In January 1945 they returned to 79th Armoured Division, and were re-equipped with Buffalos, to carry the troops of 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, on the assault crossing of the Rhine which too place on 15th of March. They were also in the Menin Road area but later moved to Bethune. the 4th County of London Yeomanry, plus a company from the divisional motor battalion, then continued uphill to reach Hill 213. 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. 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 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. A further meeting on 13th July brought the resolution to form two regiments of West Riding Yeomanry on 13th Aug. The next few months were spent in the Bailleul-Hazebrouk area providing men for digging parties, police duties etc. new to the market superb grouping, ww2 defence & war medal, territorial efficency service medal yorkshire yeomanry (with clasp) & cadet force medal. I was given an x ray which showed 2 bullets in my right buttock , one of these was stuck in my pelvis the other was free. In October, they supported 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, in the Netherlands fighting around Hertogenbosch and in the crossing of the Maas. . Thomas Edward Beswick "Ted" Sissons 1st Squadron East Riding Yeomanry (d.30 May 1940), Cpl John Hughes 1st Bt East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Lord Grantham was instrumental in turning the regiment into hussars and had already paid for items of uniform for the men, sashes and sabretashes, in 1818. The Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) was an auxiliary unit of the British Army formed in 1794. This image was created and shared by: Paul Clarke. At 4am B Squadron again went forward with the R U R the opposition was tough, the tanks went forward and No 1 troop managed to kill a Panzerfaust team before they could be fired at. 1st Oct, a new permanent officers mess was opened, the De Grey Rooms in York. The R U R were held up by heavy mortar fire and B Squadron could not get to them until a scissors bridge was brought up and then they got and up to the R U R and captured the brickworks as well as two anti-tank guns. 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. 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. The brigade commander was Brigadier T Preston who was the Lieutenant in charge of the machine gun section in World War 1, and the CO of the Yorkshire Hussars from 1932 to 1936. Our cooks were there to feed us and we actually had a bath in a mobile shower then on the 15 July we had to go across country to get to the Bailey Bridge over the river Orne the roads were very dusty so we had to cross at night and it was a slow as we had no lights. Pricing & History. 1805 17th May, assembled at Doncaster. 2/1st Yorkshire Hussars. Jackets were changed from scarlet to dark blue. 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (V) 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers 204 (Tyneside Scottish) Battery 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment RA (V) Add to cart Quick view. . where we were given programs to get us ready to go back to the E, R, Y. I was then sent to a more forward unit and we were marching every day to get us fit then I started to have pain whenever I sat down. Sorry this item is out of stock, PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BAR ABOVE TO FIND OUR CURRENT STOCK OF THESE BADGES. £60: 560: RAF WW2 rare early trial pattern Parachute Instructor’s cloth arm badge. We continued to bring up supplies for some days then rejoined H Q fighting troop B Squadron. 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. In 1917 the Berkshire Yeomanry joined the British advance on Jerusalem. They were shipped off to Egypt in Jan 1943 and there were trained on Shermans and Crusaders (A 15). Thanks to Eden Camp for their hospitality. On 6th June 1944, the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry landed in support of 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd British Infantry Division and over the next fifty days took part in the bridgehead battles. . They had their swords removed and were now taught the use of one weapon, the rifle. We were then taken to Bayeux where there was a British Hospital the 25th. Cart 0 Item Items (empty) No items. Feb 1940 In February 1940, the Ayreshire Yeomanry transferred to the Royal Artillery and became 151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA and 152nd (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment. We had just got the trench dug when a dispatched rider came up the road only to be shot by a sniper who was in the top room of one of the houses, his gun flashes had been seen by an officer and our officer threw the carriers Bren machine gun into the trench and told me the top room fire, the gun had a round magazine holding some 100 rounds of .303 so I held the gun pointed it at the window and started to fire all over the window until 2 infantry officers shouted stop and then they ran in, when they came out they said you will have to scrape that sniper off the wall. In some cases the officers and men provided their own mount especially in the country Troops such as Helmsley, Easingwold and others. Born 1896 at Wetherby, Yorkshire. The hospital was a large brick building and 2 days later I had my operation and the bullets were removed. Grey overalls were issued. British Army militaria for sell. Another incident was a typical cavalry one, our C O. did not have a seat in his tank's turret he had a saddle, we knew that the Germans were shelling the beach head and we were concealed by a hill so he lined all the tanks up ready to go over the hill so he said when I shout charge over the radio you will all charge and when you see the guns you will fire. 1837 7th Oct, assembled at York for training and next day after church service took the oath of allegiance to HM Queen Victoria. £45: 562: Newfoundland Garrison scarce cloth formation sign. . Gallery Guru. Then after a few weeks we were sent to Germany to block a lot of German tanks that were held up in the Denmark peninsular as it was feared that they might try to get out, the regiment were stationed in the Baltic coast town of Laboe. Subsequently, I obtained further information about the period from British Veterans of the Normandy campaign. We could not go back as our convoy was behind us so I was told to keep on the 19 set and get word back to the Regiment if that was the case, then all the other personnel got down into the ditch beside the road. This turned out to be a nightmare as the R T O sent me across the Rhine and I ended up almost back to Holland, the next day I was put on another train, by an R T O and sent back but not to Kiel to another town, this happened all told until I had crossed the Rhine 5 times, then my luck changed as I met an Army post man who was taking mail to Siegen so getting a rail card from the new R T O, I joined the post man and finally arrived in Siegen at midnight. 1843 5th Oct, assembled at York for training. Northamptonshire Yeomanry - A very very common fake. Son of Charles & Anna Ryder (nee Potter), of Scarcroft, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. We had to make several journeys before we had got them all but it never happened again however I was a cavalry man of the East Riding Yeomanry so it was right for me to go the major said. The gathering included nobility, gentry, clergy, freeholders and others. One more Troop of 43 men under Lord Grantham joined in May 1803 and the 8 Troops assembled on Scotton Moor near Knaresborough in June 1803 for 5 days training. Cart 0 Item Items (empty) No items. 2/1st Yorkshire Hussars. Folowing heavy casualties, 27th Armoured Brigade was broken up on 29th of July, and on 16th of August the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry joined 33rd Armoured Brigade, inheriting the petrol MK1 & II Shermans of 148 Regt RAC. Then when the food and fuel run finished we had the better job of going round the large castles and houses to empty their wine cellars. Sale price £155. They had a good intelligence service as the Russians would come to search through the building to try to find war criminals but when they arrived the place was deserted only to fill up when they had departed.. Their leader also had a seat in our office to try to sort out their problems with our Major his Daughter was a very good English speaker and acted as his interpreter. Yorkshire Squadron The Queens Own Yeomanry Annual Firing, Warcop 1986 Part 4 BootTroopBuck. After an action at Buffels Hook a British prisoner was told by De Wet that he would rather face 1,000 British regular cavalry than 200 Yeomanry. In May 1916 it was decided that the static nature of the war required a rethink of the cavalry role and that the cavalry regiments were to work as units within a Corps, and that the Corps Commander would control their movements. 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. 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. 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 . 1828 24th May, assembled at York wearing their new blue jackets for the first time. 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. Jul 25, 2019 - The photograph was taken by J Solomon in Jerusalem and dated To Donald from ?Jac? WW2 Items & Units; Yeomanry Items & Units £ 0.00 0 items; Every item displayed on our site is a "one of a kind", that is to say we only maintain one of each item in stock to a particular standard, so if you see two items that look the same but at different prices you now know why. In October, they supported 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, in the Netherlands fighting around Hertogenbosch and in the crossing of the Maas. The cap badge suggests the 7th hussars, but? I was once again given the mechanic so we could do this. 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. This resulted in a lot of casualties and a loss of control of the soldiers who started to retreat so we in the carrier went on a round up of all the infantry that were left and the tanks went forward and the tanks had a lot of success overwhelmed the defences killing many of the Germans in their trenches. This turned out to be Calvados with the result the M O asked “is this man wounded or just drunk.” After he dressed the wound I was taken to a converted Jeep which had 2 stretchers by the side of the driver and some large webbing straps across the bonnet, the stretchers were already taken so I was strapped across the Bonnet. On 10th and 11th November 1918 the 11th Division was relieved and the 9th Battalion's active part in the Great War had come to an end. The brigade’s three regiments which included the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry and the 144 Regiment RAC, landed on Gold Beach in Normandy. Derbyshire Yeomanry : Headdress. 30th May, reviewed by Major-General Sir John Byng. Cart 0 Item Items (empty) No items. In April 1943, the Regiment was again re-equipped with Sherman Duplex Drive tanks. Our Naval Officer had promised us a dry landing on Sword beach and he kept his promise as the Ship grounded on to the sand we had started the engine and as soon as the ramp was lowered we went down it into about 5 foot of water then hitting the beach and moving on. July 1916 : converted into a cyclist unit under 11th Cyclist Brigade. The late 1960s saw both the Yeomanry and the KSLI become part of a more integrated British Army, reflecting its strategic position as global peacekeeper. On 6th June 1944, the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry landed in support of 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd British Infantry Division and over the next fifty days took part in the bridgehead battles. 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? We continued to recce with the Bren Gun carrier waiting to see if the Germans were going to attack and on one occasion we were concealed by some large trees and after we had been there for some time one of the troopers having been a farmer decided to have some fresh milk as there some milking cows in the field, he went round the 5 or 6 cows and milked them all and then shared the milk out so we could enjoy a real cup of tea, then later an old French lady came into the field with a dog pulling a small cart on which was a large churn. Blue overalls and black horse-hair shako plumes issued. Once again we were feeding them and trying to make them behave, . The wine was in boxes packed in straw and we were told by the troops who unloaded it not to worry too much as they were allowed 4% breakages so we had some of the same wine. From BBC - WW2 People's War - The East Riding Yeomanry in Normandy 1944 Introduction I first learnt about the Battle of Normandy for a French language course while staying at the University in Caen. We asked them to let us stand like the rest and the service began. West Somerset Yeomanry OSD bronze badge. Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth. The carrier Officer rounded more infantry and the tanks stayed there for some 5 hours, B Squadron lost its Squadron Commander Major Tony Platts being killed by a sniper together with another in the same way and 4 others were wounded from shelling and shrapnel one of these was Sgt Coupland another soldier of the 1940,s who last his sight, 5 months latter he was running with the Harriers in East Yorkshire. 1830 15th Oct, assembled at Pontefract for training. The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars and served in the Second Boer War and World War I. $89 (approx conversion from £65) Lanarkshire Yeomanry cap … 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. They were disbanded in March 1802 when the Peace of Amiens was signed, but in July three Troops offered to renew their services and were accepted, the Knaresborough Troop under Capt Robert Harvey, Tadcaster Troop under Lord Hawke, and Aberford under Lieut Bainbridge. Thanks to Eden Camp for their hospitality. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. Call us now: 07958 293 945. . 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. Another waited for some Germans to cook their breakfast and were just about to eat it before he shot them. WW2 British 8th Army North Africa ‘Desert Rats’ Sand Camouflage Tommy Combat Helmet With Oil Cloth Liner & Chin Strap. Sign in . 27th Oct 2020 - Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. . 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. 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. They were also to be armed with Vickers and Hotchkiss machine guns. Search. Search. Lionel Bates was given the number 2074 when he joined the regiment in May 1908. The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. We were then taken out of the line for a rest on 16th June, and on the 17th I along with some other troopers were writing letters home as these had to be censored by our officers, we sat down in front of one of the tanks of H Q Fighting and some officers were having a rest at the side of the tank then a large shell landed on the top of the tank it blew off the turret shield of the gun which hit trooper Billy Wells who was walking back to the tank from the latrine we had just dug, he was severely wounded and died of his wounds latter. 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. These were stood down once each emergency was over. Dealer in London England UK. 06-07-1917. They dug in on the evening of 3rd Nov just beyond the Jenlain-Curgies railway line, and advanced at dawn through thickly wooded country. Then over a little bridge and stopped by the infantry. Two other officers were wounded and 2 other troopers as well of which I was one, I was taken to the field hospital which was close by in some stables to be sorted out by the medical officer. Then just before Christmas I was told I could go back to the E R Y who were at this time in Brussels so I rejoined the Regiment on the 23 of December only to find that the tanks had gone as the Germans had broke through in the Ardennes and the regiment had gone to reinforce the Americans. 18/08/2019 . Then a little time later a notice was put on the Squadrons notice board that Military government wanted volunteers to become clerks at Displaced Persons Assembly Centres, and training would be given. 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. P&P: + £11.99 P&P . 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. next. Thomas Moss was involved in the Chartist Riots of 1842, when his Regiment was called out to keep the peace and were sent west towards the Brighouse Riots in Huddersfield, Yorks. In 1817 they were inspected by Major-General Sir John Byng who wrote of them: 'I should have been satisfied to have seen an equal appearance in any regular regiment which had been together as many months as this had hours of exercise.' When after about 1 hour the planes departed I was helped up the bank and my field dressing was put on the wound and then some French farmers carried me to a forward dressing station about 2 miles away and as they passed their houses the women would come out with a glass and give it to me. Brights. The Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Medal is an unofficial British Empire campaign medal instituted in 1900 and presented by the ‘people of Yorkshire’ to members of the Yor The regiment remained an armoured unit after the war, but in 1956 it was reduced to a squadron as part of The Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry together with the Yorkshire Dragoons and East Riding Yeomanry. During this period they also acted in support of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. WW2 Medals - Trooper Nevis - East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 6th Class. In Nov 1916 their CO left and was replaced by newly promoted Lt-Col Eley. £ 19.99. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by There were about 120 men in the company but only a third of these had previously served in the Yorkshire Hussars, the others had joined up to serve in the Boer War. Add to cart Quick view. . March 1916 : by now in Beverley area, brigade was redesignated 18th Mounted Brigade. They were converted to an Infantry Recce regiment and placed at first in the 50th Division and then in Feb 1944, the 61st. Units of Yeomanry Cavalry were raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the 18th and early 19th centuries at times of national emergency: the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. General service medal with Cyprus bar. 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. Quite the same Wikipedia. jarrod248 LE. The Major accused me of going A O L (absent without leave) and missing for 8 days what had I got to say. 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. WW2 Militaria; Other Militaria; Clearance. 1818 May, 18th 19th and 20th, the different squadrons were inspected at their HQs by Lord Grantham. They joined 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, for the final Pocket of Falaise Battles and advanced to the River Seine. Sold for. jarrod248 LE. The East Riding Yeomanry was originally a territorial Regiment and a lot of the men had been in from the start of the war so when the demobilisation of the army was started they were the first men to go home. British Army military badges and insignia and collectables for sell I was there when the armistice was signed, and our Echelon went down into France and came back with water cans full of red wine, a big fire was lit and the people of the town and the troops all gathered round, we were drinking red wine like water glad the war was finished. The annual 8-day training in billets came to an end along with mornings spent performing field movements in dress uniform. We had special suits which had 5 layers of covering but even then you would wrap anything round you to keep warm, it was here that I first found what “Piles” were i.e. 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. East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. One of the officers was killed, Lt C S Haslam. He was invalid home unfit in Jan 1902. 23rd Sep, assembled at York. Sign in . Add to cart Quick view. 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. B Squadron, commanded by Maj W G Eley who had served in 14th Hussars, was with the 46th Division. If it has lugs and/or there is no gap between the front 2 legs of the horse then I would not personally have it in my collection. We moved along the road until we came to a fork in the road and then stopped to await the arrival of our tanks who were due to land at about 12:30 but had been held up and they did not arrive until about 2 pm, then we went down to the shore and brought them to a field that our Major had found so that our tanks could blow off their waterproofing and go into action. NCOs and men presented Lord Grantham with an gift of silver plate. Just better. New clothing was issued: shakos and shabraques. Lancashire Hussars OSD Field Service cap badge by Firmin, London. 20th June, the band was mounted for the first time. Call us now: 07958 293 945. . The river had these great earthen banks to stop flooding and we dug out enough to put some of our Shermans in them so they could fire across the river. At the end of Aug 1915 they lost an officer, Lt E S Turton who was killed by a sniper whilst he was attached to the Sherwood Foresters. Sale price £110. 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. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Then after some time the Swallow operation finished and we were sent to Bielefeld, It turned out that there was no suitable accommodation for us in the town so we finished up in a small town called Senne 1. B squadron were on the higher ground but I had no contact as I was in the B echelon but one of the tales that was told was of a German who had been killed and was buried in the snow and froze with his hand and down to his elbow above the snow and as the soldiers went passed him they would shake his hand and say hello Fritz . The Ukrainians were quite a religious group and they asked if they could make a church in the attic of their large building and the Major got them permission to do this. The lady then sat on a little stool and tried to milk a cow, when nothing happened she moved to the next and so on with no success, she shouted in anger at our troop so the farmer collected chocolate from us all and gave it to her and she kissed him more than once and then left the field. QC gilt/enamel Condition: almost as new north south eyed shank fixings. This was later called the 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars, commanded by Lt-Col Viscount Helmsley. 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. 23rd July, assembled at Pontefract for 8 days. They had concentrated training on 75mm guns and desert tactics for the North African campaign. It was normally a terrible shuffle past as it was impossible to keep in step with the police band. . I had little to do with this and worked in the office, I did have to ride after a fashion with the major until the haemorrhoids which I had picked up in the Ardennes started to be painful so I escaped that. Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry cap badge £ 16.00. Sale price £25. £ 0.00 Total. Unfortunately, this advance had been detected by SS-Obersturmführer (Lieutenant) Michael Wittmann, commander of the 2nd Company, SS Heavy Tank Battalion 101, and one of Germany’s leading tank aces. We had our interpreter from the office who, helped us through it. 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