The Pembroke Royal Garrison Artillery was a part-time unit of the British Army that defended the coast of West Wales during both world wars. Although it never saw action in its coastal defence role, i
Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
6-inch 30 cwt Howitzer preserved by the Royal Artillery Museum.
6-inch howitzer being moved through mud on the Western Front.
Crew positioning a 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer in 1918.
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
Pembroke Royal Garrison Artillery
…regiment was broken up again: the Pembroke batteries were amalgamated with 302 (Pembroke Yeomanry) Field Rgt, while the Glamorgan Btys amalgamated with 281 (Glamorgan Yeomanry) Field Rgt The Pembroke Yeomanry reverted to their 'cavalry' role in 1961 as a unit of the Royal Armoured Corps, ending the artillery lineage…
Glamorgan Yeomanry cap badge
Later depiction of the Merthyr Rising, with armed rioters raising the red flag.
Imperial Yeomanry galloping over a plain during the Second Boer War.
Glamorgan Yeomanry memorial unveiled in 1922 on Stalling Down Common, near Cowbridge.