Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
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The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry was a Welsh auxiliary unit of the British Army first formed in 1803. It served in home defence and for internal security, including deployments to deal with Chartist distu
Insignia of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
Imperial yeoman on the Veldt.
Imperial Yeomanry galloping over a plain during the Second Boer War.
Glamorgan Yeomanry
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The Glamorgan Yeomanry was a Welsh auxiliary cavalry regiment of the British Army originally raised in the late 18th century as a result of concern over the threat of invasion by the French. It was us
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
…to serve outside the country. However, on 10 August 1914 the TF was invited to volunteer for overseas service. In the SWMB the Montgomeryshire and Glamorgan Yeomanry signed up en masse at Hereford, though the Pembroke Yeomanry were less enthusiastic. On 15 August the War Office issued instructions to separate those…
Glamorgan Yeomanry cap badge
Later depiction of the Merthyr Rising, with armed rioters raising the red flag.
Glamorgan Yeomanry memorial unveiled in 1922 on Stalling Down Common, near Cowbridge.