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1585:) again passing through to break the enemy gun line and allow X Corps to break out. The assault went to plan except that opposition on the left was heavier than expected which slowed the advance. As a result, the advancing tanks were highlighted against the dawn sky in the east and began to be picked off by Axis anti-tank fire. The Regiment was in the centre of the 9th Armoured Brigade, and the CO lost touch with both his artillery support and close anti-tank support. In the growing light, the B squadron commander (Major M.StJ.V.Gibbs) realised that he was in a ring of enemy anti-tank guns, ahead and to both flanks. He gave the order to 'Charge' and B Squadron overran the anti-tank positions, losing some vehicles but destroying the enemy gun line. Meanwhile, the 463: 63: 1054: 2072: 95: 76: 1680:, with one squadron in support of each of the brigade's three infantry battalions. In May–June 1944, it took part in the advance on Rome, working its way up in close country between the central mountains and the sea to the west. At one point, the 78th Division withdrew, but outlying elements of the regiment did not get the message and continued forwards. The Corps HQ diary for 23 June records 'RWY water truck reports Vaiano clear of enemy'. 1573: 1321:, it remained an important part of the social scene of the county having its officers drawn from the nobility, landowners, and larger farmers, while other ranks coming largely from their estates. Hunting, point-to-points, and social events seem to have been as important as military training. The chapter of the Regimental History relating to the period 1920–1939 is even entitled "The Long Weekend". 1645: 2038:, were decided on in the late 19th century. One officer (who was also a Conservative MP) suggested green with a red stripe, but this was objected to because it was similar to the Rifle Brigade. Another officer (a Liberal MP) suggested adding yellow, which was agreed. The joke was that red and yellow were Liberal colours, and the Liberal MP got away with this under his rival's nose. 1552:(types II and III), mostly salvaged from the battlefield and rapidly repaired. Montgomery had been impressed with the performance of the 2nd New Zealand Division and wanted them to spearhead the next thrust, but Freyberg was unwilling to do so without reinforcements, as his troops had suffered so many casualties. Montgomery therefore placed 1112:. Over an eleven-day period, German forces retreated 20–25 miles to prepared positions. The RWY formed part of the advanced guard of the British Army, attempting to keep in touch with the German rearguards, but this was difficult owing to the broken nature of the ground behind the original German lines. Contact was made several times with 39: 1143:. After a week of combat, 6th Wilts (half of whom were ex-RWY) had taken over 500 casualties. In April, they received reinforcements but later that month took another 400 casualties on the Messines Ridge. Shortly after this, it was decided to disband 6th Wilts as they had effectively ceased to exist. The regiment won 13 1091:. Therefore, TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments. 2026:
with a red cloth bag. By 1911 the regimental parade dress had evolved into a relatively simple dark blue tunic and trousers with double white stripes. Officers wore uniforms of "Glamorgan blue" (a mid-dark shade of blue) ornamented with black mohair braid and loops. All ranks wore peaked forage caps.
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Service dress during the First World War was a khaki tunic and breeches, with a red stripe down the seam and a red lanyard worn by all ranks round the left armpit. The chevrons of sergeants and corporals were surmounted by a regimental badge on a red baize backing, a practice that continued through
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wrote that " was run like so much of the TA those days on rather feudal lines...when they heard they were going to have those tremendous exercises – three nights out at a time – they jibbed violently....Most of them had looked forward to exercises all day and then going out for a bit of jollity at
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years service overseas should be repatriated, and this reduced the regiment's strength by half. This made it impossible to function as a fighting unit and it was withdrawn from the line of battle. In October 1944, the regiment returned to England to train replacements for armoured regiments still
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went ahead to survey the scene. On seeing Brigadier Currie asleep on a stretcher, he approached him saying, 'Sorry to wake you John, but I'd like to know where your tanks are?' Currie waved his hand at a group of tanks around him, replying 'There they are.' Gentry was puzzled. 'I don't mean your
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On the night of 1/2 November 1942, the Eighth Army attacked again in the north, with 2nd New Zealand Division in the lead. Freyberg placed 151 Brigade on the right and 152 Brigade on the left. The aim was to attack directly westwards across the Rahman track, with the infantry leading the night
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A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron changed command and name from the Royal Yeomanry on 1 July 2014 to become Y (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Royal Wessex Yeomanry and, like B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Royal Wessex Yeomanry, started to train on Challenger 2 tanks.
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Cavalry regiment. During 1916–17, duties mainly involved policing, traffic control, despatch riding and similar activities. In March 1917, the regiment played its only part in the War as horsed cavalry, during the German retreat to the
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night." The upshot was that the regiment was banished to a distant part of the camp where their socialising would not be disturbed by the Regulars. However, apparently the Yeomanry were so intrigued by Monty's exercises that their
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into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for
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At 6 p.m. the regiment was ordered to withdraw. It had lost almost all of its tanks and taken 42 casualties killed or wounded. In reserve, the regiment was issued with new tanks, a hasty mix of Shermans, Grants, and
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in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the
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were just behind the 9th Armoured Brigade but there were no liaison officers between the units and 1st Armoured did not take the opportunity to push on through the broken Axis gun-line.
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in another regiment, one was absorbed into a local infantry battalion, one became a signals regiment and two were disbanded. The remaining 25 regiments were converted to brigades of the
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CO's command tank, Syria, 1943. The flag above his head bears the Prince of Wales feathers. Tanks bore names of Wiltshire towns, villages and pubs to aid identification and boost morale
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joined in, they took severe casualties. By midday, the two squadrons were reduced to one Sherman and three Grants and the commanding officer had been badly wounded and evacuated. The
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During the 19th century, the regiment, in common with other Yeomanry and Militia units, sported a range of uniforms. Jackets were always dark blue. Between 1812 and 1873, a leather
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and 21 Panzer Divisions, with the result that there was a wide gap in the Axis lines to the south west. Through this gap Montgomery pushed the remainder of his armour, breaking the
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line and pushing westwards into its rear areas and supply lines. By 4 November, the battle was won and Montgomery was entertaining the captured Afrika Korps commander,
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or later wars of the 19th century. However the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry was called to deal with civil disorders, such as a mutiny by the county Militia in Devizes, the
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Historical record of the Fourteenth or the King's Regiment of Light Dragoons containing an account of the formation of the regiment and of its subsequent services
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tanks. On the morning of 24 October 1942, A and C squadrons were ahead of the infantry on the western slopes of the ridge. B squadron had been delayed in the
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in 1831; the first yeomanry regiment to be so honoured. Contrary to common belief, the regiment was not involved in the restoration of order after the
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headquarters tanks, I mean your armoured regiments. Where are they?' Currie waved his arm and again replied, 'There are my armoured regiments, Bill.'
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The cap badge of the RWY is the Prince of Wales's feathers is a slightly different design to other regiments wearing the same symbol, such as the
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forces in Syria, in spite of being desperately short of equipment and serviceable machine-guns. In July 1941, the 4th Cavalry Brigade became the
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The Royal Wessex Yeomanry now operates as the Armoured Reserve Regiment providing formed crews for three Regular Army regiments operating the
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unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial Army was greatly reduced. The regiment lives on in B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry)
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In July 1916, there was a major reorganization of 2nd Line yeomanry units in the United Kingdom. All but 12 regiments were converted to
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In 1947, the regiment again ceased to exist, but the following year was re-established as a heavy tank unit in support of
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fighting in Europe. It continued in this role until 1946, although the pace slowed after victory in Europe in May 1945.
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and then to Syria for internal security duties, where it remained throughout 1942 and 1943. In May 1944, it reached the
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was surfeit. The commission decided that only the 14 most senior regiments were to be retained as cavalry (though the
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Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of World War II – the cap badge is simply the Prince of Wales' feathers
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was counter-attacking A and C Squadrons and at 4 pm the regiment (now down to four tanks) was withdrawn. The
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and reorganised in four squadrons and a machine gun section. On 1 April 1908, the regiment was renamed as the
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This brought the regiment into contact for the first time with someone it would later meet more seriously,
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During the Cold War, its role in the event of war would have been as a medium reconnaissance unit for the
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were also to remain mounted as "scouts"). Eight regiments were converted to Armoured Car Companies of the
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In 1958, the regiment converted to a light reconnaissance role equipped with armoured cars, such as the
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In September 1917, it was finally conceded that there was little place for horsed cavalry in the
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minefields and had lost numerous tanks. Throughout that day, A and C Squadrons engaged German
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with the brigade, which became an independent brigade placed under the operational control of
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During the Second World War, officers and soldiers serving with the regiment received three
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and a lance captured in one of these engagements is still in possession of the regiment.
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The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during
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The regimental colours of green, red and yellow, which appear on the regimental tie and
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The regiment's battle honours are summarised and illustrated in the picture of the RWY
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In an account of the battle published to mark its 25th anniversary, Montgomery wrote:
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63rd (Wiltshire) Company, 16th Battalion in 1900, transferred to 1st Battalion in 1902
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or TA from 1 October 1921). The experience of the First World War made it clear that
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Post war, a commission was set up to consider the shape of the Territorial Force (
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In 1900, the regiment represented the Yeomanry cavalry at the inauguration of the
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decided to raise a body of ten independent troops of Yeomanry for the county of
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emblem was painted on the regiment's vehicles when it was under the command of
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and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent
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Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
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and participated in the expedition into Persia, with the regiment fighting as
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on a red baize backing, and vehicles carry the New Zealand fern leaf emblem.
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Nevertheless, the assault of the 2nd New Zealand Division had drawn in both
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in Wiltshire and RWY was attached to it for their two-week annual camp. The
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The 3rd Line regiment was formed in 1915 that summer it was affiliated to a
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Royal Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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In July and August, the 9th Armoured Brigade worked in support of the
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I must mention the magnificent fight put up by 9th Armoured Brigade —
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The regiment began to mobilise in August 1939, a few days before the
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and 6th Wilts at one point took the whole weight of the offensive at
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as a badge). In 1884, it was placed at the head of the newly formed
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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El Alamein: The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War
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The 2nd Line regiment was formed in 1914. In May 1915, it was with
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where it can still be seen today, alongside those of other units.
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On 4 June 1794, a meeting of country gentlemen at the Bear Inn in
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After the 9th Armoured Brigade's action, Brigadier Gentry of the
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and as a consequence the regiment was dismounted and joined the
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
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King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)
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began. Initially, it was assigned as Divisional Cavalry to the
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assault and 9th Armoured Brigade (now commanded by Brigadier
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10th (Wiltshire and North Somerset) Yeomanry Cyclist Regiment
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In 1863, it provided an escort to the Prince of Wales (later
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between 1920 and 1922. As the most senior regiment in the
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
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which forms the frontispiece of the regimental history.
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The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry was awarded the following
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The New Zealand fern leaf still worn on RWY vehicles.
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in late August and in October began training for the
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in 1917. In March 1918, the German army mounted its
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of the Yeomanry Regiments in the Army List of 1914.
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Archived from the original on 23 October 2007 1314:, the regiment was retained as horsed cavalry. 4015:RAC armoured regiments of the Second World War 3159:The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition 2682: 1474:The opening of the battle saw four divisions ( 1423:tanks, finally becoming an armoured regiment. 527:2nd (Wiltshire) Company, 1st Battalion in 1900 524:1st (Wiltshire) Company, 1st Battalion in 1900 4722:Regiments of the British Army in World War II 4594:4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 4589:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 4281:43rd (6th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) RTR 3999: 3845:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 3655:Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) 3327: 2182:(Supplement). 2 November 2021. p. 19473. 1468:Further information on the wider battle: 1034: 316:, but saw relatively little action as horsed 253:Colonel Oliver J.H. Chamberlain, QVRM, TD, DL 8: 3297:Official Royal Wessex Yeomanry Facebook Page 3270:. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007 3236:Yeomanry Light Cavalry Uniforms in Wiltshire 2397: 2395: 1521:on the plain below, and were in turn hit by 508:. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry 3625:Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 2332:. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007 2106:British yeomanry during the First World War 1218:. In March 1917 it resumed its identity as 371:. With this formation, it took part in the 4707:Military units and formations in Wiltshire 4025: 4006: 3992: 3984: 3516:19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars 3486:10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars 3334: 3320: 3312: 3307:Official Royal Yeomanry Regimental website 2474: 2472: 2459: 2457: 2232: 2230: 2228: 2226: 2224: 1041: 1027: 726: 37: 4117:13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Marys Own) 3640:Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry 2967:The Yeomanry Force at the 1911 Coronation 1127:(6th Wilts), fighting in the trenches at 3216:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 3093:Monty: The Making of a General 1887–1942 2832:"The Royal Wessex Yeomanry [UK]" 2694: 2670: 2622: 2586: 1833: 567: 461: 3800:Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) 3041:"B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron" 3017:. Fovant Badges Society. Archived from 2989: 2735:"Reference images for Sherman Mark III" 2610: 2562: 2440:The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Collection 2428: 2401: 2316: 2165: 2122: 1691:in the central mountains south east of 1073:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 729: 430:in 1797. Neither the Yeomanry, nor the 422:. Five gentlemen were identified to be 4727:Yeomanry regiments of the British Army 3835:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 3554:17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers 3544:12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 3400:3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 3281: 3196:The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1907–1967 2792: 2790: 2788: 2646: 2343: 2251: 760:(Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) 516:of approximately 115 men each for the 454:, which followed the rejection of the 415:. The decision was implemented by the 28: 3645:Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) 3511:18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars 3420:7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 3043:. Ministry of Defence. Archived from 3001: 2952: 2818: 2779: 2767: 2755: 2720: 2658: 2634: 2598: 2574: 2502: 2490: 2478: 2463: 2364: 1490:positions. RWY was in support of the 1486:) in the assault on the north of the 1419:. In December, it received its first 7: 4697:1794 establishments in Great Britain 3372:Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 3178:2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery 2520:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) 2449: 2022:was worn, replaced in 1873 by a fur 565:at this time. Its organisation was: 375:, spearheading the break-out of the 3690:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry 1426:In May 1942, the regiment moved to 1387:. The regiment served there and in 1157:2/1st South Western Mounted Brigade 237: 4127:15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars 3760:Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars 3491:11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars 2862:The Home Service Force Association 2834:. 18 December 2007. Archived from 701: 661: 625: 589: 577: 572: 570: 25: 4564:2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 4559:1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 4112:11th Hussars (Prince Alberts Own) 4041:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 3865:East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry 3564:21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 3395:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 3161:. Edinburgh: Canongate Academic. 1339:. In 1937, the brigade was on an 1101:1st South Western Mounted Brigade 1060:headstone in Rose Hill Cemetery, 731:1st South Western Mounted Brigade 715:It was ranked 1st (of 55) in the 351:forces, as well as operations in 4712:Organisations based in Wiltshire 3695:Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) 3665:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 3481:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars 3443:2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 3415:6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3405:4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 3133:. London: Samson Books Limited. 3095:. London: Book Club Associates. 2542:"What was an artillery brigade?" 2330:"Imperial Yeomanry [UK]" 2070: 2031:the inter-war years and beyond. 1668:, then under Lieutenant-General 557:. The regiment was based at the 174: 93: 74: 61: 4056:5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 3775:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 2141:, a field artillery brigade of 2091:List of Yeomanry Regiments 1908 1739:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 1366:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 1163:area and moved in September to 4639:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons 4374:108 (Lancashire Fusiliers) RAC 4102:8th King's Royal Irish Hussars 3765:Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry 3650:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons 3252:"The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry" 3129:James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). 2129:The basic organic unit of the 1689:10th Indian Infantry Divisions 1242:3/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1220:2/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1151:2/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 1095:1/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 466:Officers of the regiment, 1903 300:The regiment took part in the 1: 4604:2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry 4599:1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry 4574:2nd Lothians and Border Horse 4569:1st Lothians and Border Horse 3725:Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 3710:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 3148:Lucas-Phillips, C.E. (1962). 1676:. The RWY was to support the 1525:fire. Initially, the heavier 1256:11th Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1204:2/1st North Somerset Yeomanry 921:Transport and Supply Column, 742:Organisation on 4 August 1914 386:The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 4584:2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 4579:1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 3189:. London: Burrop, Mathieson. 2800:. British Army units 1945 on 2101:Yeomanry order of precedence 1719:Distinguished Service Orders 1620:, to dinner in his caravan. 1445:, then under the command of 1302:(RTC), one was reduced to a 1260:3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment 485:Yeomanry Order of Precedence 4717:Imperial Yeomanry regiments 3795:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry 3720:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 3539:9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers 3448:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 3390:1st (King's) Dragoon Guards 3213:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). 3198:. London: Garnstone Press. 2932:"The Royal Wessex Yeomanry" 2910:"The Royal Wessex Yeomanry" 2217:. 5 July 1794. p. 685. 1912:France and Flanders 1916–18 1470:Second Battle of El Alamein 964:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 403:Formation and early history 373:Second Battle of El Alamein 196:France and Flanders 1916–18 4748: 4276:42nd (7th East Surrey) RTR 4087:3rd The King's Own Hussars 3755:Royal North Devon Yeomanry 3549:16th (The Queen's) Lancers 2737:. Perth Military Modelling 2272:Order was restored by the 1917: 1847: 1835: 1467: 553:, trained and equipped as 481:Prince of Wales's feathers 428:Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry 392:Prince of Wales's feathers 4649:Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 4434:144 (East Lancashire) RAC 4153:9th Queen's Royal Lancers 4036:1st King's Dragoon Guards 3860:Northamptonshire Yeomanry 3785:Lothians and Border Horse 3559:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 3506:15th (The King's) Hussars 3476:7th (Queen's Own) Hussars 3471:4th (Queen's Own) Hussars 3288:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3157:Mileham, Patrick (1994). 3131:British Regiments 1914–18 2350:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 2304:Official Programme for - 2258:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 1777:British Army of the Rhine 1695:, on the approach to the 1666:78th "Battleaxe" Division 1190:(and the division became 758:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 536:Commonwealth of Australia 520:. The regiment provided: 341:fought in the Middle East 36: 4692:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 4644:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 4614:2nd East Riding Yeomanry 4609:1st East Riding Yeomanry 4122:14th/20th King's Hussars 3805:Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 3780:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 3745:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 3466:3rd (King's Own) Hussars 3091:Hamilton, Nigel (1981). 3069:. Battlefront Miniatures 2416:"The British Army, 1914" 2380:. The Drill Hall Project 2278:Cannon, Richard (1847). 2193:Mosley, Charles (2003). 2058:2nd New Zealand Division 1568:El Alamein – Supercharge 1439:2nd New Zealand Division 1248:Reserve Cavalry Regiment 377:2nd New Zealand Division 283:Kingdom of Great Britain 272:Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry 69:Kingdom of Great Britain 4634:North Somerset Yeomanry 4554:2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry 4549:1st Derbyshire Yeomanry 4097:7th Queen's Own Hussars 4092:4th Queen's Own Hussars 3820:Glamorganshire Yeomanry 3660:North Somerset Yeomanry 2858:"The HSF (1982 – 1992)" 2043:Royal Regiment of Wales 1602:6th New Zealand Brigade 1537:, under the command of 1492:5th New Zealand Brigade 1454:Battle of Alam el Halfa 1071:In accordance with the 806:North Somerset Yeomanry 549:and transferred to the 330:German spring offensive 4654:Staffordshire Yeomanry 4624:Inns of Court Regiment 4051:4th/7th Dragoon Guards 3770:West Somerset Yeomanry 3730:Hertfordshire Yeomanry 3675:Northumberland Hussars 3254:. The Long, Long Trail 3194:Platt, J.R.I. (1972). 3110:Hammond, Bryn (2012). 2544:. The Long, Long Trail 2015: 1649: 1637: 1631:, Wiltshire Yeomanry, 1577: 1542:Alexander H. Gatehouse 1535:10th Armoured Division 1482:, 2nd New Zealand and 1464:El Alamein – Lightfoot 1329:Bernard Law Montgomery 1125:The Wiltshire Regiment 1068: 467: 320:. After conversion to 267: 4659:Warwickshire Yeomanry 3850:Bedfordshire Yeomanry 3830:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 3615:Warwickshire Yeomanry 3501:14th (King's) Hussars 3176:Murphy, W.E. (1966). 2934:. Ministry of Defence 2912:. 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Keightley 1587:21st Panzer Division 1458:Battle of El Alamein 1413:9th Armoured Brigade 1381:1st Cavalry Division 1333:9th Infantry Brigade 1192:2nd Cyclist Division 1173:4th Mounted Division 1169:15th Mounted Brigade 1082:) which brought the 956:Training attachments 383:on 2 November 1942. 361:9th Armoured Brigade 137:Royal Armoured Corps 3715:Derbyshire Yeomanry 3635:Shropshire Yeomanry 3185:Pitt, P.W. (1946). 2838:on 18 December 2007 2683:Lucas-Phillips 1962 2274:14th King's Hussars 1974:Advance to Florence 1531:88mm anti-tank guns 1499:Howard Kippenberger 1443:British Eighth Army 1435:Bernard C. 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London: Osprey. 3004:, pp. 269–270 2992:, pp. 339–345 2821:, pp. 189–223 2770:, pp. 174–188 2613:, p. Appendix 2589:, pp. 265–268 2214:The London Gazette 2179:The London Gazette 2151:lieutenant colonel 2016: 1811:main battle tank. 1650: 1578: 1432:Lieutenant-General 1417:motorized infantry 1350:Commanding Officer 1268:Wiltshire Regiment 1069: 851:Hampshire Yeomanry 468: 268: 4677: 4676: 4669:Yorkshire Hussars 4629:North Irish Horse 4619:Cheshire Yeomanry 4537: 4536: 4168:17th/21st Lancers 4071:Royal Scots Greys 3981: 3980: 3587:South Irish Horse 3582:North Irish Horse 3349:Household Cavalry 2601:, pp. 74–114 2133:was, and is, the 2086:Imperial Yeomanry 1996: 1995: 1986:Citta di Castello 1962:Citta della Pieve 1945:North Africa 1942 1829:regimental guidon 1670:Sidney C. 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Index

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)

Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Army
Yeomanry
Royal Armoured Corps
Salisbury
Swindon
stable belt

Second Boer War
First World War
France and Flanders 1916–18
Second World War
Iraq 1941
Syria 1941
North Africa 1942
Italy 1944
Battle honours
battle honours

Yeomanry
regiment
Kingdom of Great Britain
Territorial Army
Squadron
Royal Wessex Yeomanry
Second Boer War
Imperial Yeomanry

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