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the Cape Mounted Yeomanry during the Basuto Gun War. Twenty-six-year-old Surgeon John Frederick McCrea was a Surgeon in the 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry during
Cape_Mounted_Yeomanry
Guernsey-born South African soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
the 1st Regiment, Cape Mounted Yeomanry as a surgeon. McCrea was 26 years old, and a Surgeon in the 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry, Cape Colonial Forces during
John_Frederick_McCrea
Infantry riding horses instead of marching
Horse, Cape Mounted Riflemen and Natal Carbineers to counter the mobility of Boer commandos. Among various ad hoc formations, the Imperial Yeomanry was raised
Mounted_infantry
Military unit
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry remained mounted and transferred to the 1st Mounted Brigade in the new 1st Mounted Division (3rd Mounted Division redesignated)
Sherwood_Rangers_Yeomanry
Military unit
The Imperial Yeomanry was a mounted infantry formation of the British Army which served in the Second Boer War. Raised on 2 January 1900, the formation
Imperial_Yeomanry
Conflict between the Basuto and the Cape Colony
men. Its cavalry included 400 men from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, 600 men from the Cape Mounted Yeomanry (CMY), 200 riders from Kimberley Horse, as well
Basuto_Gun_War
Former British volunteer cavalry regiment
The Middlesex Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of the British Army originally raised in 1797. It saw mounted and dismounted action in the Second
Middlesex_Yeomanry
Military unit
Imperial Yeomanry were trained and equipped as mounted infantry. The concept was considered a success, and before the war ended the existing Yeomanry regiments
Suffolk_Yeomanry
Burma John McCrea Channel Islander 1881 Basuto Gun War BB0011st Cape Mounted Yeomanry Tweefontein, South Africa George Nurse Channel Islander 1899 Second
List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_by_nationality
Hills Expedition 22 November 1879 Konama, India John McCrea 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry Basuto War 14 January 1881 Tweefontein, South Africa John Danaher
List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_by_campaign
Defence organisation of the Cape Colony in South Africa
FAMP were fully militarised and renamed the Cape Mounted Riflemen (CMR), with the Cape Mounted Yeomanry as an auxiliary. Legislation authorised the government
Cape_Colonial_Forces
South African colonial military commander
he transferred to the new Defence Department, and commanded the Cape Mounted Yeomanry. He served in the Basuto Gun War in Basutoland (1880–1881). He retired
Richard Southey (British Army officer)
Richard_Southey_(British_Army_officer)
British Territorial Army unit
the mounted troops of the EEF were reorganised. On 24 April 1918, the Yeomanry Mounted Division was 'Indianised'and its title changed to 1st Mounted Division
City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
City_of_London_Yeomanry_(Rough_Riders)
Military unit
Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade). In October 1916, the remnants of the 1st Dismounted Brigade (Ayrshire Yeomanry and Lanarkshire Yeomanry) were absorbed
Lowland_Mounted_Brigade
Military unit
volunteers for the defence of the country. The mounted arm of the volunteers became known as the "Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry", who could be called on by the
West_Somerset_Yeomanry
Military unit
The Hampshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry cavalry regiment formed by amalgamating older units raised between 1794 and 1803 during the French Revolutionary
Hampshire_Yeomanry
Military unit
The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) was a mounted auxiliary unit of the British Army raised in 1794 to defend Great Britain from foreign
Staffordshire_Yeomanry
British Army cavalry regiment, 1798–1967
The North Somerset Yeomanry was a part-time cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1798 to 1967. It maintained order in Somerset in the days before
North_Somerset_Yeomanry
Baphuthi Chief
second assault took place on 5 June, involving the recently formed Cape Mounted Yeomanry. This assault was also unsuccessful and Surgeon Major Edmund Hartley
Morosi
Military unit
Imperial Yeomanry (IY). This was organised as service companies of approximately 115 men enlisted for one year. They were equipped to operate as Mounted infantry
South_Irish_Horse
Military unit
The Sussex Yeomanry is a yeomanry regiment of the British Army dating from 1794. It was initially formed when there was a threat of French invasion during
Sussex_Yeomanry
Military unit
December. Under this warrant the Imperial Yeomanry (IY) was raised to match the Boers' skill as fast moving, mounted infantry. Among the officers chosen to
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Queen's_Own_Oxfordshire_Hussars
Crimean War 1855-06-2323 June 1855 John McCrea OF-1.2Surgeon 0011st Cape Mounted Yeomanry Basuto War 1881-01-1414 January 1881 James McCudden OF-2.2Temp.
List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M)
List_of_Victoria_Cross_recipients_(G–M)
Military unit
The Glamorgan Yeomanry was a Welsh auxiliary cavalry regiment of the British Army originally raised in the late 18th century as a result of concern over
Glamorgan_Yeomanry
British Army general (1864–1915)
Longford took command of his brigade, which formed part of the 2nd Mounted Division, a yeomanry formation, with the temporary rank of brigadier general, a rank
Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford
Thomas_Pakenham,_5th_Earl_of_Longford
Military unit
Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry was a unit of the British Imperial Yeomanry (IY) raised for service in the Second Boer War. Equipped as Mounted infantry, the battalion
9th (Welsh) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
9th_(Welsh)_Battalion,_Imperial_Yeomanry
Military unit
Volunteers from the part-time Yeomanry and civilians quickly filled the new force, which was equipped to operate as Mounted infantry, armed with a Lee–Metford
42nd (Hertfordshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry
42nd_(Hertfordshire)_Company,_Imperial_Yeomanry
Military unit
The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army's Territorial Army raised in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War. It saw heavy fighting
Scottish_Horse
Allied victory over the Ottomans in WWI
74th (Yeomanry) Divisions of the XX Corps from the southwest conducted limited attacks in the morning, then the Anzac Mounted Division (Desert Mounted Corps)
Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)
Yeomanry regiment of the British Army (1794–1956)
companies played an active role with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Boer War, but opportunities for mounted action were much more restricted during the
Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
Queen's_Own_Yorkshire_Dragoons
Military formation
1/1st Dorset Yeomanry Regiment (6th Mounted Yeomanry Brigade) 1/1st County of London (Middlesex) Yeomanry Regiment (8th Mounted Yeomanry Brigade) Imperial
Structure of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Structure_of_the_Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force
Military unit
Kaffrarian Volunteer Artillery Corps, Berlin Mounted Volunteers, Cape Mounted Yeomanry (1st Regiment), Frontier Mounted Riflemen (Brabant's Horse), East London
Buffalo_Volunteer_Rifles
Military unit
became the 9th Mounted Brigade (and the division 3rd Mounted Division). In July 1916, there was a major reorganization of 2nd Line yeomanry units in the
South_Nottinghamshire_Hussars
English cricketer
of the 8th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. His company left Liverpool on the SS Africa on 12 February, and arrived in Cape Town the following month. For
George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale
George_Kemp,_1st_Baron_Rochdale
1900 battle of the Second Boer War
section of mounted infantry under the command of the Earl of Erroll which included Paget's Horse and the 23rd and 24th Companies of Imperial Yeomanry, scattering
Battle_of_Faber's_Put
1899–1902 war in South Africa
three phases. In the first, the Boers mounted preemptive strikes into British-held territory in Natal and the Cape Colony, besieging British garrisons at
Second_Boer_War
Military unit
force, which was equipped to operate as mounted infantry. Besides the companies raised directly by the Yeomanry Cavalry regiments, a number of battalions
Paget's_Horse
Military unit
(Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment contributed to three new RA regiments: 135th Field Rgt, 191st (Hertfordshire and Essex Yeomanry) Field Rgt and
135th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
135th_(East_Anglian)_(Hertfordshire_Yeomanry)_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Military unit
other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry. After Britain
Yorkshire_Hussars
WWI British-Turkish military standoff (1917)
Yeomanry Mounted Division to relieve the Anzac Mounted Division as forward division, the Australian Mounted Division to relieve the Yeomanry Mounted Division
Stalemate in Southern Palestine
Stalemate_in_Southern_Palestine
English cricketer (1879–1928)
Eastern Mounted Brigade. In September 1915 the WKY sailed from Liverpool to take part in the Gallipoli campaign. After a short spell with the Yeomanry Base
C._H._B._Marsham
Military installation in Essex, England
1918, Essex Yeomanry left 8th Cavalry Brigade to become a cyclist unit, then to form a machine gun battalion with the Bedfordshire Yeomanry. The German
Colchester_Garrison
British army officer and politician (1877–1952)
Berkshire Yeomanry, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) the following year in acknowledgement of his service. The Berkshire Yeomanry moved
John_Tyson_Wigan
Military unit
Midland brigades.) 22nd Mounted Brigade 2nd Dismounted (Yeomanry) Brigade 3rd Dismounted (Yeomanry) Brigade 4th Dismounted (Yeomanry) Brigade Reconnaissance
Western_Frontier_Force
Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
the Yeomanry Mounted Division back to Desert Mounted Corps from Barrow's Detachment in the Tel el Khuweilfe area on 8 November. The Dorset Yeomanry (6th
Southern_Palestine_offensive
British Indian Army general (1866–1919)
Macandrew's orders for the Yeomanry Mounted Division were cancelled on 9 April. Macandrew's men were used to form the new 1st and 2nd Mounted Divisions, and he
Henry_Macandrew
British noble (1879–1953)
serve with the Imperial Yeomanry, and was promoted to lieutenant in the Cheshire Yeomanry (later renamed Cheshire Imperial Yeomanry) on 11 April 1900. From
Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Hugh_Grosvenor,_2nd_Duke_of_Westminster
1916 battle of the Senussi Campaign of WW1
on the coast. As the Senussi retreated, they were cut off by a Dorset Yeomanry cavalry charge; the Yeomen lost half their horses and about a third of
Action_of_Agagia
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
Scobell, whose command included the 9th Lancers, the Cape Mounted Rifles and Imperial Yeomanry, was reputedly one of the most efficient British column
Battle_of_Groenkloof
to the start of the war, in 1908, the Shropshire Yeomanry was assigned to the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade a constituent of the Territorial Force. A
Noel_Money
Former British Territorial Army unit
continued as an artillery regiment in the postwar TA until 1967. The Yeomanry were the mounted arm of the British Army's Auxiliary forces and by World War I
55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
55th_(Wessex)_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
1916 offensive of the World War I Middle East Theatre
determined light horse and mounted rifle defences of the northern flank in the Jordan Valley. However, the mounted yeomanry attack on the rear of Shunet
Second_Battle_of_the_Jordan
book of British land forces 1660-1978 : biographical outlines of cavalry, yeomanry, armour, artillery, infantry, marines and air force land troops of regular
British light cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars
British_light_cavalry_during_the_Napoleonic_Wars
British newspaper executive and army officer
Imperial Mounted Division, with which it served in the First and Second Battles of Gaza. The regiment then transferred to the Yeomanry Mounted Division
Edward Lawson, 4th Baron Burnham
Edward_Lawson,_4th_Baron_Burnham
Military campaign during World War I
Anglian) Division arriving late on 10 August and the dismounted yeomanry of the 2nd Mounted Division on 18 August. On 12 August, the 54th Division attacked
Gallipoli_campaign
British general (1859–1912)
detachments from the 9th Lancers and the Cape Mounted Rifles. One of the most effective commandos operating in the Cape Province was the band commanded by Commandant
Harry_Scobell
1915 battle in World War I
offensive mounted by the British at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It was also the largest single-day attack ever mounted by the Allies
Battle_of_Scimitar_Hill
Military unit
with several former members of the units transferring to a newly raised Yeomanry Cavalry troop at Wargrave. Fencible regiments were full-time troops, raised
Berkshire_Fencible_Cavalry
Military unit
embarkation roll. The 251st Battery was detached from the 63rd (Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, a territorial unit which had its HQ at Oxford. The
85th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
85th_Anti-Tank_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Place in Free State, South Africa
(for the British) of the Boer War. The 13th battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry led by Col Basil Spragge departed by rail to join Gen Henry Edward Colvile's
Lindley,_Free_State
Non-army military forces of the British Empire
Militia (or Constitutional Force, composed of infantry regiments), mounted Yeomanry, and the Volunteer Force, although there were various others at different
British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
British_Colonial_Auxiliary_Forces
New Zealand wars (1865–1866)
The East Cape War, sometimes also called the East Coast War, was a series of conflicts fought in the North Island of New Zealand from April 1865 to October
East_Cape_War
Australian army officer (1865–1945)
requested Desert Mounted Corps. The corps consisted of the Anzac Mounted Division, the Australian Mounted Division, the newly formed Yeomanry Mounted Division
Harry_Chauvel
1917 World War I battle
Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Harry Chauvel had 745 officers, 17,935 other ranks in the Anzac, Australian and Yeomanry Mounted Divisions;
Third_Battle_of_Gaza
Military unit
Sainsbury, Hertfordshire Yeomanry, pp. 69, 153. Sainsbury, Hertfordshire Yeomanry, pp. 154–5. Sainsbury, Hertfordshire Yeomanry, pp. 159–61, 165. Sainsbury
Northamptonshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Northamptonshire_Battery,_Royal_Field_Artillery
South African gold tycoon and politician (1864–1940)
the Sussex Yeomanry. In October 1902, Bailey stood unopposed as a Progressive Party candidate for the Barkly West constituency of the Cape Colony Legislative
Abe_Bailey
1882, aged 17. One year later he went to South Africa and served in the Cape Mounted Rifles for three years. When he returned to England in 1887 he joined
William_Gentle
Breech-loading rifle
diagonally downward sloping firing pin struck with a front-action lock mounted hammer. To operate the weapon, the rifleman cocked the hammer, flipped
Snider–Enfield
British Army division in WWI
1/2nd South-Western Mounted Brigade (Serving dismounted) – attached at Suvla 9 October to 15 November 1915 1/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry 1/1st Royal North
11th_(Northern)_Division
Award
Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Militia Long Service Medal Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Fire_and_Rescue_Service_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal
British aristocrat, politician and military officer
as a young man, and during the Second Boer War served with the Imperial Yeomanry. In World War I, Dudley commanded the Hussars for the initial stages of
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
William_Ward,_2nd_Earl_of_Dudley
South African Army combat formation
as comprising 1 Royal Natal Carbineers, 2 RNC, the Umvoti Mounted Rifles and Natal Mounted Rifles, and the Durban Light Infantry. Brigade commanders were
1st South African Infantry Brigade
1st_South_African_Infantry_Brigade
World War-era British Army formation
Honourable Artillery Company and the Yeomanry. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. One of the divisions was
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
53rd_(Welsh)_Infantry_Division
British Army general (1857–1931)
he was appointed as brigade commander, of the second line yeomanry 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade under the command of the 63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
Malcolm_Orme_Little
Order of battle for 1942 battle in Egypt
mounted on Morris CS8) XV Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns mounted on Morris CS8) XVI Motorized Artillery Group (75/27 field guns mounted on
Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle
British princess (1883–1981)
Women's Division United Kingdom Commandant-in-Chief, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry As a granddaughter of Queen Victoria in the male line, Princess Alice was
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess_Alice,_Countess_of_Athlone
Land warfare force of the United Kingdom
labouring class among whom the Militia primarily recruited. The Yeomanry Force was made up of mounted units, organised similarly to the Volunteer Force, first
British_Army
Military unit
paramilitary force of mounted soldiers intended for use in the vicinity of Pretoria. Men were drawn from the Imperial Yeomanry and Brabant’s Horse, and
South_African_Constabulary
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
December 1894, he was Commandant of the Aldershot School of Instruction for Yeomanry. Brown had achieved the rank of major when the 14th King's Hussars were
Edward_Douglas_Brown
British Army officer, hunter and author (1867–1947)
joined the Essex Imperial Yeomanry for the Second Boer War (1899–1902), and served with the 20th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, for which he was awarded
John_Henry_Patterson_(author)
10 May 1904. In 1904 he joined the Territorial Army in the Derbyshire Yeomanry, where he was later promoted to major in March 1916 and colonel in 1924
Philip_Brocklehurst
Fought during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I
between the forces of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and the Turkish 19th Division. The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade was responsible for the
Battle_for_No.3_Post
Headquarters Scotland Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry Royal Regiment of Scotland: (Highland Fusiliers, Black Watch, Highlanders
Armed_forces_in_Scotland
Middle Eastern battle of WWI
Worcestershire Yeomanry, two Pioneer battalions, and details from the Corps Reinforcement Camp. On 5 September 1918 the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Battle_of_Nablus_(1918)
are Lobby Lud and I claim my reward"). In 1939 David joined the Surrey Yeomanry Regiment. He was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force and
David_Pennefather_Thomas_More
English cricketer
Mounted Rifles as a second lieutenant in June 1915. He saw action during the Gallipoli campaign and was seriously wounded in a bomb accident at Cape Helles
Frank_Tuff
British Army general
(1824–1908). His father was a former High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Yeomanry officer, whose father George Benjamin Thorneycroft (1791–1851) was the
Alexander_Thorneycroft
English rugby union player
formed Imperial Yeomanry, and travelled to South Africa to serve the British Army in the Second Boer War. He joined Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, and
Frederick_Belson
Corps of Signals 1981– : Commandant-in-Chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) 1983–2006 : Colonel-in-Chief of The
List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Anne,_Princess_Royal
Military unit
Imperial Yeomanry. Under the command of Capt H.L. Rosser of the 3rd VB, the 2nd VSC embarked at Southampton on 31 March and landed at Cape Town on 16
Brecknockshire_Battalion
Cavalry regiment in the British Army
replaced with 15 Cwt Ford V8 pick-up trucks mounted with Vickers–Berthier machine guns. The last mounted parade was held at Coombe Hill in the desert
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars
British government recognitions
Lancaster's Own Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn, Baronet, Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry Lieutenant-Colonel and
1902_Coronation_Honours
Scottish private military unit
Regiment (formerly the Transvaal Scottish) United Kingdom – Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse Military history of Scotland Lonach Highlanders Clan Murray
Atholl_Highlanders
British Army officer (1845–1932)
Eton College, Methuen served two years as a cornet in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry and then joined the Scots Fusilier Guards as an ensign in the regiment
Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen
Paul_Methuen,_3rd_Baron_Methuen
Award
Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Militia Long Service Medal Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Ulster_Defence_Regiment_Medal
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
local defence duties were taken over by the part-time Volunteers and mounted Yeomanry. The regiment was ordered to march from Richmond to Newcastle and Gateshead
North_York_Rifle_Militia
Australian Regiment. They were later converted into a mounted force and assigned to the 4th Mounted Infantry Corps seeing action at Hout Nek, Zand River
Colonial_forces_of_Australia
1960s British political scandal
Conservative member for Kettering while serving with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, and combined his political and military duties through the Second World
Profumo_affair
British Army general
Diamond Hill. In 1903 Haig retired from the army, joining the Imperial Yeomanry. He transferred to the Rifle Brigade in 1907, where he was promoted to
Roland_Haig
Regiment: 1980. The Inns of Court & City Yeomanry. 40th Signal Regiment, Royal Signals (Middlesex Yeomanry) (TA): 21 December 1959. London Irish Rifles
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
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