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City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
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| "Mike: The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) was originally formed in 1900 for service in the Anglo - Boer War as the 20th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry. The battalion's nickname of ""Rough Riders"" derived from the American cavalry regiment of that name. In 1901 another Battalion, the 22nd Rough Riders, was formed from the 20th. The 20th Battalion was disbanded in 1901. Approval having been granted in July of that year for a Corps of yeomanry in London to be raised, the 1st County City of London Imperial Yeomanry (Rough Riders) was raised from veterans of the war, being renamed the 1st City of London Imperial Yeomanry (Rough Riders) in April 1902, Regimental Headquarters was at the Guildhall, later at Finsbury Square. The regiment was renamed retitled as the 1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) when the Territorial Force was formed in 1908. At the outbreak of WWI the regiment consisted of four squadrons attached to the London Mounted Brigade. Two duplicate units were raised, the 2/1st in 1914 & and the 3/1st in 1915. The original 1st (now the 1st/1st) City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) served as did other yeomanry units, as dismounted infantry in Gallipoli, suffering heavy casualties. Evacuated to Egypt it was in Salonika in 1916, back in Egypt in 1917, advancing into Palestine that year. In 1918, it formed "E" Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps & served on the Western Front. " |
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