3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) [UK]

Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills

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Page created 1 November 2000. Corrected and updated 15.06.2006

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	3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
	United Kingdom


Titles & Lineage History & War Service Battle Honours Colours, Standards and Guidons	Badges and Uniforms Colonels Traditions Bibliography

Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the main regimental page(s) as linked below for more information.

How to find information about individuals who served in this corps

Titles and Lineage

English County Index
Alphabetic Index of Titles


	1901.07.23	3rd County of London Imperial Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) formed with HQ in Cockspur Street, London, in four sqns and MG sec from SA war veterans to perpetuate 18th, 21st and 23rd Battalions, Imperial Yeomanry
		A Squadron, formed from 18th Bn B Squadron, formed from 21st Bn and 23rd Bn C Squadron, formed from "other yeomen and ex-soldiers" D Squadron, newly raised
	1902	HQ moved to Regents Park, London NW
	1908.04.01	3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) transferred to T.F. with HQ and A-D Sqns at Regents Park; trained and equipped as hussars
	1912	HQ and sqns moved to St. John's Wood
	1920.02.07	reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at St. John's Wood
	1920.09.25	5th (London) Armoured Car Company, Tank Corps converted at St. John's Wood
	1922.06	23rd (London) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps
	1938	23rd Cavalry Armoured Car Regiment, Royal Tank Corps
	1939.04.30	transferred to Royal Armoured Corps
	1939.08.24	3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
	1939.09.27	found nucleus to form 4th County of London Yeomanry
	1944.08.01	amalgamated with 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), to form 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)



*Associated Regular Regiments:*
	Hussars	1908-1920

History (Links) & War Service

Introduction to Volunteers


	*History:*
		History of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry (Army site)
		3rd County of London Yeomanry, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)
		3rd County of London Yeomanry, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)

	*Deployment and War Service of Units:*
		1/3rd County of London Yeomanry [1914-1919]
		2/3rd County of London Yeomanry [1914-1919]
		3/3rd County of London Yeomanry [1915-1917]
		3rd County of London Yeomanry [1939-1944]
		4th County of London Yeomanry [1939-1944]

	*Biography and Gallantry Awards:*
		[no external sites have been found]

	*Associations, Forums and Re-Enactors:*
		[no external sites have been found]

	*Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels:*
		Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum, Edenbridge (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
		Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum, Edenbridge (Simonides listing)

Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars


	South Africa 1900-02 The Great War: Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918, Macedonia 1916-17, Suvla, Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-16, Gaza, El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Palestine 1917-18 [The Second World War: honours granted jointly to 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]

Colours, Standards and Guidons

Introduction to Colours


	Record of Colours:

Uniforms and Badges

Badges:

Uniform:

3rd County of London Yeomanry uniforms (Cranston Fine Art Prints)

Honorary Colonels

Index of Royal Colonels


	Commandant:
	1901.07.23	Lt-Col. Rt. Hon. Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, KP, CMG, TD
	Honorary Colonel:
	1904.08.06	Lt-Col. Rt. Hon. Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, KP, CMG, TD
	1925.06.13	Lt-Col. Sir Alexander Weston-Jarvis, Knt., CMG, MVO, TD
	1932.06.13	Lt-Col. Sir Thomas Anderton Salt, 2nd Bt., DSO
	1939.06.13	Col. Sir Richard W. Eaton, TD [continued 1944 in 3rd/4th Co of London Yeo]

Traditions


	Motto:
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	Anniversaries:
	Freedoms:
	Marches:
	Musicians:
	*Mascot:*
	*Miscellaneous Tradition Links:*

Bibliography

How To Find Books


	Regimental Journal:


	Full Histories:


	Short Histories:


	Special Topics:
		Barlow, L. ; Smith, R. J. (Robert Jeffrey) ; Marrion, R. J. (Robert John). 3rd County of London (Sharpshooters). [Aldershot] : Robert Ogilby Trust with the Army Museums Ogilby Trust, 1983. (Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794-1914 ; 5) ISBN: 0859362868 (pbk)