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The City of
London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
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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.
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| Titles and Lineage |
English County Index Alphabetic Index of Titles |
| 1798 | Loyal Islington Troop | |
| 1802 | disbanded | |
| 1803 | Loyal Islington Troop | |
| Loyal London Volunteer Cavalry | ||
| 1814 | disbanded | |
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| 1901.07.23 | City of London
Imperial Yeomanry (Rough Riders) formed with HQ at The Guildhall, London EC, in four sqns and MG sec from South African war veterans to perpetuate 20th Battalion (Rough Riders), Imperial Yeomanry |
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| 1908.04.01 | City of London
Yeomanry (Rough Riders) transferred to T.F. with HQ and A-D Sqns at The Guildhall, London; trained and equipped as lancers |
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| 1908.08.24 | 1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) | |
| 1912? | HQ and sqns moved to Finsbury Square, London | |
| 1920.02.07 | reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Finsbury Square, London | |
| 1920.02.16 | C Battery, 11th (Honourable Artillery Company and City of London Yeomanry) Brigade, RHA | |
| 1921.10? | No. 1 City of London (Yeomanry) Battery, 11th (Honourable Artillery Company and City of London Yeomanry) Brigade, RHA | |
| 1937.08 | City
of London Yeomanry Battery (The Roughriders), 11th
(Honourable Artillery Company and City of London Yeomanry) Brigade,
RHA at Bunhill Row, London |
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| 1938.07 | 11th (City
of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade, RA (HQ formed Apr. 1939) |
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| 1939 | 11th (City of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA | |
| 1941.06.09 | 283 Battery formed at Gillingham and regimented | |
| 1942.12.04 | 283 Bty separated from regt as independent No. 1 Airlanding LAA Battery, RA (City of London Yeomanry); lost yeomanry affiliation 22 Feb. 1944 and disbanded 4-13 Feb. 1946 | |
| 1947.04.01 | The City of
London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) reconstituted in T.A. with HQ in London and transferred to Royal Armoured Corps |
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| 1956.10.01 | The
City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders), The
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) converted as an infantry battalion |
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| 1961.05.01 | amalgamated with The Inns of Court Regiment, to form The Inns of Court and City Yeomanry | |
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| Associated Regular Regiments: | |||
| Lancers | 1908-1920 | ||
| History (Links) & War Service | Introduction to Volunteers | |
| History: | ||
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City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders), by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War) | |
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11 LAA Rgt RA (City of London Yeomanry), by Derek Barton (The Royal Artillery 1939-45) | |
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| Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels: | ||
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Inns of Court and City Yeomanry Museum, London (Army Museums Ogilby Trust) | |
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Inns of Court and City Yeomanry Museum, London (Simonides listing) | |
| Battle Honours |
Index
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The Great War: Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918, Macedonia 1916-17, Suvla, Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli 1915, Rumani, Egypt 1915-16, Gaza, El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Palestine 1917-18 The Second World War: Honorary Distinction: badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery with year-dates "1942-45" and two scrolls: "North Africa" and "Italy" |
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| Colours, Standards and Guidons | Introduction to Colours |
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| Honorary Colonels | Index of Royal Colonels |
| [Royal] Honorary Colonel: | ||
| 1952.07.04 | HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | |
| Commandant: | ||
| 1901.07.23 | Lt-Col. Frederick Colin (Maitland), 14th Earl of Lauderdale (Viscount Maitland), OBE | |
| Honorary Colonel: | ||
| 1908.07.23 | Lt-Col. Frederick Colin (Maitland), 14th Earl of Lauderdale (Viscount Maitland), OBE | |
| 1928.10.10 | vacant | |
| 1932.03.23 | Bt. Col. Edmond Colquhoun (Pery), 5th Earl of Limerick, KCB, DSO, TD | |
| 1952.03.23 | Col. Sir William James Waterlow, 2nd Bt., MBE, TD [to 1961] | |
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| Bibliography | How To Find Books |
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Rew, H.G. Mackenzie. Records of the Rough Riders (XXth Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry), Boer War, 1899-1902. Bedford : Brown & Wilson, 1907. | |
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Hamilton, A.S. The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders). London : Hamilton Press Ltd., 1936. | |
