Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
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The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry unlike the other Yeomanry
regiments was only formed in 1813 when the threat of a French
invasion was almost over. They served as part of the Imperial Yeomanry
during the Boer War
and formed three regiments for service during World War I
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and formed the following companies:
Regiment was now joined by second and third line regiments.
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In November 1915 they were dismounted and moved to Egypt
, where they were drafted into the 4th Dismounted Brigade in 1916.
In March 1917 they were re-roled as infantry and together with the Welsh Horse
were converted into the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, they joined the 231st Brigade,of the 74th (Yeomanry) Division.
In May 1918, the Division moved to France
, and the battalion saw action on the Western Front.
They were converted to a cyclist unit in October 1916. They remained in the United Kingdom and were disbanded at the end of the war.
Yeomanry
Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles.-History:...
regiments was only formed in 1813 when the threat of a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
invasion was almost over. They served as part of the Imperial Yeomanry
Imperial Yeomanry
The Imperial Yeomanry was a British volunteer cavalry regiment that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War. Officially created on 24 December 1899, the regiment was based on members of standing Yeomanry regiments, but also contained a large contingent of mid-upper class English volunteers. In...
during the Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
and formed three regiments for service during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Boer War
The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry provided troops for the 9th Battalion imperial YeomanryImperial Yeomanry
The Imperial Yeomanry was a British volunteer cavalry regiment that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War. Officially created on 24 December 1899, the regiment was based on members of standing Yeomanry regiments, but also contained a large contingent of mid-upper class English volunteers. In...
and formed the following companies:
- 31st (Montgomeryshire) Company, raised 1900.
- 49th (Montgomeryshire) Company, raised 1900.
- 88th (Welsh Yeomanry) Company, raised 1901,sponsored by the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry
- 89th (Montgomeryshire) Company, raised 1901.
World War I
The Mongomeryshire Yeomanry formed three regiments for service during World War I, the original Territorial ForceTerritorial Force
The Territorial Force was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army.-Origins:...
Regiment was now joined by second and third line regiments.
1/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
The 1/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry was mobilised in August 1914 as part of the South Wales Mounted Brigade they were attached to the 1st Mounted Division1st Mounted Division
The 1st Mounted Division was formed in August 1914 for the home defence of the United Kingdom. It was formed from existing mounted brigades of the Territorial Force, each of three regiments of Yeomanry....
.
In November 1915 they were dismounted and moved to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, where they were drafted into the 4th Dismounted Brigade in 1916.
In March 1917 they were re-roled as infantry and together with the Welsh Horse
Welsh Horse
The Welsh Horse unlike the other Yeomanry regiments was newly formed and raised in 1914, almost single handed by their aspiring Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Arthur Owen Vaughan DSO OBE DCM. During the Great War the Regiment would raise three regiment but only the First Line Regiment would see...
were converted into the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, they joined the 231st Brigade,of the 74th (Yeomanry) Division.
In May 1918, the Division moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the battalion saw action on the Western Front.
2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
The 2/1st Montgomeryshie Yeomanry was formed in September 1914, and attached to the 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade.They were converted to a cyclist unit in October 1916. They remained in the United Kingdom and were disbanded at the end of the war.