Staffordshire Yeomanry

1570:) 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. 553:, 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. 2029: 52: 562: 2109: 2561: 2798: 65: 83: 1633: 2474:

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

1046: 991: 1098:(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 828:. 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. 28: 926:, 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. 589:, 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 2473:

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

2097:. It was held up on the beach and by inland defences but got to within 3 miles (4.8 km) of Caen. Although it helped to destroy a counter-attack by German tanks, it was unable to complete the objective. The regiment then played its part in the weeks of fighting in Normandy, including 1002:

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

3122: 1709:. In October, the brigade replaced the 1/1st NMMB in the 1st Mtd Division in Norfolk. On 31 March 1916, the remaining Mounted Brigades were ordered to be numbered in a single sequence and the brigade became the 852:, MP, was also a lieutenant in the regiment. Major Bagot (now Lord Bagot) was promoted in 1851 after Lt-Col Peel died, and then became commanding officer (CO) when the Earl of Lichfield in turn died in 1854. 2378:

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

1985:' 'left hook' to penetrate the Tebaga Gap and outflank the defences, engaging the enemy at 'Roman Wall' and later helping to defeat a German counter-attack. 8th Armoured Bde was then in action at 4137: 2466: 2093:(6 June) to spearhead 3rd Division's advance inland. It was one of the few conventional tank units actually to land on D-Day and had the ambitious objective of leading a mobile column to seize 1649:

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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1823: Election riots at Newcastle-under-Lyme after the death of the MP, Capt Wiliam Shepherd Kinnersley of the Newcastle Trp; Stafford Trp also attended

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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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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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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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April–May 1822: South Staffordshire mining unrest; Himley Trp on duty for 23 days, others for shorter periods

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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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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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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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in 1973) with one of the squadrons being designated B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron.

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The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during

919: 380: 5367: 4796: 5960: 5935: 5880: 5875: 5845: 5684: 5656: 5651: 5626: 5560: 5550: 5540: 5507: 5342: 5243: 5012: 2767: 2763: 2697: 2375: 2142: 2098: 2083: 2041: 2017: 1795: 1590: 1127: 1123: 911: 586: 300:) that could be called on by the King to defend the country against invasion or by the 269: 5444: 3678: 2576:

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

2314:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry became part of the Mercian Yeomanry in 1971 (renamed the

1677:

and then advancing up the Pilgrims' Road to take part in the DMC's encirclement and

922:

carbine in 1896. Colonel Bromley-Davenport died during the 1884 training and Lt-Col

430:

Volunteer Association Cavalry, raised 6 July 1798, commanded by Capt Thomas B. Paget

410:, as the cavalry division of the Loyal Staffordshire Pottery Association of Hanley, 5950: 5890: 2777: 2772: 2660: 2419: 1935: 1717: 1694: 1594: 1499: 1340: 1317: 1130:

or Tweefontein on 25 December, 4th Bn went out with a mounted column under Maj-Gen

1012: 973:, former home of the regiment's founder, Francis Eliot, by the commanding officer, 969:

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

5188:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960 /Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 5105:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1928/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1992, 4634: 2560: 2134:') and assigned its units to other formation as required for specific operations. 1790:

The 3rd Line regiment was formed in 1915 and in the summer it was affiliated to a

1689:, which fell to the EEF on 26 October. Hostilities ended five days later with the 5955: 5940: 5714: 5314: 5215: 5202:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1966/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 5169:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1956/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004, 5156: 4818:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, 4806: 2692: 2366: 2273: 2269: 2254: 2197: 2079: 1900: 1814:

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

5004: 4850:

An Englishman at War: The Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christopherson, DSO, MC, TD

3979: 2361:

Individual Staffordshire Yeomanry troops may have worn black (Lichfield) or red

1899:

In April 1941, elements of 1st Cavalry Division were sent to fight in the short

1490:

A Sqn at Walsall, with detachments at Carters Green, West Bromwich (shared with

514:

and Wolverhampton, and commanded by his brother-in-law Capt Moreton Walhouse of

280:

with one of the squadrons being designated 'Staffordshire Yeomanry' until 2021.

6015: 5995: 5254:

Battleground Europe: Operation Plunder: The British and Canadian Rhine Crossing

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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,

4577: 2465: 2345: 2337: 2248: 2149: 1966: 1670: 1283: 1241: 1175: 1142:

The service of these two companies earned the Staffordshire Yeomanry its first

1139:

on 31 May 1902, they embarked for home in July, arriving in England in August.

849: 809: 793: 688: 507: 415: 70: 27: 5931:

Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire)

5130:

Varnished Leaves: a biography of the Mander Family of Wolverhampton, 1750-1950

1871:

on 1 September 1939. On 31 October, 6th Cavalry Bde became part of a reformed

804:. Lieutenant-Col Littleton resigned the command in August 1833 when he became 436:

Troop of Volunteer Cavalry, raised 6 June 1798, commanded by Capt Richard Meek

6128: 4865:

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

1762:

The regiment was once again converted to cyclists in August 1917 and joined

1166:

In 1905 RHQ and the regimental stores moved from the Friary at Lichfield to

1122:. The force provided escorts and cover for the working parties constructing 6010: 5704: 5694: 5661: 5636: 5631: 5439: 5425: 4916:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 4897:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 4886: 2601: 2535:, appointed 7 April 1910, re-appointed 1 February 1919 died 6 February 1949 2439:'substitute full dress' and a blue undress uniform returned, with a peaked 1904: 1831: 1752: 1632: 1295: 1087: 906: 712:

November 1820: Himley Trp called out as a precaution in case of trouble at

466:

Wolverhampton Troop, raised 19 June 1798, commanded by Capt George Molineux

419: 261: 241: 160: 82: 5186:(September 1941 to September 1942) British Fortunes reach their Lowest Ebb 5063:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/London: London Stamp Exchange, 1990, 2290:

A Squadron at Wolverhampton, formed from Staffordshire Yeomanry and HQ RA

2276:(RE) units, but also transferred some personnel to the 5th/6th Battalion ( 962:

formed the 8th Yeomanry Brigade in the 4th Division of Auxiliary Cavalry.

5406: 4928: 2455: 2415: 2161: 2116:

tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry during Operation Goodwood, July 1944.

2071: 2063: 1990: 1654: 1301: 1103: 857: 680: 594: 257: 144: 5401: 5346: 5334: 5247: 5235: 5016: 3496: 2924: 1903:; the rest, including parts of 6th Cavalry Bde, were then sent to fight 5369:

The Records of the Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry

5335:'The English Yeomanry in the Nineteenth Century and the Great Boer War' 2564:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

2440: 2435: 2201: 1962: 1889: 1779: 1775: 1498:, with Yeomanry also at Holly House, Lombard Street, in the town); and 1078: 1054: 999: 966: 773: 729: 652: 598: 469: 5881:

1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)

5420: 5396: 1950:(23 October–4 November) and then took part in the subsequent pursuit. 708:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry was called out on the following occasions:

4777: 4097:

Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 9, 37–41, 45–6, 64–75, 81–6, 90–2.

2585: 2427:

with a red bag falling on the right side and an upright white plume.

2392: 2340:. However, in 2021 the squadron lost its Stafford lineage, becoming 2321:

In July 1999 B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron amalgamated with A (

1946:

on 30 August. After further training the brigade attacked during the

1802:

also at Aldershot. Early in 1917, the regiment was absorbed into the

1771: 1748: 1511:

C Sqn at Burton-on-Trent, with a detachment at High Street, Uttoxeter

1389: 1378: 1369: 1289: 1272: 1193: 1099: 1035: 535: 511: 370: 337: 5482: 5286:, Feltham: Robert Ogilby Trust/Chippenham: Picton Publishing, 1993, 4808:

The Auxiliary Forces List: Staffordshire-Warwickshire-Worcestershire

2089:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry began landing at H+90 minutes (08.55) on

5742: 2831: 2236: 1998: 1565: 1328: 1224: 1019:

infantry rifle and bayonet instead of a cavalry carbine and sabre.

769: 313: 297: 100: 5099:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

4952:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

4933:

History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine

1045: 5388: 2581: 2242: 2059: 1819: 1705:

The 2nd Line regiment was formed in 1914. In 1915, it joined the

1549: 1505: 1494:); Tamworth; Frog Lane, Lichfield (shared with E Company, 6th Bn 1472: 1346: 1235: 990: 898: 742: 590: 453: 386: 264:

it gave up its horses and became a tank regiment, serving in the

1720:

and as a consequence the regiment was dismounted and joined the

1514:

D Sqn at Stafford Street Drill Hall, Wolverhampton (shared with

502:

Teddesley Troop of the Staffordshire Yeomanry raised in 1803 by

5891:

Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)

5751:

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

5733:

King Edward's Horse (The King's Own Overseas Dominion Regiment)

5383: 2458:. These and other standards were retired and replaced in 1835. 2446:

The Stafford, Newcastle and Lichfield Trps were presented with

2388: 2383: 2330: 2212: 2204:(Operation Enterprise) on 29 April. Hostilities ended with the 2102: 1686: 1586: 1467:

of 1908. On 1 April 1908 the regiment was redesignated as the

902: 713: 658: 2058:, 27th Armoured Bde had been selected to land with amphibious 541:

Wolverhampton Troop offered to reform in 1803 but not accepted

538:

Cavalry raised in 1803, commanded by Capt the Hon Claude Bagot

4454:. Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007 4382:

Canadian Battlefield Tours: Operation Infatuate and Vitality.

2400: 2177: 2090: 2002: 1911:

in June and July. The Staffs Yeomanry were later awarded the

1826:, the Staffordshire Yeomanry was retained as horsed cavalry. 1674: 1135:

Africa, taking part in 'drives' to round up Boers. After the

1082: 753: 546: 309: 273: 2264:(TAVR) in 1967, the regiment was reorganised as infantry as 2137:

The regiment's first action in its new role came during the

1867:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry mobilised at its headquarters at

1504:

B Sqn at Stoke-on-Trent with detachments at Stafford, Leek,

1161:

Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)

814:

Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry

3942:

Falls, Pt II, pp. 411–25, 463, 513–22, 560–89, Appendix 3.

2411: 2094: 1756: 1126:

lines. After the 11th Bn IY were overrun at the disastrous

283: 4452:"The Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry" 2510:

Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland

1837:

Prior to World War II, the Staffs Yeomanry formed part of

1022:

In January 1900 the Staffordshire Yeomanry quickly raised

975:

Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland

463:

Cavalry of the Wolverhampton Loyal Volunteer Association:

2215:

the regiment continued serving on occupation duties with

2052: 312:

in the county was raised on 4 July 1794 at the Swan Inn,

5821:

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)

2300:, RA) and part of 125 Engineer Regiment, RE (originally 2231:

in the Regular Army. It had the following organisation:

1469:

Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) (TF)

1053:

On 4 March the 4th was sent with other IY battalions to

402:

associations were formed in Staffordshire and accepted:

276:. Postwar the Staffordshire Yeomanry became part of the 2266:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)

406:

Loyal Pottery Volunteer Cavalry, raised 21 May 1798 in

5841:

Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)

5761:

Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)

5236:'Arms, Uniforms and Equipment of the Yeomanry Cavalry' 4783:

The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902

4635:"Welcome to the Museum of the Staffordshire Yeomanry!" 3595:

Amery, Vol IV, Appendix to Chapters I-XIV, pp. 503–14.

2130:. This division was equipped with specialist armour (' 1479:

RHQ moved in 1914 from Tamworth Street, Lichfield, to

6145:

Yeomanry regiments of the British Army in World War I

4346: 4344: 4140:. Staffordshire Live. 19 January 2016. Archived from 4115:

Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 221, 224–6, 232–7.

3899:

MacMunn & Falls, pp. 108, 134–6, 273–314, 353–68.

2596:

The Staffordshire Yeomanry was awarded the following

2443:, while khaki service dress was worn in drill order. 2342:

B (Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron

6180:

Military units and formations disestablished in 2021

6155:

Military units and formations disestablished in 1973

5981:

2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)

5023:

Victoria County History: Stafford Vol XIV: Lichfield

2793: 2323:

Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry

2152:, crossing the 9 miles (14 km) wide estuary in 1636:

William H. Richardson of the Staffordshire Yeomanry.

946:

C Squadron – Anglesey (or Burton) and Uttoxeter Trps

856:

streets of Wolverhampton in February 1867 during an

5771:

Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)

5433:

Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth

5339:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

5240:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

5009:

Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

2101:, in which it was involved in stiff fighting round 1593:, but the rest of the regiment was ordered to the 238:

Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)

5551:5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 5103:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917 5097:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt Cyril Falls, 5011:, Vol 97, No 391 (Winter 2019), pp. 355–371. 4341: 2847:Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army 1153: 6150:Military units and formations established in 1794 2588:. It lists all of the regiment's battle honours. 1938:in June the 8th Armoured Bde was sent up to join 1459:The Imperial Yeomanry were subsumed into the new 6126: 5951:Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment) 5483:British cavalry regiments of the First World War 5341:, Vol 79, No 317 (Spring 2001), pp. 45–62. 5269:The Royal Militia and Yeomanry Cavalry Army List 5166:The Germans come to the aid of their Ally (1941) 4573: 4571: 4569: 4567: 4493:. Ministry of Defence. p. 9. Archived from 4472:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( 2551:Maj A.E.R. Manners, TD, appointed 3 January 1995 2406:In 1850 the shako was replaced by a black metal 2036:On 13 February 1944 the regiment transferred to 1516:3rd North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 1492:5th Staffordshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery 1485:6th Staffordshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery 398:; the rioters were dispersed without bloodshed. 342:Staffordshire Regiment of Gentlemen and Yeomanry 4786:, London: Sampson Low, Marston, 7 Vols 1900–09. 2568:In May 1857 the regiment erected a memorial in 2512:, appointed 20 December 1899, died 27 June 1913 2184:), the Staffs Yeomanry was assigned to support 1785: 1700: 1573: 958:. The Staffordshire Yeomanry together with the 933:RHQ – Yeomanry House, Lichfield, moving to the 493:Most volunteer cavalry was disbanded after the 490:in October 1800 and was appointed its captain. 344:(one of the first counties to be regimented): 6170:Military units and formations in Staffordshire 5139:The Yeomanry Regiments; 200 Years of Tradition 4992:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 4325: 4323: 3536: 3534: 2983: 2981: 2979: 2977: 2975: 2973: 2971: 2969: 2967: 2965: 2963: 2961: 2505:, appointed 5 March 1887, died 13 October 1898 2498:, appointed 22 July 1874, died 19 January 1887 2410:with a black plume. From this period a French 2391:with white facings and metal shoulder scales ( 1798:. In the summer of 1916, it was affiliated to 1640:The 1/1st Staffs Yeomanry was detached to the 776:; whole regiment deployed by successive troops 732:; Walsall, Sandwell and Himley Trps called out 5986:3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 5796:Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) 5468: 5113:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2011, 5071:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2003, 5048:/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 4990:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 4880:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 4564: 3462: 3460: 3458: 3300: 3298: 3091: 3089: 3087: 3085: 2959: 2957: 2955: 2953: 2951: 2949: 2947: 2945: 2943: 2941: 1440: 1170:. Annual training was usually carried out at 888:a mobilisation scheme began to appear in the 783: 551:Western Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia 6160:1973 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 5200:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa 4019: 4017: 4015: 4013: 3805: 3803: 3801: 3799: 3650: 3648: 3646: 3456: 3454: 3452: 3450: 3448: 3446: 3444: 3442: 3440: 3438: 3428: 3426: 3424: 3396: 3394: 2817:Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps 2548:Maj D.G. Roddick, TD, appointed 1 April 1984 2344:following an internal reorganisation of the 1863:Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps 1739:in the new 1st Mounted Division (originally 210:George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland 5766:Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 5242:, September 1957, Vol 35, pp. 124–33. 4799:A Short History of the 8th Armoured Brigade 4320: 4232: 4230: 4228: 4226: 3886: 3884: 3823: 3821: 3819: 3817: 3815: 3754: 3590: 3588: 3531: 3312: 3310: 3277: 3275: 3273: 3271: 3269: 3267: 3260:Kinnersley at History of Parliament Online. 3197: 3195: 3193: 3134: 3132: 3130: 2887: 2842:British yeomanry during the First World War 1011:. The new force was equipped to operate as 832:Edmund Peel, MP, was second lt-col and the 5657:19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars 5627:10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars 5475: 5461: 4414:Saunders, pp. 65–6, 87–90, 97–8, 220, 227. 4307: 4305: 4303: 4285:Kilvert-Jones, pp. 83, 143–4, 149–53, 156. 4212: 4210: 4194: 4192: 4039: 4037: 4035: 4033: 4031: 4029: 3975: 3973: 3971: 3969: 3847: 3845: 3843: 3841: 3839: 3837: 3835: 3833: 3752: 3750: 3748: 3746: 3744: 3742: 3740: 3738: 3736: 3734: 3548: 3546: 3295: 3250:Webster, pp. 60–93, 110–3, 116–21, 124–45. 3240:Littleton at History of Parliament Online. 3082: 3075: 3073: 3061: 3059: 3057: 3055: 3025: 3023: 3021: 3019: 3017: 2938: 2414:was worn as an undress cap, replaced by a 2351: 1697:in Egypt and disembodied soon afterwards. 1601:. In December 1916 the brigade joined the 1447: 1433: 949:D Squadron – Himley and Wolverhampton Trps 6175:Military units and formations in Stafford 5781:Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry 4793:, London: George Philip & Sons, 1941. 4332: 4010: 3954: 3872: 3796: 3722: 3720: 3643: 3519: 3510: 3435: 3421: 3391: 3053: 3051: 3049: 3047: 3045: 3043: 3041: 3039: 3037: 3035: 2148:was launched in an amphibious assault on 703: 486:raised a sixth troop for the Yeomanry at 5312: 5217:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914 4424: 4422: 4420: 4223: 4124: 3997: 3995: 3993: 3991: 3989: 3987: 3881: 3812: 3585: 3576: 3574: 3363: 3361: 3359: 3357: 3355: 3353: 3351: 3307: 3264: 3190: 3127: 3007: 3005: 3003: 3001: 2999: 2997: 2995: 2993: 2920: 2918: 2916: 2914: 2912: 2910: 2908: 2559: 2464: 2356: 2120: 2107: 2027: 1997:in its attack on the hilltop village of 1631: 1044: 989: 943:B Squadron – Newcastle and Stafford Trps 560: 284:French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 5941:Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) 5213: 5136: 4578:Staffordshire Yeomanry at Uniformology. 4300: 4207: 4189: 4026: 3966: 3960: 3830: 3731: 3666:38 Tamworth Street at Historic England. 3562: 3560: 3543: 3525: 3492: 3490: 3349: 3347: 3345: 3343: 3341: 3339: 3337: 3335: 3333: 3331: 3118: 3116: 3114: 3112: 3110: 3070: 3014: 2542:, TD, appointed to vacancy 1 April 1961 2023: 1961:and was involved in the battles around 1561:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 940:A Squadron – Lichfield and Walsall Trps 800:(the regiment's second-in-command), at 6140:Yeomanry regiments of the British Army 6127: 5976:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 5695:17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers 5685:12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 5541:3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards 5124: 4969: 4392:Doherty, pp. 166–7, 173–4, 187, 192–4. 4294: 4156: 4023:Joslen, pp. 33, 189–91, 473, 476, 480. 3717: 3676: 3032: 2469:Stafforshire Yeimanry cap badge 1940s. 2327:Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry 2302:59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division 2280:), giving the following organisation: 2262:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve 2040:, which had not seen action since the 1483:, Bailey Sreet, Stafford (shared with 1007:of approximately 115 men each for the 812:, the regiment was given the title of 756:; Uttoxeter and Burton Trps called out 529:Stone and Eccleshall Volunteer Cavalry 396:Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 5786:Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) 5652:18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars 5561:7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 5456: 4417: 3984: 3916: 3914: 3571: 3220:Peel at History of Parliament Online. 2990: 2905: 2503:Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey 1526:The regiment formed part of the TF's 1069:('Rundle's Column') concentrating at 1049:A typical Imperial Yeoman on campaign 924:Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey 826:Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey 765:January 1839: firefighting at Walsall 759:November 1831: riots at Wolverhampton 6165:1794 establishments in Great Britain 5513:Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 5407:Bruce Bassett-Powell's Uniformology. 4956:From June 1917 to the End of the War 4937:From June 1917 to the End of the War 3781:West Bromwich at Drill Hall Project. 3557: 3487: 3328: 3107: 2481: 1181: 1114:with Rundle's division, attached to 980: 840:were the majors; the colonel's son, 741:June 1831: Prevention of looting at 738:1831: Miners' riots in the Potteries 604: 240:was a mounted auxiliary unit of the 5831:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry 5256:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2006, 5086:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2019, 4867:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2011, 4177:Christopherson, pp. 321–39, 343–63. 2298:61st (North Midland) Field Regiment 2171: 1809: 1707:2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade 1475:, with the following organisation: 824:Troop in honour of his grandfather 798:Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield 389:, commanded by Capt William Tennant 218:Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield 191: 32:Badge of the Staffordshire Yeomanry 13: 5901:Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars 5632:11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars 4791:Regimental Badges and Service Caps 4276:, pp. 173, 202–4, 311–6, 343, 346. 4061:Playfair Vol II, pp. 232–3, 254–5. 3911: 2538:Hon Col Charles Richard Farquhar, 2229:16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers 2206:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath 985: 977:, great-grandson of the first CO. 788:In 1832 the regiment escorted the 383:, commanded by Capt James Bulkeley 14: 6191: 6006:East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry 5705:21st (Empress of India's) Lancers 5536:2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5377: 5141:. Edinburgh: Canongate Academic. 3409:Webster, pp. 164–5, 173–5, 187–8. 3066:Staffs Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 2591: 2268:. It absorbed some Staffordshire 2260:When the TA was reduced into the 1929: 881:, MP, succeeding to the command. 863: 724:1826: Coal miners' wage riots at 504:Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Baronet 288:After Britain was drawn into the 252:and saw distinguished service in 5836:Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) 5806:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 5622:8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars 5584:2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 5556:6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 5546:4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 4745: 4736: 4722: 4708: 4694: 4680: 4667: 4658: 4649: 4627: 4618: 4609: 4600: 4591: 4582: 4555: 4546: 4537: 4512: 4480: 4444: 4408: 4395: 4386: 4375: 4362: 4353: 4288: 4279: 4266: 4257: 4248: 4052:Christopherson, pp. 209–13, 221. 3792:Uttoxeter at Drill Hall Project. 3655:Lichfield at Drill Hall Project. 2868: 2796: 2374:('For hearth and home') and the 2176:For the assault crossing of the 2086:(LCTs) directly onto the beach. 1770:. By the end of 1917, it was at 1057:, and by 19 April it had joined 735:1826: Election riots at Stafford 81: 63: 50: 26: 5916:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 5402:British Army units from 1945 on 4770: 4637:. Staffordshire Yeomanry Museum 4239: 4180: 4171: 4130: 4118: 4109: 4100: 4091: 4082: 4073: 4064: 4055: 4046: 3945: 3936: 3902: 3893: 3863: 3854: 3785: 3774: 3770:Stafford at Drill Hall Project. 3763: 3708: 3699: 3685: 3670: 3659: 3632: 3621: 3610: 3599: 3567:IY Companies at Roll of Honour. 3501: 3478: 3469: 3412: 3403: 3382: 3373: 3319: 3286: 3253: 3244: 3233: 3224: 3213: 3204: 3201:Smith & Coogan, pp. 3, 6–7. 3181: 3172: 3163: 3154: 3145: 3098: 2859: 2827:List of Yeomanry Regiments 1908 2070:, and had been training in the 1856: 1538: 1154:Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry 1024:6th (Staffordshire) Company, IY 556: 322:Staffordshire Volunteer Cavalry 5906:Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry 5791:Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons 5435:– Regiments.org (archive site) 5299:The Army and Society 1815–1914 5282:R.J. Smith & C.R. Coogan, 5040:, London: Samson Books, 1978, 4974:. Histoire & Collections. 4624:Smith & Coogan, pp. 20–32. 4606:Smith & Coogan, pp. 12–20. 4405:, pp. 287–9, 307, 337, 339–40. 4088:Playfair, Vol III, pp. 384–91. 3466:Smith & Coogan, pp. 18-20. 3029:Smith & Coogan, Chapter 1. 2929: 2896: 2496:William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot 2395:for officers), and blue-green 1977:The regiment took part in the 1882: 1533: 1522:), with a detachment at Himley 1077:. Next day Rundle advanced on 994:Staffordshire Yeomanry at ease 846:Sir Francis Scott, 3rd Baronet 772:riots in the Potteries and at 642:Newcastle & Pottery (1817) 222:William Bagot, 3rd Baron Bagot 1: 5866:Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 5851:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars 4811:, Leamington: Bathurst, 1876. 4755:. National Memorial Arboretum 4615:Webster, pp. 166, 170–1, 176. 4588:Smith & Coogan, pp. 4–10. 3639:Amery, Vol V, pp. 432, 445–6. 3400:Smith & Coogan, pp. 13–4. 3325:Webster, pp. 123, 150–1, 160. 2881: 2517:Sir William Bromley-Davenport 2309:48th (South Midland) Division 2292:48th (South Midland) Division 1800:12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1528:North Midland Mounted Brigade 1383:Transport and Supply Column, 1201:Organisation on 4 August 1914 1190:North Midland Mounted Brigade 1168:38 Tamworth Street, Lichfield 1111:106th (Staffordshire) Company 226:Sir William Bromley-Davenport 5426:History of Parliament Online 4432:. British Army Units 1945 on 4106:Christopherson, pp. 287–308. 3316:Smith & Coogan, pp. 7–8. 2852: 2837:Yeomanry order of precedence 2812:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 2555: 2316:Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry 1804:3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1786:3/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1701:2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1667:Capture of Afulah and Beisan 1607:Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1580:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1574:1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry 1520:South Staffordshire Regiment 1496:North Staffordshire Regiment 1219:(Queen's Own Royal Regiment) 278:Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry 7: 5936:Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry 5861:Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 5680:9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers 5589:6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 5531:1st (King's) Dragoon Guards 5214:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). 4070:Christopherson, pp. 262–87. 3628:Ameryc, Vol IV, pp. 239–44. 2789: 2578:National Memorial Arboretum 2188:. This time Buffaloes laid 1948:Second Battle of El Alamein 1096:Distinguished Service Order 806:Chief Secretary for Ireland 567:Portrait of Sir Robert Peel 10: 6196: 5896:Royal North Devon Yeomanry 5690:16th (The Queen's) Lancers 5301:, London: Longmans, 1980, 4664:Smith & Coogan, p. 22. 4350:Christopherson, pp. 494–5. 3951:Falls, Pt II, pp. 596–621. 3606:Amery, Vol III, pp. 494–5. 3432:Smith & Coogan, p. 15. 3388:Webster, pp. 162–5, 171–2. 2678: 2624: 2612: 2222: 1972: 1860: 1577: 784:Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry 532:Tamworth Volunteer Cavalry 6024: 6001:Northamptonshire Yeomanry 5926:Lothians and Border Horse 5741: 5713: 5700:5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 5670: 5647:15th (The King's) Hussars 5617:7th (Queen's Own) Hussars 5612:4th (Queen's Own) Hussars 5597: 5569: 5521: 5488: 5372:, Lichfield: Lomax, 1870. 5180:Maj-Gen I.S.O. Playfair, 5137:Mileham, Patrick (1994). 5038:British Regiments 1914–18 4972:British Tanks in Normandy 4561:Smith & Coogan, p. 2. 4543:Smith & Coogan, p. 1. 4263:Kilvert-Jones, pp. 79–80. 3908:Falls, Pt I, pp. 166–230. 3617:Amery, Vol IV, pp. 66–72. 2712:North-West Europe 1944–45 2217:British Army of the Rhine 1979:Battle of the Mareth Line 1934:During the crisis of the 1747:. By May 1917, it was at 1724:(and the division became 1613:. It fought in all three 1603:Yeomanry Mounted Division 1028:William Bromley-Davenport 914:in 1881, replaced by the 879:William Bromley-Davenport 796:when they visited Lt-Col 290:French Revolutionary Wars 203: 198: 184: 177:North-West Europe 1944–45 136: 122: 114: 106: 96: 77: 45: 37: 25: 20: 5946:Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 5921:Montgomeryshire Yeomanry 5886:Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 5607:3rd (King's Own) Hussars 4970:Fortin, Ludovic (2004). 4882:, London: Methuen, 1938. 4852:, London: Bantam, 2014, 4844:Stanley Christopherson ( 4742:Webster, pp. 171–2, 175. 4597:Webster, pp. 31, 43, 10. 4430:"Staffordshire Yeomanry" 4043:Joslen, pp. 25–6, 160–1. 3679:"The British Army, 1914" 2893:Frederick, pp. vii–viii. 2486:The following served as 2186:51st (Highland) Division 1995:2nd New Zealand Division 1792:Reserve Cavalry Regiment 1508:and Newcastle-under-Lyme 1265:Leicestershire Yeomanry 918:carbine in 1885 and the 510:, recruited mainly from 294:William Pitt the Younger 58:Kingdom of Great Britain 5961:Glamorganshire Yeomanry 5801:North Somerset Yeomanry 5316:Battle for North Africa 3924:. Black Country History 3890:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 31–4. 3230:Webster, pp. 64, 69–72. 3178:Webster, pp. 23–39, 65. 3169:Webster, pp. 16–23, 38. 2352:Heritage and ceremonial 2154:Landing Vehicle Tracked 2146:52nd (Lowland) Division 1981:, participating in the 1944:Battle of Alam el Halfa 1890:15-hundredweight trucks 1559:In accordance with the 1481:Friars' Walk Drill Hall 1217:Staffordshire Yeomanry 1174:outside Stoke. Colonel 1040:Leicestershire Yeomanry 745:; Burton Trp called out 360:Stafford, commanded by 6135:Staffordshire Yeomanry 5911:West Somerset Yeomanry 5871:Hertfordshire Yeomanry 5816:Northumberland Hussars 5421:The Drill Hall Project 5414:The British Army, 1914 5313:Strawson, Jon (2004). 4895:The Battle of Normandy 3827:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 1–7. 2750:Point 201 (Roman Wall) 2565: 2470: 2456:White Horse of Hanover 2432:foreign service helmet 2278:Staffordshire Regiment 2128:79th Armoured Division 2117: 2033: 1920:10th Armoured Division 1909:Syria–Lebanon campaign 1644:for operations in the 1642:Imperial Camel Brigade 1637: 1619:Battle of Mughar Ridge 1611:advance into Palestine 1599:Western Frontier Force 1552:, where it came under 1050: 995: 704:Aid to the civil power 683:was commissioned as a 679:Future Prime Minister 574: 326:Francis Perceval Eliot 21:Staffordshire Yeomanry 5991:Bedfordshire Yeomanry 5971:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 5756:Warwickshire Yeomanry 5642:14th (King's) Hussars 5397:Black Country History 5366:Capt P.C.G. Webster, 4914:The Defeat of Germany 4236:Joslen, pp. 148, 178. 3677:Conrad, Mark (1996). 3581:IY at Anglo-Boer War. 3540:Frederick, pp. 370–1. 2804:United Kingdom portal 2600:(honours in bold are 2563: 2468: 2357:Uniforms and insignia 2139:Battle of the Scheldt 2121:Battle of the Scheldt 2111: 2031: 1955:7th Armoured Division 1847:Warwickshire Yeomanry 1635: 1623:Battle of Nebi Samwil 1313:Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1267:(Prince Albert's Own) 1137:Treaty of Vereeniging 1048: 993: 960:Warwickshire Yeomanry 564: 5966:Welsh Horse Yeomanry 5826:Denbighshire Hussars 5811:Lanarkshire Yeomanry 5579:1st (Royal) Dragoons 5391:The Long, Long Trail 5234:Lt-Col Ernest Ryan, 5059:Lt-Col H.F. Joslen, 4878:Col John K. Dunlop, 3860:Becke, Pt 2a, p. 40. 3553:IY at Regiments.org. 2987:Frederick, pp. 51–2. 2782:North Africa 1942–43 2619:South Africa 1900–01 2024:Invasion of Normandy 1896:from 12 April 1941. 1894:Royal Armoured Corps 1873:1st Cavalry Division 1845:, together with the 1841:, a TA formation in 1806:still at Aldershot. 1768:The Cyclist Division 1764:12th Cyclist Brigade 1741:3rd Mounted Division 1726:1st Cyclist Division 1651:Desert Mounted Corps 1554:1st Mounted Division 1148:South Africa 1900–01 1026:, commanded by Capt 937:, Lichfield, in 1895 418:, commanded by Capt 349:Newcastle-under-Lyme 172:North Africa 1942–43 131:Royal Armoured Corps 5856:Derbyshire Yeomanry 5776:Shropshire Yeomanry 5445:Richard A. Warren, 5384:Anglo Boer War site 5126:Mander, C. Nicholas 5082:Tim Kilvert-Jones, 4753:"List of memorials" 4655:Webster, pp. 160–1. 4329:Doherty, pp. 124–6. 3869:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 3714:Spiers, Chapter 10. 3705:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 3516:Dunlop, pp. 104–18. 3418:Webster, pp. 190–2. 3292:Webster, pp. 89–95. 3210:Webster, pp. 41–57. 2570:Lichfield Cathedral 2476:Order of the Garter 2046:British Second Army 1965:and the pursuit to 1877:Mandatory Palestine 1839:6th Cavalry Brigade 1824:order of precedence 1737:2nd Mounted Brigade 1722:3rd Cyclist Brigade 1711:3rd Mounted Brigade 1691:Armistice of Mudros 1679:Capture of Damascus 1589:, the base for the 1132:Edward Locke Elliot 1015:(MI), armed with a 893:to 1st Division of 254:Egypt and Palestine 186:Battle honours 6044:Royal Horse Guards 5876:Berkshire Yeomanry 5846:Hampshire Yeomanry 5508:Royal Horse Guards 5297:Edward M. Spiers, 4988:J.B.M. Frederick, 4950:Capt Cyril Falls, 4732:, 4 November 1972. 4488:"Army 2020 Report" 4245:Doherty, pp. 51–7. 4144:on 23 October 2017 3160:Webster, pp. 14–6. 3151:Webster, pp. 12–3. 2739:Advance on Tripoli 2566: 2471: 2376:Staffordshire knot 2180:on 23 March 1945 ( 2143:Operation Vitality 2118: 2114:Crusader AA Mk III 2099:Operation Goodwood 2084:Landing craft tank 2082:to be landed from 2050:Lieutenant-General 2042:Dunkirk evacuation 2034: 2018:Operation Overlord 1671:Arab Northern Army 1638: 1591:Gallipoli campaign 1366:Leicestershire RHA 1176:Sir Reginald Hardy 1128:Battle of Groenkop 1059:Lieutenant-General 1051: 996: 587:Battle of Waterloo 575: 362:lieutenant-colonel 6122: 6121: 5728:South Irish Horse 5723:North Irish Horse 5490:Household Cavalry 5361:978-1-84574-207-2 5326:978-1-84415-105-9 5277:978-1-84342-410-9 5227:978-0-9776072-8-0 5119:978-1-84574-952-1 5092:978-0-85052-673-8 5054:978-1-84342-197-9 5036:Brig E.A. James, 5031:978-0-19-722778-7 5021:M.W. Greenslade, 4964:978-1-84574-950-7 4945:978-1-84574-951-4 4873:978-1-84884-398-1 4863:Richard Doherty, 4858:978-0-593-06837-3 4718:, 6 January 1970. 4675:Regimental Badges 4552:Webster, pp. 4–5. 4500:on 29 August 2017 4338:Joslen, pp. 31–2. 3379:Sleigh, pp. 1–44. 3095:Webster Appendix. 3079:Webster, pp. 2–4. 3011:Sleigh, pp. 33–4. 2935:Webster, pp. 1–2. 2822:Imperial Yeomanry 2787: 2786: 2673:Palestine 1917–18 2490:of the regiment: 2482:Honorary colonels 2452:Pro aris et focis 2372:Pro aris et focis 2182:Operation Plunder 2166:II Canadian Corps 2080:Sherman Fireflies 2038:27th Armoured Bde 1983:New Zealand Corps 1851:Cheshire Yeomanry 1663:Battle of Megiddo 1461:Territorial Force 1457: 1456: 1375:Ammunition Column 1248:Burton upon Trent 1182:Territorial Force 1075:Orange Free State 1009:Imperial Yeomanry 981:Imperial Yeomanry 834:Hon William Bagot 794:Princess Victoria 792:and her daughter 768:May–August 1839: 676: 675: 292:, Prime Minister 231: 230: 155:Palestine 1917–18 127:Territorial Force 87:Territorial Force 6187: 5477: 5470: 5463: 5454: 5453: 5330: 5231: 5152: 5133: 4985: 4908:Maj L.F. 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