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172:. 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. Similarly, by 1915 most 2nd Line yeomanry regiments were formed into 2nd Line mounted brigades with the same title and composition as the pre-war 1st Line formations. Two other 2nd Line brigades ( 291: 66: 47: 167:
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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was initially expanded by the formation of a 3rd Regiment in August 1914. All three regiments then formed 2nd Line units (2/1st Scottish Horse, 2/2nd Scottish Horse, and 2/3rd Scottish Horse) in August and September 1914 at
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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 November 1916. It was still in existence, in Ireland, at the end of the war.
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1914
101: 91: 77: 59: 39: 31: 20: 316:Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army 236:and as a consequence the brigade was converted to 267:at Limerick) and the regiments were stationed at 180:) without 1st Line antecedents were also formed. 452:Cyclist units and formations of the British Army 263:(2/3rd). In April 1918, it moved to Ireland ( 8: 311:British yeomanry during the First World War 361: 359: 346: 344: 342: 247:At the end of 1917, the brigade moved to 425:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 333: 326: 161:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 139:. In July 1916 it was converted to a 17: 365: 350: 7: 457:Mounted Brigades of the British Army 244:in November, still in Lincolnshire. 208:. At the end of 1915 they moved to 206:2/1st Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade 122:2/1st Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade 21:2/1st Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade 14: 163:(7 Edw.7, c.9) which brought the 408:. London: Samson Books Limited. 289: 64: 45: 404:James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). 305:Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade 220:, still in Lincolnshire under 174:2/1st Southern Mounted Brigade 1: 178:2/1st Western Mounted Brigade 35:September 1914–November 1918 423:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). 483: 307:for the 1st Line formation 406:British Regiments 1914–18 120:previously known as the 159:In accordance with the 382:. The Long, Long Trail 251:with the regiments at 297:United Kingdom portal 380:"The Scottish Horse" 238:12th Cyclist Brigade 218:19th Mounted Brigade 147:and redesignated as 145:12th Cyclist Brigade 118:19th Mounted Brigade 25:12th Cyclist Brigade 23:19th Mounted Brigade 242:8th Cyclist Brigade 149:8th Cyclist Brigade 27:8th Cyclist Brigade 196:. They moved to 165:Territorial Force 111: 110: 474: 438: 434:978-0-97760728-0 419: 392: 391: 389: 387: 375: 369: 363: 354: 348: 337: 331: 299: 294: 293: 292: 222:Northern Command 202:Northamptonshire 170:Imperial Service 86:Bicycle infantry 70: 68: 67: 55: 51: 49: 48: 18: 482: 481: 477: 476: 475: 473: 472: 471: 442: 441: 435: 427:. Ravi Rikhye. 422: 416: 403: 400: 395: 385: 383: 377: 376: 372: 364: 357: 349: 340: 332: 328: 324: 295: 290: 288: 285: 230: 228:Cyclist Brigade 157: 155:Mounted Brigade 137:First World War 124:was a 2nd Line 114: 84: 65: 63: 46: 44: 43: 26: 24: 22: 12: 11: 5: 480: 478: 470: 469: 464: 459: 454: 444: 443: 440: 439: 433: 420: 414: 399: 396: 394: 393: 378:Baker, Chris. 370: 355: 338: 325: 323: 320: 319: 318: 313: 308: 301: 300: 284: 281: 229: 226: 185:Scottish Horse 156: 153: 112: 109: 108: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 88: 79: 75: 74: 61: 57: 56: 53:United Kingdom 41: 37: 36: 33: 29: 28: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 479: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 449: 447: 436: 430: 426: 421: 417: 415:0-906304-03-2 411: 407: 402: 401: 397: 381: 374: 371: 367: 362: 360: 356: 352: 347: 345: 343: 339: 335: 330: 327: 321: 317: 314: 312: 309: 306: 303: 302: 298: 287: 282: 280: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 245: 243: 239: 235: 227: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 186: 181: 179: 175: 171: 166: 162: 154: 152: 150: 146: 143:formation as 142: 138: 134: 130: 127: 123: 119: 113:Military unit 107: 104: 100: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 62: 58: 54: 42: 38: 34: 30: 19: 16: 424: 405: 398:Bibliography 384:. Retrieved 373: 368:, p. 27 353:, p. 36 336:, p. 35 334:Rinaldi 2008 329: 275:(2/2nd) and 265:headquarters 259:(2/2nd) and 246: 241: 237: 231: 217: 214:Lincolnshire 205: 182: 158: 148: 144: 133:British Army 121: 117: 115: 72:British Army 15: 204:and formed 135:during the 106:World War I 446:Categories 386:22 January 366:James 1978 351:James 1978 322:References 257:St Andrews 271:(2/1st), 255:(2/1st), 198:Kettering 283:See also 269:Limerick 253:Ladybank 234:cyclists 194:Aberdeen 126:yeomanry 82:Yeomanry 273:Lahinch 190:Dunkeld 141:cyclist 131:of the 129:brigade 102:Service 96:Brigade 40:Country 431:  412:  210:Alford 69:  60:Branch 50:  32:Active 277:Tulla 261:Cupar 429:ISBN 410:ISBN 388:2014 249:Fife 192:and 183:The 176:and 116:The 92:Size 78:Type 448:: 358:^ 341:^ 224:. 212:, 200:, 437:. 418:. 390:.

Index

United Kingdom
British Army
Yeomanry
Bicycle infantry
Brigade
World War I
yeomanry
brigade
British Army
First World War
cyclist
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
Territorial Force
Imperial Service
2/1st Southern Mounted Brigade
2/1st Western Mounted Brigade
Scottish Horse
Dunkeld
Aberdeen
Kettering
Northamptonshire
Alford
Lincolnshire
Northern Command
cyclists
Fife
Ladybank
St Andrews
Cupar
headquarters

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