I have the battalion history on the way for the 2ndth and the 2nd14th from naval and military press. The drive on caen northern france 7 june 9 july 1944 no. War diaries for 3rd county of london yeomanry 3rd sharpshooters september 1939 to june 1946. Its lineage is maintained by 31 middlesex yeomanry and princess louises kensington signal squadron, royal corps of signals.
Some sources, however, claim that whereas british war diaries revealed accurate losses for 2nd royal gloucestershire hussars and 4rd county of london yeomanry, the losses reportedly suffered by 3rd county of london yeomanry were incomplete, as they were all related to one single squadron, while the war diaries contain no information about the. The sharpshooters was expanded to an armoured regiment and on 24 august 1939 regained its original title as the 3rd county of london yeomanry sharpshooters. Photograph by major wilfred herbert james sale, mc, 3rd4th county of london yeomanry sharpshooters, world war two, north africa, 1943. Additional name and rank information from the lives of the first world war website. This page is provided to as a point of reference for the war diaries or histories of units that served in the 7th armoured division andor the 4th and 7th armoured brigades. Information provided by and for eya members and available to anyone interested in the essex yeomanry. London metropolitan archives sources for the first world war. The regiment was formed on the creation of the territorial force in april 1908 and placed under orders of the london mounted brigade. War diaries for 3rd county of london yeomanry 3rd sharpshooters 1941. The 3rd county of london yeomanry sharpshooters was a yeomanry regiment of the british army. Tanks came in gradually from various workshops, most of them in a fairly bad state and illequipped.
British tank soldiers pose next to one of their shermans in the western desert. In 1909 the 27th inns of court battalion, county of london. It was based at the duke of yorks headquarters in chelsea. Re library and archive world war one unit war diaries key re. Nov 18, 2011 hi bernard, great job you have done, just a warning to fellow members, i received the following from tna when requesting a copy of a war diary. Its volunteer force predecessor had been formed as long ago as 1797 and fought in the boer war as the middlesex imperial yeomanry. Extract from 1st battalion kings own scottish borderers war diary, 9 july. War diaries for 3rd county of london yeomanry 3rd sharpshooters september 1939 to june 1946 missing. War diaries for 4th county of london yeomanry september 1939 to july 1944. The collection also includes minute books, registers of members and newsletters for the war period. The original royal sussex regiment battalion war diaries are held at the west. Second boer war diary of an officer in the imperial yeomanry. City of london yeomanry in the great war the wartime.
Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. This may be divided into several pdf files, which you can save to your computer. Second world war 3rd county of london yeomanry sharpshooters. A cromwell mk v tank of 4th county of london yeomanry, 22nd armoured brigade, 7th armoured division, leads a column of armour and softskin vehicles inland from gold beach, normandy, 7 june 1944. Members of 3rd county of london yeomanry sharpshooters. From an album containing 222 photographs compiled by major w h j sale, mc, 3rd4th county of london yeomanry sharpshooters. There seem to have been three battalions of 1st county of london yeomanry and i dont think its possible to tell which one he was posted too. Members of 3rd county of london yeomanry sharpshooters, 1943.
The great war 2nd westminster dragoons between 06 and 08 april, 1918, the 2nd county of london yeomanry was reorganised as f battalion, machine gun corps. They are not personal diaries try the imperial war museum or local record offices for those. Nov 10, 2008 my late father served in the rough riders in ww2 and i am trying to find out some of the history of this unit in the war years,i know they saw action in north africa and italy and finished the war in austria but other than that i know nothing about them and my dad was always somewhat reluctant. People turned up from all over the place and very soon we had accounted for nearly everybody. It was raised in 1901 from second boer war veterans of the imperial yeomanry. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. War diaries from national archive unit war diaries. South african military history society journal the. Its volunteer force predecessor had fought in the boer war as the 3rd county of london imperial yeomanry sharpshooters.
The 1st county of london yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment originally raised in 1797. Save this unit unit saved share this unit view map 7 people in our boer war records. An appendix in the units war diary records the sharpshooters involved in an operation against german forces in the wanssum area on 68 january 1945. It was raised in 1901 from second boer war veterans of the. The diary takes the form of letters that he sent home between september and october, 1900. Origin in the year 1901, at a time when the boer war was still dragging on and the british home garrisons were cut to the bone, a decision was made to raise a yeomanry regiment from overseas volunteers in order to bolster the home defences. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that. It saw action in the second world war and it was then amalgamated to form the 3rd4th county of london yeomanry sharpshooters in 1944. War diary by lt col charles ponsonby andrew melrose limited, london 1920 giving movements of both the 11st rekmr and the 11st west kent yeomanry 5 august 1914 mobilized and concentrated at maidstone 9 august 1914 arrived at war station, sturry, fordwich and westbere near canterbury april 1915 inspected by h. The new imperial yeomanry was to be raised on a county basis, with the core of the men drawn from existing volunteer units, the remainder being recruited from individuals who met the criteria for admission. The birth of the imperial yeomanry was through a royal warrant, dated 24 december 1899. On 29 september, it provided a nucleus for its duplicate 4th county of london yeomanry sharpshooters. This page is provided to as a point of reference for the war diaries or histories of. War diaries for 4th county of london yeomanry september 1939 to july 1944 october 1941 missing november 1941 missing february 1942 missing march 1942 missing april 1942 missing october 1942 missing.
The reason i ask is i am writing a manuscript on the war diary of gunner john cole who served in the 60th london division during the war. The 4th county of london yeomanry sharpshooters was a volunteer cavalry regiment originally raised in 1939. Diaries of 4th county of london yeomanry help keep this site on line. County of london yeomanry archives ww1 roll of honour. Sharpshooters at war the 3rd, the 4th and the 3rd4th county of london yeomanry 1939 to 1945 andrew graham on. If you would like to save your place while reading, simply bookmark or copypaste the website address. Papers of the inns of court and city yeomanry volunteer.
The medal entitlement can be found in the book the roll of the imperial yeomanry, scottish horse and lovats scouts. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. I have a number of battalion histories 215th, 219th, 220th, 223rd and the division history. October 1939 january to jun 1940 july 1941 october 1941. It saw action in the second boer war, in the first world war and in the second world war. During the first world war it served dismounted at gallipoli, was remounted to serve in macedonia, egypt and palestine, before being converted to machine gunners for service on the western front. Wanted any information, militaria and articles on the essex yeomanry. Please note that this database is a work in progress.
Extracts from the war diary from 4 oct 1939 to 26 dec 1944. You can then scroll through the pdf files to locate the battalion and dates that you are interested in. City of london yeomanryrough riders army rumour service. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in different theatres. Mar, 2017 i am trying to get a copy of the war diary of the 222nd county of london battalion the london regiment for november 1917, and in particular the entry for 7 november 1917 which is when the co did the good stuff that was recognised by the award of the victoria cross.
Jan 22, 2014 so i have a pretty good idea from the official war diaries etc about what he was doing from dec 1916 to september 1917 but i am at a bit of loss with the earlier period. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war. Sharpshooters at war the 3rd, the 4th and the 3rd4th county. London regiment war diaries unit war diaries great war. It was inevitable that i was going to be a soldier one day, and the story starts when i was born on 28 february 1926 in jullundur, india. Want to know more about the city of london yeomanry. With each download, you will typically see a unit diary that may cover a period of several years. This is the 1900 diary of a british army officer of the imperial yeomanry, stationed at fort wonderboom in pretoria, south africa during the second boer war. Clc533ms09400 london rifle brigade war diary of the london rifle brigade. War diaries from national archive unit war diaries great. Second boer war diary by an officer of the imperial yeomanry. City of london yeomanry signal regiment of a new commanding. Being an alphabetical list of the 39,800 men of these volunteer forces who enlisted for the 2nd boer war. Sherman tanks of a squadron, 3rd4th county of london.
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