/1st August 1914 : in Glasgow. Part of the Lowland Mounted Brigade. RHQ and C Squadron moved to Egypt, landing 22 June 1915. In October 1915, joined 52nd Division as dismounted troops, on Gallipoli. In May 1916 RHQ left the Division and moved to France, joining V Corps Cavalry Regiment. C Squadron left the Division 21 August 1917, joining XXI Corps Cavalry Regiment and later LoC Troops, in Palestine. A Squadron joined 11th Division on 2 June 1915, moving to 24th Division a few days later. Left to join V Corps Cavalry Regiment on 21 May 1916. B Squadron joined 9th Division in France on 13 May 1915. Left to join V Corps Cavalry Regiment on 10 May 1916. The Squadrons of the V Corps Cavalry Regiment were sent for infantry training at No 21 Infantry Base Depot at Etaples in August 1917. The Glasgow Yeomanry component (approx half a battalion) joined the 18th Bn, Highland Light Infantry on 23 September 1917.
2/1st Formed September 1914. In March 1916, RHQ, A and B Squadrons joined 65th Division; in February 1918 they were absorbed into the 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment, at the time in Ireland. C Squadron joined 64th Division, and was disbanded in 1917.
3/1st Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until absorbed by 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment in early 1917.
[edit] Welsh Horse
[edit] World War I=
1/1st
Newly raised in August 1914, initially by the Glamorgan County Association; later transferred to Montgomeryshire.
From early 1915, attached to 1/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade, attached to 1st Mounted Division. Soon transferred to 1/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade in same Division.
In September 1915, became dismounted and moved to ANZAC bridgehead on Gallipoli, landing there on 8 October 1915. Attached to 54th (East Anglian) Division, for work on mining operations at Hill 60.
Evacuated from Gallipoli on 15-20 December 1915, and moved to Egypt.
Moved with Brigade into 3rd Dismounted Brigade on Suez Canal defences, 22 February 1916. July 1916 moved to Western Frontier Force.
4 March 1917: merged with 1/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry to form 25th Bn, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, part of 231st Brigade, 74th Division. Moved to the Western Front in May 1918.
2/1st
Formed September 1914, and remained in UK. Attached to 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade, which in September 1915 became attached to the new 1st Mounted Division. Absorbed by the 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry during 1916.
3/1st
Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until disbanded in early 1917.
