By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the … SOLD. During the day we were loading the tanks and the Belgian drivers even taught us how to drive the Engines so we had a rest and a happy time for a couple of weeks. 1835 Sep, two Troops (around 100 men) commanded by Sir John Johnstone and the Hon William Lascalles escorted Princess Victoria during her visit to Yorkshire. The major commandeered a Restaurant called ZUR SPITZE, for the accommodation of the troops and it had a conference room for the office. Records of 1st Squadron, East Yorkshire Yeomanry from other sources. You can imagine what an uproar this created when we arrived with this cart and horses among ten ton army wagons to queue for our allocation. Trooper Jones and I slept for a little while and then had a hot can of soup and the as dawn broke we were looking from the bow of the ship and could see the shore with explosions going off and houses burning. Close Use this image under non-commercial licence . Lionel Bates was given the number 2074 when he joined the regiment in May 1908. . A World War Two Period Shed Made Childs Toy Tank. 1852 23rd Oct, assembled at York and inspected by HRH Duke of Cambridge who congratulated Earl de Grey on the 'splendid turn-out of the the gallant Yorkshire Hussars.'. We also had three other camps of the Baltic people but these were much smaller camps of Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians, of about a few hundred each also afraid to go home. 1940. The brigade’s three regiments which included the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry and the 144 Regiment RAC, landed on Gold Beach in Normandy. Check out. Add to cart Quick view. General service medal with Cyprus bar. . WW2 Medals - Trooper Nevis - East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. They spent the winter at Warne and then moved to Berles and Habarcq. If you have any unwanted It took a long time making the altars ect but at last it was finished, and it was to be consecrated by an Arch Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church and a Princess of the Ukraine would be there. Quite the same Wikipedia. Pricing & History. He was invalid home unfit in Jan 1902. My book was stamped 50 Far East 1 as many of the others were, this meant we could be sent to Burma to start fighting over there, we were not too pleased about that. Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth. The Major accused me of going A O L (absent without leave) and missing for 8 days what had I got to say. Contact us. The number riding their own horses was 331. We then were told the Regiment were getting its tanks back to advance into Germany to the town of Bocholt, but then plans were changed and we went back to Holland, we were by the river Mass and we were there to stop the Germans from crossing. 2/1st East Riding Yeomanry. Essex Yeomanry WW2 cap/beret badge. I was sat between the Princess and the Arch Bishop as we only had one language in common and that was French from school the Quarter Master sat the other side of the Arch Bishop but he had the interpreter helping him, it was something I would never forget. Clearance Stock; Home Badge Categories Cap Badges Post 1953. Records of 1st Squadron, East Yorkshire Yeomanry from other sources. In some cases the officers and men provided their own mount especially in the country Troops such as Helmsley, Easingwold and others. He was the only surviving son of Sir George Wombwell of the 17th Lancers who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade. c/b £ 20.00. Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 6th Class. 1805 17th May, assembled at Doncaster. About half-way down the page, listed as, "L5I290 King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (Light Infantry) 3 Aug 96 - 1 Jul1999 QC S/P;G;E £16.00" Reply. Then a feast was arranged and we were sat down to a large feast not army rations. The Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1794 to 1956. They marched back and spent the winter at Wallers, 5 miles west of Valenciennes. They arrived in France on the eve of the 2nd Battle of Ypres. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. . . The Alexandra Princess of wales's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry Hussars Badge BRASS-Org. Derbyshire yeomanry . 1832 22nd Sep, assembled at Pontefract for 8 days training. WW2 Militaria; Other Militaria; Clearance. Dealer in London England UK. B Squadron were supporting the 2nd Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders, we in our Bren gun carrier .We were moving well along a sunken road for quite a long way and the we came out in to the sunshine. Yorkshire Squadron The Queens Own Yeomanry Annual Firing, Warcop 1986 Part 4 BootTroopBuck. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, transcribed into plain text. They sustained 43 more casualties the following day when the Germans shelled the densely populated village of Roisin. Our tanks were stationed on the sea front and the men were in the hotels on the sea front. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry known as the South West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars.In 1844 it changed its name to the First West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry. 1826 The various Troops of the regiment were 'almost incessantly under arms' during the entire year assisting regular units to quell riots. We had been supplied with rations for a longer stay so we shared these with our hosts as the lady was a great cook and my schoolboy French came in very useful. 1836 1st Oct, assembled at York for training. By 1914 … On 10th May 1916 the Yorkshire Hussars were reunited as a regiment under 17th Corps, at Gouy-en-Ternois. The Territorial Act of 1908 resulted in the Yorkshire Hussars, Yorkshire Dragoons and the East Riding Yeomanry being put together as the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade. I was once again given the mechanic so we could do this. The next few months were spent in the Bailleul-Hazebrouk area providing men for digging parties, police duties etc. In January of 1917, the Ayrshire Yeomanry and Lanarkshire Yeomanry were formed into the 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. £ 0.00 Total. Sign in . Derbyshire Yeomanry : Biography. He was so enraged that he pulled out his pistol and started to fire at the dog chasing it across the field, despite having emptied his gun he did not hit it and we had no pork for dinner. Reviewed by Sir John Byng. On 26th Sept 1803 the regiment marched from Scarborough to York, a distance of 40 miles, in one day. At this time I had a little Mercedes car and was promoted to a lance corporal and had to take charge of the Baltic people and it was quite a surprise when I went to my billet in the Latvians camp, as I was talking to the leader when he asked my name, and when I said John he shouted to all his people it is a John and all the people gathered around me shouting. We remained there until close to nightfall then went back to the beach head to bring our “soft skinned” vehicles up so they could replenish the tanks. They were moved to Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and there formed the 1st Cavalry Division with the 4th and 6th Brigades. 1822 17th May, assembled at Ripon for 8 days, 1823 1st Aug, assembled at Pontefract for 8 days. Today we had the honour of welcoming 95 year old D-Day veteran Alan King, 1st East Riding Yeomanry, 33rd Armoured Brigade, who was accompanied by members of A (Yorkshire) Sqn Queen's Own Yeomanry. A1K/35 : £19.99. They had concentrated training on 75mm guns and desert tactics for the North African campaign. Then I got another job, it was my job to drive these Tanks on to the flats and to make sure that the Belgian workers fastened then securely after I had put on the brakes. Yorkshire Dragoons Victorian NCO's arm badge. This though, was the number he'd been given when he joined the Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry on the 16th November 1907. The Northern Regiment was commanded by Lord Fitzwilliam of Wentworth Woodhouse and consisted, at first, of troops from Craven, Agbrigg and Morley, Barston Ash, Knaresborough and Skyrac. We currently have a huge backlog of submissions which need to be edited for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time to spare online we would appreciate your help. They had their swords removed and were now taught the use of one weapon, the rifle. The R U R sent out a team to rescue him and they lost an Officer and 3 other ranks, B Squadron also lost another Tank. SOLD. The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) (FANY (PRVC)) is a British independent all-female registered charity formed in 1907 and active in both nursing and intelligence work during the World Wars. East Riding Yeomanry Tablet WW2. P&P: + £11.99 P&P . After the second world war the yeomanry regiments in Yorkshire were amalgamated into The Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry, which was formed on April 1, 1967 as a TAVR III unit with the RHQ and 'A' Squadron at York, 'B' Squadron at Doncaster and 'C Squadron at Hull, then on April 1, 1969, they were reduced to cadre and finally reformed on April 1, 1971, as 'A' Squadron The Queen's Own Yeomanry. . Staffordshire Yeomanry at ease. In July, one of their officers was wounded at Oliphant's Nek, Lieut R B Wilson, who died later. Want to know what life was like during the War? The gathering included nobility, gentry, clergy, freeholders and others. In 1902-03 the regiment was re-clothed in khaki, the full dress being reserved for mounted parades and church parades. KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY (L.I.) If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 254107 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit without contacting us first. One of the occasions when the Brigade did undertake an operation on its own was at Le Mesnil-Patry, Rots on 11 June 1944. The gathering included nobility, gentry, clergy, freeholders and others. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Check out. We had to take it in turns to stop the riots and I was lucky as I had a polish soldier who had been the Heavy Weight Polish Army champion who was my body guard, when it was my turn to go to the dance hall. British Army military badges and insignia and collectables for sell In 1812 there was an order for them to hold themselves in readiness to assist the civil powers in quelling the Ludd riots. . The brigade also included the 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry and the 144 Regiment RAC. Thanks to Eden Camp for their hospitality. It took about ten days before I was allowed out and then after about another week I was sent back to the Rehabilitation unit once again.. In February they were told that the regiment was to be split up and the 3 squadrons to serve in the 46th 49th and 50th Divisions. They joined the 9th West Yorkshires in the 32nd Brigade, 11th Division. Royal Bucks Hussars post 1902 Officer’s OSD cap badge by Gaunt. About half-way down the page, listed as, "L5I290 King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (Light Infantry) 3 Aug 96 - 1 Jul1999 QC S/P;G;E £16.00" Reply. Four further Troops were added to these in October, one of which was from Ripon, and the regiment of 300 men was commanded by Robert Harvey. Age 20. A Squadron remained in the operational role. British Army militaria for sell. Life then became very difficult in and about Cambes Wood as we were waiting to go forward and the smell of dead cows and German soldiers was nauseating.In C squadron one driver L/c Frow had 5 tanks knocked out and suffered shell shock. The office was in Siegen but the soldiers were in a large house about 5 miles up on top of a big hill so I was taken there to await the Major at dinner time, it was a very small unit having only 12 soldiers and one officer the Major who lived in a large house nearby. Add to cart Quick view. March 1916 : by now in Beverley area, brigade was redesignated 18th Mounted Brigade. Then our radio informed us that three of our tanks who were behind us had been strafed and told us to set off our Yellow smoke cans and get out our bright yellow squares so they would know we were British however a few minutes latter we heard them coming , the infantry started to take cover but we had a heavy point five machine gun for air cover and I manned this gun as we were not sure these were friends but Lieut Don Foster shouted at me to get off the gun they were our Planes and he dived into the ditch at the side of the road I followed him but was a bit late and was wounded at the top of my right leg. Sign in . Ayrshire Yeomanry WW2. In Jan 1916 the division was sent by train to Marseilles where it was intended that they be shipped off to Mesopotamia, but the idea was scrapped and they were sent back to the trenches in the St Pol area. Loading... Unsubscribe from BootTroopBuck? They were moved again, into the 9th Armoured Brigade with the Wiltshire and Warwickshire Yeomanry. Sorry this item is out of stock, PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BAR ABOVE TO FIND OUR CURRENT STOCK OF THESE BADGES. . . Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry cap badge £ 16.00. jarrod248 LE. During the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944, 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry were rapidly moved to reinforce the pressure being put on the German Bulge. The biggest surprise was when we were told to go to the stores to get some plugs, this turned out to be a large sack containing wooden bungs some very small and some bigger ones up to a foot wide, when we asked what were they for we were told the small ones were for bullets and the large ones for shells to stop the Rhine’s water coming in. The battalion is an armoured infantry battalion deployed as part of 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. 1st Sep, two additional Troops raised at Leeds. 1843 5th Oct, assembled at York for training. NCOs and men presented Lord Grantham with an gift of silver plate. During Lord Grantham's long period of command he had the same adjutant. Lionel Bates was given the number 2074 when he joined the regiment in May 1908. WW2 era bakelite Lee Enfield oiler. That night B Squadron stayed there with the R.U.R and at about 2am the heavens opened and it poured down for more than 24 hours. The order came through, over we went, the guns were facing away from us and they were taken by surprise they did not get a single shot at us before we had run over them. We had to give up all our Diesel Tanks but lucky for me we did not have to give up the carrier, we were in a field at Creully and played many games and had a good rest. In 1912 the brigade trained at Bulford (Salisbury Plain). D Squadron was split up and distributed among the other 3 squadrons. They were our air force but they managed to kill or wound 60 troops I rolled down the bank and was pulled by a Seaforth man under a little bridge. One of the officers was killed, Lt C S Haslam. The 74th division to which the battalion was then attached was composed mainly of dismounted yeomanry units … SOLD. £25.00. New clothing was issued: shakos and shabraques. Sale price £25. The annual 8-day training in billets came to an end along with mornings spent performing field movements in dress uniform. 30th May, reviewed by Major-General Sir John Byng. The Staffordshire Yeomanry did not start numbering from 1 in 1908 but instead continued with the numbering sequence it had been using when it was the Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry. He died in Vryberg, of enteric fever. They were inspected the following day by Lieut-Col Ponsonby of the 5th Dragoon Guards. Sold for. haemorrhoids , I went to the M O and he put me wise and said he would get them removed but that never happened. The roads were under snow and Ice and we had quite a lot of trouble but after one fast decent down a hill we did eventually get there and hand the tank over in the Ardennes . Talking of rations we had to go and collect them each week and this was not just food but goods from the NAFFI , we had 3 trucks to collect and distribute them, but one day we found we had no vehicles that would go so the Major who had brought his horses from Siegen along with a servant told me to go and collect as much as we could with a carriage and the two horses and his servant. In 1819 Robert Harvey died and his place as commanding officer was taken by Lord Grantham who later became Earl de Grey. For more information please see our page on. One member waited for one German who wanted to move his bowels until he had dropped his pants then shot him up his backside. This is an original East Riding of Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Regiment Cap Badge for sale. Blue overalls and black horse-hair shako plumes issued. The regiment faced some changes as a result of the Boer War. 1829 19th Sep, assembled at Pontefract for the usual training. Then on the 17th of January we were told that we were going back to lay up the tanks and we would be equipped with Buffaloes which were amphibious Tanks so the tanks were to be taken to a Belgium town Called Ciney where there was a railway siding where they would be loaded on to flat wagons to be taken to Brussels. Later we arrived at the village of Le Plein and stayed there for 2 days then on the 18th July the R A F came over first with heavy bombers then American flying Fortresses Liberators and then medium Bombers. In March 1942 they were in Cyprus, armed with Cruiser (A 13) tanks and Valentines, titled the Armoured Striking Force. A further meeting on 13th July brought the resolution to form two regiments of West Riding Yeomanry on 13th Aug. Then we had a new Squadron Leader, Captain Robinson, promoted to Major. Derbyshire Yeomanry … $250 (approx conversion from £185) THE QUEEN MARY'S SURREY YEOMANRY (LANCERS) CAP BADGE . Derbyshire Yeomanry : Headdress. In October, they supported 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, in the Netherlands fighting around Hertogenbosch and in the crossing of the Maas. WW2 Medals - Trooper Nevis - East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Their role was to support any infantry who were in need of armour support, therefore the Brigade rarely fought as one entity. We were put into an big canvas marquee with about 60 beds in it and the Army Nurses came round to examine us, nearly all the soldiers that came in were from the Friendly Fire, my wound had stopped bleeding and I was given something to make me sleep as the noise was not pleasant as most of the wounded were worse than me. Newton. The bike was a 500 Norton so I filled it up with petrol and tried, the roads were about 6 inches deep in snow luckily as I fell off many times but by tea time I could manage it and went down to the office and back. The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during Black Week in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. Both these officers went on to command the regiment. They lost 5 officers and 12 other ranks killed, and 2 officers and 57 other ranks wounded, and a further 44 missing. This post will look at numbering in the Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) between 1908 and 1914. The difficulty we had was if the front truck was doing 10 M P H we would be going flat out to keep up, we had several near misses. West Yorkshire Regiment officers. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. I was there until my time to be demobilised and we arrived in England were fitted out in civilian clothing given a rail warrant and sent home. The assembly area was just inland south of Lion sur Mer, and when the tanks had departed we returned to our fork in the road. For example, 515 John Palliser joined the regiment on 17th April 1908. And then were locked up so that we could be briefed and then on the 3rd of June we moved out to go to the hard sands of Gosport, we embarked that afternoon and lay off Gosport, the Landing Craft Tanks could hold a load of nine Shermans two carriers one jeep and one scout car. It lasted a month but subsequent camps were of a fortnight's duration. WW2 era bakelite Lee Enfield oiler. He was very interested in the fact that I was a Trooper so I must be able to ride, when I said I had not ridden at all he said you will soon learn and you can come out with me every morning. We were later told that he had been shot down but as every one claimed it was them no one got the prize. The Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) was an auxiliary unit of the British Army formed in 1794. We were then ordered to dig a slit trench as we would be staying there till night fall when we would have to go back to the Beach to act as guard for the soft vehicles which would bring fuel, food, and spares for our tanks. On 15th June they carried out a raid on the St Elie Craters in which a tunnel was successfully blown up by 2nd LT A Dalley. The Territorials were mobilised on 5th Aug 1914, and the men assembled at their squadron headquarters: A Squadron - Leeds (Maj F H Fawkes) B Squadron - York (Maj Viscount Helmsley) C Squadron - Knaresborough (Maj A E Collins) D Squadron - Middlesborough (Maj E A Herbert) They were issued with horses and infantry rifles. Call us now: 07958 293 945. . White duck overalls and blue forage caps with peaks also issued. 14th May, assembled at Harrogate for 10 days training, 1813 17th May, assembled at Doncaster for 10 days training, 1814 Regiment was increased to 401 men. Sold for. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. We then went down to a new camp at Petworth, Sussex, in April and did our waterproofing again we also had extra sides welded on to the carrier so that the carrier would float in water we also had jerry cans tied on to the back where most of the weight would be as we would have a motor bike tied on to the back. Numbering in the regiment from April 1908 was a continuation of the numbering which had been in place in the regiment's previous incarnation as Imperial Yeomanry. The Yorkshire Squadron was now a sabre squadron and formed part of the ACE Rapid Reaction Corps, equipped with Scimitar tracked recce vehicles. We were then taken to Bayeux where there was a British Hospital the 25th. 5th Dec, the Ripon Squadron attended a thanksgiving service at the cathedral for the victory at Trafalgar. 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