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Staffordshire Yeomanry

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1581:) which brought the TF into being, it 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 10 August 1914 the TF was invited to volunteer for overseas service. On 15 August the War Office issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas. Later, the 2nd Line was prepared for overseas service and a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments. 564:, to suppress the trouble. Next day the Teddesley and Weston Troops arrived, but were not required. In 1813 it was proposed that the independent troops of Volunteer Cavalry should be incorporated into the Yeomanry regiment, and the Stone & Eccleshall, Uttoxeter and Tamworth Troops accepted. The war ended in 1814 and the Stone & Eccleshall Troop was disbanded shortly afterwards, having engaged only for the duration of the war; the Uttoxeter Troop also disbanded, except for 20 men who transferred to the Lichfield Troop. On 1 December 1814 the strength of the regiment was 428 men. The Newcastle-under-Lyme Volunteers (originally a full regiment of infantry) was attached to the Staffordshire Yeomanry, but was never called out and was disbanded in 1820. 2040: 63: 2120: 573: 2572: 2485:
lower scroll bearing the motto from 1906; it was worn in bronze on the field service cap from 1908. From 1913 the other ranks' cap badge was the knot surmounted by a crown. The shoulder straps of the khaki jacket carried a brass title, with the knot over 'S' over 'IY' until 1908, then 'T' over 'Y' over 'STAFFORD'. In the 1940s the brass cap badge used the design introduced for officers in 1906, with the regimental title on the garter replaced by the motto of the
2809: 76: 94: 1644: 1109:(DSO). When the company completed its service in May 1901, only half of the company was mustered, despite a draft of reinforcements having been received. Three members of the contingent had died from wounds received in action, and 11 from disease; one officer and 50 men had been invalided. Six yeomen had received commissions and four had joined the police in South Africa. Some 60 men embarked at 1057: 1002: 839:. After the regiment's service in the disturbances of 1842 it was decided to raise an additional troop in the Moorland area of north-east Staffordshire: enthusiasm was so great that a full squadron was raised, with troops at Cheadle and Leek. In 1844 the regiment was issued with percussion carbines in place of the old flintlock pistols. 937:, succeeded to the command. The Tamworth Trp had been disbanded in 1882 due to falling numbers; it was followed by the Leek Trp in 1889 (when 18 men over the age of 50 were forcibly retired) and the Cheadle Trp in 1892, leaving the regiment with nine troops, in addition to the band, ambulance and signal sections. 600:, first on 14–18 November 1815 when Wolverhampton and Bilston ironworkers and coal miners rioted. The peacetime establishment of the Staffordshire Yeomanry was fixed at eight troops of 60 men in March 1816, and the regiment was re-clothed and re-equipped, 12 men per troop being issued with Light Dragoon pattern 2484:
The simple Stafford knot badge in white metal was worn on head-dresses. From 1859 the buttons carried the knot within a garter inscribed 'THE QUEENS OWN ROYAL REGIMENT' and surmounted by a crown. This design in silver was adopted as the officers' cap and collar badge from 1898, with the addition of a
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from December 1875. This assigned Regular and Yeomanry units places in an order of battle of corps, divisions and brigades for the 'Active Army', even though these formations were entirely theoretical, with no staff or services assigned. The Staffordshire Yeomanry were assigned as 'divisional troops'
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in 1822, but several of his relatives served in the regiment. In 1823 the Bilston Troop was renamed the Sandwell Troop when Capt Yates succeeded Capt Bickley in command, but was disbanded in December 1826 due to lack of recruits. The Weston and Leek Trps were also disbanded in March 1827 and December
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had also been sent out to join 4th Bn. However, the Second Contingent of yeomanry were generally not as well selected or trained as the first, and the battalions had to undergo much 'weeding' and reorganisation after their arrival in April before they were ready for service. 4th Battalion was still
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Following heavy casualties in the Normandy campaign, 27th Armoured Bde was broken up on 30 July to reinforce other formations. The Staffordshire Yeomanry was sent back to the UK finally to train on DD tanks. After training, the regiment crossed to Belgium where from 17 September 1944 it came under
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In 1798 the Staffordshire Yeomanry was fully regimented, and the troops were no longer independent. By now the threat of invasion seemed more acute, and the government encouraged the formation of local armed associations of cavalry and infantry for purely local defence. A number of these volunteer
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that pursued the Boers and almost caught them at Armstrong Drift on 28 December but were foiled by night falling. For two more days they pursued, but the Boers got away and the British column had to return for supplies. The two Staffordshire companies spent the rest of the war trekking over South
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The regiment had been called out in 1848 during the great Chartist demonstration in London, but there were no disturbances at the meetings in Staffordshire. However, in March 1855 there were miners' riots in the Potteries and the regiment was deployed to suppress them. The regiment patrolled the
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in April and May 1918 while the Yeomanry Mounted Division was reorganised into 4th Cavalry Division. 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry was now the sole British unit with two Indian cavalry regiments constituting 12th Cavalry Brigade. 4th Cavalry Division then undertook a tour of duty in the malarial
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By 1850 the regiment consisted of 11 troops in six squadrons, a total of 892 all ranks, making it the largest yeomanry regiment in the country. The Earl of Lichfield was still in command, and after Lt-Col Edward Monckton (son of the former colonel) died in 1848 there was a series of promotions:
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in March 1802, including the Needwood Troop and the Wolverhampton Association, but the Staffordshire Yeomanry continued in existence. The peace was short-lived, and many volunteer troops were reformed or newly formed when war broke out again in 1803, including the following Staffordshire units:
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proved more popular, with the Stafford knot badge on a red patch on the turned-up left side worn by both the 6th and 106th Companies. After the war the regiment adopted the khaki IY uniform in 1903, with red cuffs, collars and trefoil cuff ornament, worn with a slouch hat. After 1906 a simpler
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6th Cavalry Bde arrived in Palestine on 9 January 1940, followed by the rest of the division. Over the next year it carried out internal security, quelling disturbances between Palestinians and Jewish settlers, and planned for mechanisation. Initially this was as motorised infantry mounted in
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to the north. The MI and guns attacked the kopje, while the IY tried to work round the flank, but the action ended inconclusively. Three days of desultory firing followed before reinforcements arrived, when the Boers fled. In the pursuit the IY were used fo wide turning movements. In the next
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Over the following months the 6th (Staffordshire) Company carried out hard service. During the course of the campaign Capt Bromley-Davenport was promoted to command 4th Bn as acting Lt-Col and Capt T.A. Wight–Boycott of the Staffs Yeomanry became the battalion's major; both were awarded the
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in December 1899, the British government realised that it was 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 South Africa. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry regiments to provide service
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New Yeomanry Regulations came into force in April 1871, setting the establishment of a regiment at eight troops of 60 men, but as one of the strongest-recruited units the Staffordshire Yeomanry obtained a special dispensation to continue its 12 troops. It was also issued with
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The Imperial Yeomanry concept was considered a success and before the war ended the existing Yeomanry regiments at home were converted into Imperial Yeomanry, with an establishment of RHQ and four squadrons with a machine gun section. The regiment was redesignated the
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with a bearskin crest and black turban with silver chains, carrying a white-over-red feather on the left side. The belts were of pipeclayed leather. The men were armed with a sword (of old pattern) and pistol. On its formation the regiment adopted the motto
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units of infantry, artillery and engineers. By now, the regiment had expanded to 12 Troops with regimental headquarters (RHQ) at Lichfield. The strength on 1 December 1875 was stated to be 495 out of an establishment of 599. The regiment was issued with the
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Ravaged by malaria caught in the Jordan Valley (the 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry having been reduced to just 75 men, 200 of them having become casualties), 4th Cavalry Division was too exhausted to keep up in the DMC's final 200 miles (320 km) advance to
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frogging and white facings (the trumpeters wore 'reversed colours', with white jackets frogged in blue lace). Buff leather breeches were worn. This uniform was replaced again in 1816 by a blue double-breasted (single-breasted from 1834) Light Dragoon
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When war was declared on 4 August 1914, the Staffordshire Yeomanry mobilised at Stafford under the command of Lt-Col Bromley-Davenport The regiment assembled with the North Midland Mounted Brigade (NMMB) and then went with it to its war station at
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with white frogging was adopted in 1859, when the helmet plume reverted to white. The tunic was changed for the Hussar style in 1881, and the conversion to Hussar uniform was completed in 1893 when the Albert helmet was replaced by a black
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The 1875 mobilisation scheme had never been more than a paper organisation, but now the Yeomanry regiments were grouped into brigades for collective training. They were commanded by the senior regimental CO but they did have a Regular Army
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After more than a year training in Norfolk, 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry was ordered to complete to full war establishment in September 1915, and the following month embarked with 1/1st NMMB for the Mediterranean. The advance party went to
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Earl Gower resigned the command of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in March 1800 and Lt-Col Monckton was promoted to succeed him. That year there were frequent disorders, and the Stafford and Newcastle Troops were regularly called out.
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to Lt-Col the Earl of Lichfield (1795–1854), who had joined the regiment as a trooper in 1811 before being appointed captain in the Lichfield Trp in 1812. He served for over 40 years, 20 of them in command of the regiment.
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The regiment was first employed when the Stafford Troop was called out on 6 August 1795 in support of the civil power in suppressing bread rioters who had intercepted a consignment of corn at Radford Bridge on the
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as its badge. The Volunteer Associations also seem to have adopted this uniform, except the Stone & Eccleshall Trp, which had black facings, and the Wolverhampton Trp, which may have worn a blue jacket.
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As a result of its service during the 1842 riots, the regiment was presented with 12 silver trumpets inscribed "Presented by a grateful County to the Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry for their services in 1842".
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By the later 1930s the policy was to mechanise all remaining cavalry units, but the TA was at the bottom of the priority list for modern equipment, and this had still not been done for the Yeomanry when
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Walsall Loyal Volunteer Cavalry, raised 31 May 1798 initially as part of the Walsall Loyal Volunteer Association, later independent as the Loyal Walsall Light Dragoons, commanded by Capt John Scott
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Jordan Valley during the height of summer, with 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry having to evacuate many casualties suffering from sickness. In September the division secretly moved to the coast with the
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on their jackets, but by 1804 the consolidated regiment had standardised on a red jacket with yellow facings, white waistcoat, white leather breeches and military boots. The headdress was a
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with white horsehair plume. When the 'Queen's Own' title was granted in 1838 the white facings and trouser stripes were replaced with red, appropriate to a bluecoated 'Royal' regiment.
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A further reorganisation in November 1916 saw the 1st Cyclist Division broken up and the regiment was remounted along with the rest of the brigade, which was redesignated as the new
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When 10th Armoured Division HQ was ordered back to Egypt, 8th Armoured Brigade was left behind as an independent formation. At the end of November it came under the command of the
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Staffordshire Pottery Cavalry, reformed 1803 under the command of Capt S.G. Simpson; became a troop of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in October 1803, but disbanded shortly afterwards
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Men of the Staffordshire Yeomanry crowd in and around a universal carrier for a portrait, 7 June 1944. The vehicle is equipped with a .50-inch Browning machine gun, 7 June 1944.
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with the 4th and other IY and MI battalions as a covering force, followed by the infantry and artillery. As they advanced the Boer scouts fell back to their main position on a
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by the Countess of Sutherland on 23 October 1795. These were yellow swallow-tailed guidons with in the centre the crowned Stafford knot surrounded by a wreath above the motto
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April–August 1842: Miners' riots in the Potteries and South Staffordshire; Troops embodied for an average of 22 days' service each, the Himley Trp completing 50 days
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry was awarded the battle honours 'El Hamma', 'Sebkret en Noual' and 'Djebel el Telil' for actions around the Mareth Line and Wadi Akarit.
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1829 respectively; the independent Handsworth Volunteer Cavalry was disbanded in 1827. Colonel Monckton, aged 86, resigned the command in December 1829 and Lt-Col
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Bilston Volunteer Cavalry, reformed December 1803, under Capt William Smith Bickley from November 1804; became a troop of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in June 1805
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The regiment was regularly trained and inspected, collectively or by troops, over the following years. In 1809, 13 days' regimental training was carried out at
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The Yeomanry generally declined in importance and strength after the end of the French wars, but this was not the case in industrial areas such as the
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with a double white stripe. The regiment was the last to wear the old pattern Tarleton helmet: this was finally replaced in 1837 by a bell-topped
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resigned the command of the regiment on 13 March 1906 and was succeeded by Lt-Col A.H. Heath, with Lt-Col Bromley-Davenport as second-in-command.
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where there was social unrest. The Staffordshire Yeomanry was regularly called out in support of the civil power twice in the years after the
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Yeomanry regiments were reorganised into permanent squadrons in January 1893, when the Staffordshires adopted the following organisation:
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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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Staffordshire Yeomanry at Long, Long Trail (including summary war diary for 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry 1915–18), retrieved 30 March 2023.
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Brevet Col Henry Roy Marsh, MBE, TD, appointed 1 April 1966, re-appointed 1967 and 1969, relinquished on reorganisation 1 April 1971
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in March 1817. The continued disturbances led to the regiment being expanded to 12 troops with 838 men enlisted by the end of 1819:
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in the 1880s. In 1853 black pouch belts and brown sword belts replaced the previous pipeclayed belts, and the new Light Dragoon
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operation Rundle's force was ordered to advance north on a wide front to sweep up the Boers in his path as the army advanced on
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on 1 October. Since 15 September the 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry had marched 233 miles (375 km) and captured 3069 prisoners.
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and the subsequent Turkish counter-attacks during November 1917 men and horses suffered from the terrible conditions in the
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meeting, but there was no trouble. This was the last occasion on which the regiment was employed in aid of the civil power.
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This Re-illuminated School of Mars: Auxiliary forces and other aspects of Albion under Arms in the Great War against France
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A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom
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Other than their more limited obligations, there was little difference between the mounted volunteers and the Yeomanry.
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before British forces broke through and began a pursuit over North Germany. The regiment was involved in an action at
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on 21 February and on arrival in South Africa it formed part of 4th Battalion, IY, commanded by Col F.G. Blair of the
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Troop, recruited across seven outlying parishes, first meeting 28 June 1798, commanded by Capt Francis Edward Holyoake
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The Scheldt crossing was the longest 'swim' ever attempted with DD tanks, and was achieved without a single casualty.
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment reformed, still as an armoured regiment, affiliated to
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Battleground Europe: Sword Beach: 3rd British Infantry Division's Battle for the Normandy Beachhead, 6–10 June 1944
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to subdue any civil disorder within the county. By the end of the year 27 counties had raised Yeomanry, including
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respectively on 1 August 1941. In February 1942 the brigade moved to Egypt and began desert training with tanks.
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and the Earl of Lichfield was appointed Lt-Col Cmdt in his place. After Princess Victoria ascended the throne as
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Gentlemen and Yeomanry, of the Stone Volunteer Association, raised 6 June 1798, commanded by Capt George Steedman
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In March 1808 the regiment's uniform underwent a complete change, when it adopted a blue jacket with white lace
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were among the captains. Edmund Peel was the former prime minister's younger brother; Sir Robert's younger son
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on 15 April before being brought up to use its DD tanks for the last assault crossing of the campaign, at the
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During the Boer War the 6th (Staffordshire) Company, IY, wore the standard khaki uniform, initially with the
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where it remained until the end of the war. 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry began disbanding in March 1919 at
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breechloading carbines. Lord Bagot retired from the command in 1874 and was appointed the regiment's first
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In July 2014 B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron re-subordinated to The
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Back in Palestine, mechanisation continued: 1st Cavalry Division and 6th Cavalry Bde were redesignated
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Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945
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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 320, 323–6, 337, 341, 343–7, 350–2, 373, 401–5, 441, 452, 459.
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After fall of Tunis 8th Armoured Bde returned to Egypt and was not employed in the invasions of
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Cavalry, of the Loyal Bilston Association, raised 18 June 1798, commanded by Capt Thomas Loxdale
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raised in 1794 to defend Great Britain from foreign invasion. It continued in service after the
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Meanwhile, a second contingent had been sent to South Africa to replace 6th Company, and a new
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B (887 Locating Battery) Squadron at Stafford, formed from 887 Locating Battery, RA (formerly
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from 1 October 1921). The experience of World War I made it clear that there was a surplus of
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Association, raised (as cavalry only) 14 June 1798, commanded by Capt Nathaniel Gooding Clarke
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succeeded to the command of the Burton Trp and obtained permission for it to be renamed the
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proposed on 14 March 1794 that the counties should form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry (
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considered that they had made 'a tremendous difference to the situation in South Beveland'.
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in the Uttoxeter Troop on 2 January 1820; he had left by the time he entered the Cabinet as
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July 1837: Election riots in the Potteries; Newcastle, Stafford and Uttoxeter Trps deployed
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in 1973) with one of the squadrons being designated B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron.
2012:. Although the terran was too rough for its tanks to participate in the final advance on 1009:
The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during
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There is a modern memorial plaque to the Staffordshire Yeomanry in the grounds of the
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Handsworth Volunteer Cavalry, continued as an independent troop from 1798 to the 1820s
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry became part of the Mercian Yeomanry in 1971 (renamed the
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and then advancing up the Pilgrims' Road to take part in the DMC's encirclement and
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carbine in 1896. Colonel Bromley-Davenport died during the 1884 training and Lt-Col
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Volunteer Association Cavalry, raised 6 July 1798, commanded by Capt Thomas B. Paget
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or Tweefontein on 25 December, 4th Bn went out with a mounted column under Maj-Gen
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visited Lichfield for the regiment's centenary in 1894, when he was entertained at
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and gained official recognition on 21 August. The leading figure in raising it was
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The 3rd Line regiment was formed in 1915 and in the summer it was affiliated to a
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Postwar, a commission was set up to consider the shape of the Territorial Force (
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The Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794–1914, 15: Staffordshire Yeomanry
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An Englishman at War: The Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christopherson, DSO, MC, TD
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Individual Staffordshire Yeomanry troops may have worn black (Lichfield) or red
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In April 1941, elements of 1st Cavalry Division were sent to fight in the short
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A Sqn at Walsall, with detachments at Carters Green, West Bromwich (shared with
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and Wolverhampton, and commanded by his brother-in-law Capt Moreton Walhouse of
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with one of the squadrons being designated 'Staffordshire Yeomanry' until 2021.
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Battleground Europe: Operation Plunder: The British and Canadian Rhine Crossing
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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The service of these two companies earned the Staffordshire Yeomanry its first
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on 31 May 1902, they embarked for home in July, arriving in England in August.
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Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)
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Varnished Leaves: a biography of the Mander Family of Wolverhampton, 1750-1950
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on 1 September 1939. On 31 October, 6th Cavalry Bde became part of a reformed
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Troop of Volunteer Cavalry, raised 6 June 1798, commanded by Capt Richard Meek
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Hobart's 79th Armoured Division at War: Invention, Innovation and Inspiration
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C Squadron at Burton-on-Trent, formed from Staffordshire Yeomanry and HQ RA
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The regiment was once again converted to cyclists in August 1917 and joined
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In 1905 RHQ and the regimental stores moved from the Friary at Lichfield to
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November 1820: Himley Trp called out as a precaution in case of trouble at
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Wolverhampton Troop, raised 19 June 1798, commanded by Capt George Molineux
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A Squadron at Wolverhampton, formed from Staffordshire Yeomanry and HQ RA
2287:(RE) units, but also transferred some personnel to the 5th/6th Battalion ( 973:
formed the 8th Yeomanry Brigade in the 4th Division of Auxiliary Cavalry.
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tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry during Operation Goodwood, July 1944.
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The Records of the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
5431: 5407: 1961:(23 October–4 November) and then took part in the subsequent pursuit. 719:
The Staffordshire Yeomanry was called out on the following occasions:
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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 9, 37–41, 45–6, 64–75, 81–6, 90–2.
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with a red bag falling on the right side and an upright white plume.
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In July 1999 B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron amalgamated with A (
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on 30 August. After further training the brigade attacked during the
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also at Aldershot. Early in 1917, the regiment was absorbed into the
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C Sqn at Burton-on-Trent, with a detachment at High Street, Uttoxeter
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The Auxiliary Forces List: Staffordshire-Warwickshire-Worcestershire
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry began landing at H+90 minutes (08.55) on
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infantry rifle and bayonet instead of a cavalry carbine and sabre.
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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The 2nd Line regiment was formed in 1914. In 1915, it joined the
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it gave up its horses and became a tank regiment, serving in the
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and as a consequence the regiment was dismounted and joined the
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D Sqn at Stafford Street Drill Hall, Wolverhampton (shared with
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Teddesley Troop of the Staffordshire Yeomanry raised in 1803 by
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
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King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)
5467: 5394: 2469:. These and other standards were retired and replaced in 1835. 2457:
The Stafford, Newcastle and Lichfield Trps were presented with
2215:(Operation Enterprise) on 29 April. Hostilities ended with the 1478:
of 1908. On 1 April 1908 the regiment was redesignated as the
2069:, 27th Armoured Bde had been selected to land with amphibious 2063: 552:
Wolverhampton Troop offered to reform in 1803 but not accepted
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Cavalry raised in 1803, commanded by Capt the Hon Claude Bagot
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Canadian Battlefield Tours: Operation Infatuate and Vitality.
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in June and July. The Staffs Yeomanry were later awarded the
1837:, the Staffordshire Yeomanry was retained as horsed cavalry. 1146:
Africa, taking part in 'drives' to round up Boers. After the
2275:(TAVR) in 1967, the regiment was reorganised as infantry as 2148:
The regiment's first action in its new role came during the
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry mobilised at its headquarters at
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B Sqn at Stoke-on-Trent with detachments at Stafford, Leek,
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Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
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Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry
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Falls, Pt II, pp. 411–25, 463, 513–22, 560–89, Appendix 3.
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lines. After the 11th Bn IY were overrun at the disastrous
4463:"The Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry" 2521:
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
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Prior to World War II, the Staffs Yeomanry formed part of
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In January 1900 the Staffordshire Yeomanry quickly raised
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Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland
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Cavalry of the Wolverhampton Loyal Volunteer Association:
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the regiment continued serving on occupation duties with
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in the county was raised on 4 July 1794 at the Swan Inn,
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
2311:, RA) and part of 125 Engineer Regiment, RE (originally 2242:
in the Regular Army. It had the following organisation:
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Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) (TF)
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On 4 March the 4th was sent with other IY battalions to
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associations were formed in Staffordshire and accepted:
287:. Postwar the Staffordshire Yeomanry became part of the 2277:
The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
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Loyal Pottery Volunteer Cavalry, raised 21 May 1798 in
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Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
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Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
5247:'Arms, Uniforms and Equipment of the Yeomanry Cavalry' 4794:
The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902
4646:"Welcome to the Museum of the Staffordshire Yeomanry!" 3606:
Amery, Vol IV, Appendix to Chapters I-XIV, pp. 503–14.
2141:. This division was equipped with specialist armour (' 1490:
RHQ moved in 1914 from Tamworth Street, Lichfield, to
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Yeomanry regiments of the British Army in World War I
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Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 221, 224–6, 232–7.
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MacMunn & Falls, pp. 108, 134–6, 273–314, 353–68.
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry was awarded the following
2454:, while khaki service dress was worn in drill order. 2353:
B (Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron
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Military units and formations disestablished in 2021
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1973
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2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
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Victoria County History: Stafford Vol XIV: Lichfield
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Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
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William H. Richardson of the Staffordshire Yeomanry.
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C Squadron – Anglesey (or Burton) and Uttoxeter Trps
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streets of Wolverhampton in February 1867 during an
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Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
2112:, in which it was involved in stiff fighting round 1604:, but the rest of the regiment was ordered to the 249:
Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
214: 209: 195: 147: 133: 125: 117: 107: 88: 56: 48: 31: 5562:5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 5114:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917 5108:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt Cyril Falls, 5022:, Vol 97, No 391 (Winter 2019), pp. 355–371. 2858:Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army 6161:Military units and formations established in 1794 2599:. It lists all of the regiment's battle honours. 1949:in June the 8th Armoured Bde was sent up to join 1470:The Imperial Yeomanry were subsumed into the new 5962:Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment) 5494:British cavalry regiments of the First World War 5352:, Vol 79, No 317 (Spring 2001), pp. 45–62. 5280:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List 5177:The Germans come to the aid of their Ally (1941) 4584: 4582: 4580: 4578: 4504:. Ministry of Defence. p. 9. Archived from 4483:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 2562:Maj A.E.R. Manners, TD, appointed 3 January 1995 2417:In 1850 the shako was replaced by a black metal 2047:On 13 February 1944 the regiment transferred to 1527:3rd North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 1503:5th Staffordshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery 1496:6th Staffordshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery 409:; the rioters were dispersed without bloodshed. 353:Staffordshire Regiment of Gentlemen and Yeomanry 4797:, London: Sampson Low, Marston, 7 Vols 1900–09. 2579:In May 1857 the regiment erected a memorial in 2523:, appointed 20 December 1899, died 27 June 1913 2195:), the Staffs Yeomanry was assigned to support 969:. The Staffordshire Yeomanry together with the 944:RHQ – Yeomanry House, Lichfield, moving to the 504:Most volunteer cavalry was disbanded after the 501:in October 1800 and was appointed its captain. 355:(one of the first counties to be regimented): 6181:Military units and formations in Staffordshire 5150:The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition 5003:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 4336: 4334: 3547: 3545: 2994: 2992: 2990: 2988: 2986: 2984: 2982: 2980: 2978: 2976: 2974: 2972: 2516:, appointed 5 March 1887, died 13 October 1898 2509:, appointed 22 July 1874, died 19 January 1887 2421:with a black plume. From this period a French 2402:with white facings and metal shoulder scales ( 1809:. In the summer of 1916, it was affiliated to 1651:The 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry was detached to the 787:; whole regiment deployed by successive troops 743:; Walsall, Sandwell and Himley Trps called out 5997:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 5807:Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) 5479: 5124:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2011, 5082:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003, 5059:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 5001:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 4891:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3473: 3471: 3469: 3311: 3309: 3102: 3100: 3098: 3096: 2970: 2968: 2966: 2964: 2962: 2960: 2958: 2956: 2954: 2952: 1451: 1181:. Annual training was usually carried out at 899:a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the 562:Western Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia 8: 6171:1973 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 5211:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa 4030: 4028: 4026: 4024: 3816: 3814: 3812: 3810: 3661: 3659: 3657: 3467: 3465: 3463: 3461: 3459: 3457: 3455: 3453: 3451: 3449: 3439: 3437: 3435: 3407: 3405: 2828:Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps 2559:Maj D.G. Roddick, TD, appointed 1 April 1984 2355:following an internal reorganisation of the 1874:Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps 1750:in the new 1st Mounted Division (originally 221:George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland 5777:Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 5253:, September 1957, Vol 35, pp. 124–33. 4810:A Short History of the 8th Armoured Brigade 4243: 4241: 4239: 4237: 3897: 3895: 3834: 3832: 3830: 3828: 3826: 3765: 3601: 3599: 3323: 3321: 3288: 3286: 3284: 3282: 3280: 3278: 3271:Kinnersley at History of Parliament Online. 3208: 3206: 3204: 3145: 3143: 3141: 2853:British yeomanry during the First World War 1022:. The new force was equipped to operate as 843:Edmund Peel, MP, was second lt-col and the 5668:19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars 5638:10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars 5486: 5472: 5464: 4425:Saunders, pp. 65–6, 87–90, 97–8, 220, 227. 4318: 4316: 4314: 4296:Kilvert-Jones, pp. 83, 143–4, 149–53, 156. 4223: 4221: 4205: 4203: 4050: 4048: 4046: 4044: 4042: 4040: 3986: 3984: 3982: 3980: 3858: 3856: 3854: 3852: 3850: 3848: 3846: 3844: 3763: 3761: 3759: 3757: 3755: 3753: 3751: 3749: 3747: 3745: 3559: 3557: 3261:Webster, pp. 60–93, 110–3, 116–21, 124–45. 3251:Littleton at History of Parliament Online. 3086: 3084: 3072: 3070: 3068: 3066: 3036: 3034: 3032: 3030: 3028: 2425:was worn as an undress cap, replaced by a 1708:in Egypt and disembodied soon afterwards. 1612:. In December 1916 the brigade joined the 1458: 1444: 1196: 960:D Squadron – Himley and Wolverhampton Trps 6186:Military units and formations in Stafford 5792:Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry 4804:, London: George Philip & Sons, 1941. 3733: 3731: 3064: 3062: 3060: 3058: 3056: 3054: 3052: 3050: 3048: 3046: 2159:was launched in an amphibious assault on 497:raised a sixth troop for the Yeomanry at 5228:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 4435: 4433: 4431: 4135: 4008: 4006: 4004: 4002: 4000: 3998: 3587: 3585: 3374: 3372: 3370: 3368: 3366: 3364: 3362: 3018: 3016: 3014: 3012: 3010: 3008: 3006: 3004: 2931: 2929: 2927: 2925: 2923: 2921: 2919: 2621: 2008:in its attack on the hilltop village of 954:B Squadron – Newcastle and Stafford Trps 295:French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 5952:Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) 4589:Staffordshire Yeomanry at Uniformology. 3971: 3677:38 Tamworth Street at Historic England. 3573: 3571: 3536: 3503: 3501: 3360: 3358: 3356: 3354: 3352: 3350: 3348: 3346: 3344: 3342: 3129: 3127: 3125: 3123: 3121: 2897: 2869: 2553:, TD, appointed to vacancy 1 April 1961 1972:and was involved in the battles around 1572:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 1199: 951:A Squadron – Lichfield and Walsall Trps 811:(the regiment's second-in-command), at 6151:Yeomanry regiments of the British Army 5987:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 5706:17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers 5696:12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 5552:3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 4476: 4403:Doherty, pp. 166–7, 173–4, 187, 192–4. 4305: 4034:Joslen, pp. 33, 189–91, 473, 476, 480. 2480:Stafforshire Yeimanry cap badge 1940s. 2338:Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry 2313:59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division 2291:), giving the following organisation: 2273:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve 2051:, which had not seen action since the 1494:, Bailey Sreet, Stafford (shared with 1018:of approximately 115 men each for the 823:, the regiment was given the title of 767:; Uttoxeter and Burton Trps called out 540:Stone and Eccleshall Volunteer Cavalry 407:Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 28: 5797:Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) 5663:18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars 5572:7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 3927: 3925: 3231:Peel at History of Parliament Online. 2514:Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey 1537:The regiment formed part of the TF's 1080:('Rundle's Column') concentrating at 1060:A typical Imperial Yeoman on campaign 935:Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey 837:Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey 776:January 1839: firefighting at Walsall 770:November 1831: riots at Wolverhampton 7: 6176:1794 establishments in Great Britain 5524:Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 5418:Bruce Bassett-Powell's Uniformology. 4967:From June 1917 to the End of the War 4948:From June 1917 to the End of the War 3792:West Bromwich at Drill Hall Project. 1125:with Rundle's division, attached to 851:were the majors; the colonel's son, 752:June 1831: Prevention of looting at 749:1831: Miners' riots in the Potteries 251:was a mounted auxiliary unit of the 5842:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry 5267:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2006, 5097:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2019, 4878:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2011, 4188:Christopherson, pp. 321–39, 343–63. 2309:61st (North Midland) Field Regiment 1718:2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade 1486:, with the following organisation: 835:Troop in honour of his grandfather 809:Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield 400:, commanded by Capt William Tennant 229:Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield 202: 43:Badge of the Staffordshire Yeomanry 5912:Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars 5643:11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars 4802:Regimental Badges and Service Caps 4287:, pp. 173, 202–4, 311–6, 343, 346. 4072:Playfair Vol II, pp. 232–3, 254–5. 2549:Hon Col Charles Richard Farquhar, 2240:16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 2217:German surrender at LĂĽneburg Heath 988:, great-grandson of the first CO. 799:In 1832 the regiment escorted the 794: 394:, commanded by Capt James Bulkeley 25: 6017:East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry 5716:21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 5547:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5152:. Edinburgh: Canongate Academic. 3420:Webster, pp. 164–5, 173–5, 187–8. 3077:Staffs Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 2279:. It absorbed some Staffordshire 2271:When the TA was reduced into the 892:, MP, succeeding to the command. 735:1826: Coal miners' wage riots at 515:Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Baronet 299:After Britain was drawn into the 263:and saw distinguished service in 5847:Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) 5817:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 5633:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars 5595:2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 5567:6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 5557:4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 4063:Christopherson, pp. 209–13, 221. 3803:Uttoxeter at Drill Hall Project. 3666:Lichfield at Drill Hall Project. 2807: 2385:('For hearth and home') and the 2187:For the assault crossing of the 2097:(LCTs) directly onto the beach. 1781:. By the end of 1917, it was at 1068:, and by 19 April it had joined 746:1826: Election riots at Stafford 92: 74: 61: 37: 5927:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 5413:British Army units from 1945 on 4648:. Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum 3781:Stafford at Drill Hall Project. 3578:IY Companies at Roll of Honour. 3212:Smith & Coogan, pp. 3, 6–7. 2838:List of Yeomanry Regiments 1908 2081:, and had been training in the 1165:Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry 1035:6th (Staffordshire) Company, IY 333:Staffordshire Volunteer Cavalry 5917:Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry 5802:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons 5446:– Regiments.org (archive site) 5310:The Army and Society 1815–1914 5293:R.J. Smith & C.R. Coogan, 5051:, London: Samson Books, 1978, 4985:. Histoire & Collections. 4635:Smith & Coogan, pp. 20–32. 4617:Smith & Coogan, pp. 12–20. 4416:, pp. 287–9, 307, 337, 339–40. 4099:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 384–91. 3477:Smith & Coogan, pp. 18-20. 3040:Smith & Coogan, Chapter 1. 2507:William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot 2406:for officers), and blue-green 1988:The regiment took part in the 1533:), with a detachment at Himley 1088:. Next day Rundle advanced on 1005:Staffordshire Yeomanry at ease 857:Sir Francis Scott, 3rd Baronet 783:riots in the Potteries and at 653:Newcastle & Pottery (1817) 233:William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot 1: 5877:Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 5862:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 4822:, Leamington: Bathurst, 1876. 4766:. National Memorial Arboretum 4626:Webster, pp. 166, 170–1, 176. 4599:Smith & Coogan, pp. 4–10. 3650:Amery, Vol V, pp. 432, 445–6. 3411:Smith & Coogan, pp. 13–4. 3336:Webster, pp. 123, 150–1, 160. 2528:Sir William Bromley-Davenport 2320:48th (South Midland) Division 2303:48th (South Midland) Division 1811:12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1539:North Midland Mounted Brigade 1394:Transport and Supply Column, 1212:Organisation on 4 August 1914 1201:North Midland Mounted Brigade 1179:38 Tamworth Street, Lichfield 1122:106th (Staffordshire) Company 237:Sir William Bromley-Davenport 5437:History of Parliament Online 4443:. British Army Units 1945 on 4117:Christopherson, pp. 287–308. 3327:Smith & Coogan, pp. 7–8. 2848:Yeomanry order of precedence 2823:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 2327:Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry 1815:3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1797:3/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1712:2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1678:Capture of Afulah and Beisan 1618:Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1591:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1585:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1531:South Staffordshire Regiment 1507:North Staffordshire Regiment 1230:(Queen's Own Royal Regiment) 289:Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry 5947:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry 5872:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 5691:9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers 5600:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 5542:1st (King's) Dragoon Guards 5225:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). 4081:Christopherson, pp. 262–87. 3639:Ameryc, Vol IV, pp. 239–44. 2589:National Memorial Arboretum 2199:. This time Buffaloes laid 1959:Second Battle of El Alamein 1107:Distinguished Service Order 817:Chief Secretary for Ireland 578:Portrait of Sir Robert Peel 6207: 5907:Royal North Devon Yeomanry 5701:16th (The Queen's) Lancers 5312:, London: Longmans, 1980, 4675:Smith & Coogan, p. 22. 4361:Christopherson, pp. 494–5. 3962:Falls, Pt II, pp. 596–621. 3617:Amery, Vol III, pp. 494–5. 3443:Smith & Coogan, p. 15. 3399:Webster, pp. 162–5, 171–2. 2689: 2635: 2623: 1871: 1588: 795:Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry 543:Tamworth Volunteer Cavalry 18:Tamworth Volunteer Cavalry 6012:Northamptonshire Yeomanry 5937:Lothians and Border Horse 5711:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 5658:15th (The King's) Hussars 5628:7th (Queen's Own) Hussars 5623:4th (Queen's Own) Hussars 5383:, Lichfield: Lomax, 1870. 5191:Maj-Gen I.S.O. Playfair, 5148:Mileham, Patrick (1994). 5049:British Regiments 1914–18 4983:British Tanks in Normandy 4572:Smith & Coogan, p. 2. 4554:Smith & Coogan, p. 1. 4274:Kilvert-Jones, pp. 79–80. 3919:Falls, Pt I, pp. 166–230. 3628:Amery, Vol IV, pp. 66–72. 2723:North-West Europe 1944–45 2228:British Army of the Rhine 1990:Battle of the Mareth Line 1945:During the crisis of the 1758:. By May 1917, it was at 1735:(and the division became 1624:. It fought in all three 1614:Yeomanry Mounted Division 1039:William Bromley-Davenport 925:in 1881, replaced by the 890:William Bromley-Davenport 807:when they visited Lt-Col 301:French Revolutionary Wars 188:North-West Europe 1944–45 36: 5957:Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 5932:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 5897:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 5618:3rd (King's Own) Hussars 4981:Fortin, Ludovic (2004). 4893:, London: Methuen, 1938. 4863:, London: Bantam, 2014, 4855:Stanley Christopherson ( 4753:Webster, pp. 171–2, 175. 4608:Webster, pp. 31, 43, 10. 4441:"Staffordshire Yeomanry" 4054:Joslen, pp. 25–6, 160–1. 3690:"The British Army, 1914" 2904:Frederick, pp. vii–viii. 2497:The following served as 2197:51st (Highland) Division 2006:2nd New Zealand Division 1803:Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1519:and Newcastle-under-Lyme 1276:Leicestershire Yeomanry 929:carbine in 1885 and the 521:, recruited mainly from 305:William Pitt the Younger 69:Kingdom of Great Britain 5972:Glamorganshire Yeomanry 5812:North Somerset Yeomanry 5327:Battle for North Africa 3935:. Black Country History 3901:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 31–4. 3241:Webster, pp. 64, 69–72. 3189:Webster, pp. 23–39, 65. 3180:Webster, pp. 16–23, 38. 2363:Heritage and ceremonial 2165:Landing Vehicle Tracked 2157:52nd (Lowland) Division 1992:, participating in the 1955:Battle of Alam el Halfa 1901:15-hundredweight trucks 1570:In accordance with the 1492:Friars' Walk Drill Hall 1228:Staffordshire Yeomanry 1185:outside Stoke. Colonel 1051:Leicestershire Yeomanry 756:; Burton Trp called out 371:Stafford, commanded by 6146:Staffordshire Yeomanry 5922:West Somerset Yeomanry 5882:Hertfordshire Yeomanry 5827:Northumberland Hussars 5432:The Drill Hall Project 5425:The British Army, 1914 5324:Strawson, Jon (2004). 4906:The Battle of Normandy 3838:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 1–7. 2761:Point 201 (Roman Wall) 2576: 2481: 2467:White Horse of Hanover 2443:foreign service helmet 2289:Staffordshire Regiment 2139:79th Armoured Division 2128: 2044: 1931:10th Armoured Division 1920:Syria–Lebanon campaign 1655:for operations in the 1653:Imperial Camel Brigade 1648: 1630:Battle of Mughar Ridge 1622:advance into Palestine 1610:Western Frontier Force 1563:, where it came under 1061: 1006: 715:Aid to the civil power 694:was commissioned as a 690:Future Prime Minister 585: 337:Francis Perceval Eliot 32:Staffordshire Yeomanry 6002:Bedfordshire Yeomanry 5982:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 5767:Warwickshire Yeomanry 5653:14th (King's) Hussars 5408:Black Country History 5377:Capt P.C.G. Webster, 4925:The Defeat of Germany 4247:Joslen, pp. 148, 178. 3688:Conrad, Mark (1996). 3592:IY at Anglo-Boer War. 3551:Frederick, pp. 370–1. 2815:United Kingdom portal 2611:(honours in bold are 2574: 2479: 2368:Uniforms and insignia 2150:Battle of the Scheldt 2132:Battle of the Scheldt 2122: 2042: 1966:7th Armoured Division 1858:Warwickshire Yeomanry 1646: 1634:Battle of Nebi Samwil 1324:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1278:(Prince Albert's Own) 1148:Treaty of Vereeniging 1059: 1004: 971:Warwickshire Yeomanry 575: 5977:Welsh Horse Yeomanry 5837:Denbighshire Hussars 5822:Lanarkshire Yeomanry 5590:1st (Royal) Dragoons 5402:The Long, Long Trail 5245:Lt-Col Ernest Ryan, 5070:Lt-Col H.F. Joslen, 4889:Col John K. Dunlop, 3871:Becke, Pt 2a, p. 40. 3564:IY at Regiments.org. 2998:Frederick, pp. 51–2. 2793:North Africa 1942–43 2630:South Africa 1900–01 2035:Invasion of Normandy 1907:from 12 April 1941. 1905:Royal Armoured Corps 1884:1st Cavalry Division 1856:, together with the 1852:, a TA formation in 1817:still at Aldershot. 1779:The Cyclist Division 1775:12th Cyclist Brigade 1752:3rd Mounted Division 1737:1st Cyclist Division 1662:Desert Mounted Corps 1565:1st Mounted Division 1159:South Africa 1900–01 1037:, commanded by Capt 948:, Lichfield, in 1895 429:, commanded by Capt 360:Newcastle-under-Lyme 183:North Africa 1942–43 142:Royal Armoured Corps 5867:Derbyshire Yeomanry 5787:Shropshire Yeomanry 5456:Richard A. Warren, 5395:Anglo Boer War site 5137:Mander, C. Nicholas 5093:Tim Kilvert-Jones, 4764:"List of memorials" 4666:Webster, pp. 160–1. 4340:Doherty, pp. 124–6. 3880:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 3725:Spiers, Chapter 10. 3716:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 3527:Dunlop, pp. 104–18. 3429:Webster, pp. 190–2. 3303:Webster, pp. 89–95. 3221:Webster, pp. 41–57. 2581:Lichfield Cathedral 2487:Order of the Garter 2057:British Second Army 1976:and the pursuit to 1888:Mandatory Palestine 1850:6th Cavalry Brigade 1835:order of precedence 1748:2nd Mounted Brigade 1733:3rd Cyclist Brigade 1722:3rd Mounted Brigade 1702:Armistice of Mudros 1690:Capture of Damascus 1600:, the base for the 1143:Edward Locke Elliot 1026:(MI), armed with a 904:to 1st Division of 265:Egypt and Palestine 197:Battle honours 6055:Royal Horse Guards 5887:Berkshire Yeomanry 5857:Hampshire Yeomanry 5519:Royal Horse Guards 5308:Edward M. Spiers, 4999:J.B.M. Frederick, 4961:Capt Cyril Falls, 4743:, 4 November 1972. 4499:"Army 2020 Report" 4256:Doherty, pp. 51–7. 4155:on 23 October 2017 3171:Webster, pp. 14–6. 3162:Webster, pp. 12–3. 2750:Advance on Tripoli 2577: 2482: 2387:Staffordshire knot 2191:on 23 March 1945 ( 2154:Operation Vitality 2129: 2125:Crusader AA Mk III 2110:Operation Goodwood 2095:Landing craft tank 2093:to be landed from 2061:Lieutenant-General 2053:Dunkirk evacuation 2045: 2029:Operation Overlord 1682:Arab Northern Army 1649: 1602:Gallipoli campaign 1377:Leicestershire RHA 1187:Sir Reginald Hardy 1139:Battle of Groenkop 1070:Lieutenant-General 1062: 1007: 598:Battle of Waterloo 586: 373:lieutenant-colonel 6133: 6132: 5739:South Irish Horse 5734:North Irish Horse 5501:Household Cavalry 5372:978-1-84574-207-2 5337:978-1-84415-105-9 5288:978-1-84342-410-9 5238:978-0-9776072-8-0 5130:978-1-84574-952-1 5103:978-0-85052-673-8 5065:978-1-84342-197-9 5047:Brig E.A. James, 5042:978-0-19-722778-7 5032:M.W. 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Index

Tamworth Volunteer Cavalry

Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom

Territorial Force
Army Reserve
Yeomanry
Territorial Force
Royal Armoured Corps
Second Boer War
World War I
Egypt 1915–17
Palestine 1917–18
World War II
Syria 1941
North Africa 1942–43
North-West Europe 1944–45
Battle honours
battle honours
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
Edward Monckton
Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot
Sir William Bromley-Davenport
British Army
Napoleonic Wars
Second Boer War
Egypt and Palestine
World War I

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