Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army

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First World War there were fifty-four yeomanry regiments in the British Army. Soon after the declaration of war, it was decided to increase the number of these volunteer mounted regiments. The new regiments were mirror formations of the existing first line regiments
, with the same name and served initially in the same brigades. However they were all classed as second line units. The first line regiments, were numbered the 1/1st while the second line became the 2/1st (regimental name) or in cases where there were more regiments with the same name, or already numbered, the 2/2nd or 2/3rd.

Territorial Force mounted brigades were known by their district name until August 1915, when they became numbered.

army corps cavalry regiment on the Western Front
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List

Further information:
List of units of the British Army Territorial Force 1908
Regiment Brigade Fate
2/1st Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment)
15th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[4]
2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry
10th Mounted Brigade
 In March 1918 all those fit sent to France as replacements.[5]
2/1st Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own)
 18th Mounted Brigade Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[6]
2/1st Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)
9th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1917.[7]
2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
3rd Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1917.[8]
2/1st Shropshire Yeomanry
17th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[9]
2/1st Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
20th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[10]
2/1st Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's)
17th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[11]
2/1st Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons
 18th Mounted Brigade Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[12]
2/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own)
3rd Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1917.[13]
2/1st North Somerset Yeomanry
15th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[14]
2/1st Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
21st Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[15]
2/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry
20th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[16]
2/1st Northumberland Hussars
 Became the
Northumberland Fusiliers in September 1917.[17]
2/1st South Nottinghamshire Hussars
9th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1917.[18]
2/1st Denbighshire Hussars
17th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[19]
2/1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
21st Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[20]
2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
 4th Mounted Brigade Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[21]
2/1st Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
14th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[22]
2/1st Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers)
15th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[23]
2/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
11th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1917.[24]
2/1st Derbyshire Yeomanry
9th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[25]
2/1st Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry
16th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1917.[26]
2/1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
10th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[27]
2/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1917.[28]
2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford)
11th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[29]
2/1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars)
12th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[30]
2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry
 2nd Mounted Brigade Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[31]
2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry (Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars)
13th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[32]
2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry
 2nd Mounted Brigade Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[33]
2/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars
10th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[34]
2/1st Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry
14th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[35]
2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry
 2nd Mounted Brigade Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[36]
2/1st Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
11th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[37]
2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
 4th Mounted Brigade Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[38]
2/1st Lothians and Border Horse
20th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[39]
2/1st Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry
 Disbanded and men taken into the 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment in February 1918.[40]
2/1st Lancashire Hussars
21st Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[41]
2/1st Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)
16th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[42]
2/1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
1st Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1917.[43]
2/1st Norfolk Yeomanry (King's Own Royal Regiment)
13th Mounted Brigade
 Converted to a cyclist unit in 1916.[44]
2/1st Sussex Yeomanry
14th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[45]
2/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
 4th Mounted Brigade Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[46]
2/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry
 4th Mounted Brigade[a] Disbanded in 1916, men taken into the 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry.[48]
2/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
3rd Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[49]
2/1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
12th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[50]
2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
 Men transferred to the
Tank Corps in 1917.[51]
2/3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
12th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[52]
2/1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry
16th Mounted Brigade
 Disbanded and men transferred to the 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment in 1917.[53]
2/1st Essex Yeomanry
13th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1917.[54]
2/1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry
 One squadron taken over by the Tank Corps, the others by the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment in 1917.[55]
2/1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
 18th Mounted Brigade Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[56]
2/1st Lovat Scouts
1st Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[57]
2/2nd Lovat Scouts
1st Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[57]
2/1st Scottish Horse
19th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[58]
2/2nd Scottish Horse
19th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[58]
2/3rd Scottish Horse
19th Mounted Brigade
 Converted into a cyclist unit in 1916.[58]

Notes

  1. 2/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry joined the 4th Mounted Brigade as a fourth (extra) regiment.[47]

References

  1. ^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 27
  2. ^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 26
  3. ^ Westlake 1992, p. 19
  4. ^ Baker, Chris. "Wiltshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. ^ Baker, Chris. "Warwickshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  6. ^ Baker, Chris. "Yorkshire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  7. ^ Baker, Chris. "Nottinghamshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  8. ^ Baker, Chris. "Staffordshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  9. ^ Baker, Chris. "Shropshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  10. ^ Baker, Chris. "Ayrshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  11. ^ Baker, Chris. "Cheshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  12. ^ Baker, Chris. "Yorkshire Dragoons". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  13. ^ Baker, Chris. "Leicestershire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  14. ^ Baker, Chris. "North Somerset Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  15. ^ Baker, Chris. "Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  16. ^ Baker, Chris. "Lanarkshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  17. ^ Baker, Chris. "Northumberland Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  18. ^ Baker, Chris. "South Nottinghamshire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  19. ^ Baker, Chris. "Denbighshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  20. ^ Baker, Chris. "Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  21. ^ Baker, Chris. "Pembroke Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  22. ^ Baker, Chris. "Royal East Kent Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  23. ^ Baker, Chris. "Hampshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  24. ^ Baker, Chris. "Buckinghamshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  25. ^ Baker, Chris. "Derbyshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  26. ^ Baker, Chris. "Dorset Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  27. ^ Baker, Chris. "Royal Gloucestershire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  28. ^ Baker, Chris. "Hertfordshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  29. ^ Baker, Chris. "Hampshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  30. ^ Baker, Chris. "1st County of London Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  31. ^ Baker, Chris. "Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  32. ^ Baker, Chris. "Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  33. ^ Baker, Chris. "Royal North Devon Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  34. ^ Baker, Chris. "Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  35. ^ Baker, Chris. "Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  36. ^ Baker, Chris. "West Somerset Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  37. ^ Baker, Chris. "Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  38. ^ Baker, Chris. "Montgomeryshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  39. ^ Baker, Chris. "Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  40. ^ Baker, Chris. "Glasgow Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  41. ^ Baker, Chris. "Lancashire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  42. ^ Baker, Chris. "Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  43. ^ Baker, Chris. "Fife & Forfar Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  44. ^ Baker, Chris. "Norfolk Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  45. ^ Baker, Chris. "Sussex Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  46. ^ Baker, Chris. "Glamorgan Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  47. ^ James 1978, p. 30
  48. ^ Baker, Chris. "Welsh Horse". The Long Long Trail. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  49. ^ Baker, Chris. "Lincolnshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  50. ^ Baker, Chris. "City of London Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  51. ^ Baker, Chris. "2nd County of London Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  52. ^ Baker, Chris. "3rd County of London Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  53. ^ Baker, Chris. "Bedfordshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  54. ^ Baker, Chris. "Essex Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  55. ^ Baker, Chris. "Northamptonshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  56. ^ Baker, Chris. "East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  57. ^ a b Baker, Chris. "Lovat's Scouts". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  58. ^ a b c Baker, Chris. "Scottish Horse". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

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