- Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
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unit_name= Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
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dates= 1794 - Present Day
country=United Kingdom
branch=British Army
type=Yeomanry , World War IRoyal Artillery , World War IIRoyal Signals , Current
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size= ThreeRegiment s , World War I
One Regiment , World War II
One Squadron , Current
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battles=South Africa 1900 - 1901
World War ISuvla Scimita Hill Gallipoli 1915Egypt 1915-17Gaza El Mughar Nebi Saawii Palestine 1917-18Arras Scarpe Cortrai France and Flanders
World War II
No battle honours were awarded. It is tradition within artillery units that the Regiment's guns represent its colours and battle honours. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm]
notable_commanders=Richard Plantagenet , 2ndDuke of Buckingham andChandos (1797-1861), Colonel of the Buckingham Yeomanry Cavalry, 1841 [cite web|title=buckscc.gov|url=http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/content/index.jsp?contentid=915165076]
anniversaries=The Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry was formed in 1794, when
King George III , was on the throne andWilliam Pitt the Younger was thePrime Minister , ofGreat Britain , across theEnglish Channel , Britain was faced by a French nation which had recentlyguillotine d its King and which possessed a revolutionary army numbering half a million men. The Prime Minister proposed that the Counties , form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry which could be called on by the King to defend the country against invasion or by theLord Lieutenant , to subdue any civil disorder within the country. [cite web|title=worcestershire|url=http://www.ph012b2086.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/harry/wyc.htm] By 1803 there were three Yeomanry Regiments in theBuckinghamshire area collectively known as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] this lasted until 1827, when the 1st and 3rd Regiments were disbanded . [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] , the 2nd Regiment was only kept in existence, by being privately funded by theDuke of Buckingham . In 1845Queen Victoria conferred the title "Royal" on the Regiment this changed the unit's name to "The 2nd Royal Bucks Regiment of Yeomanry".Then in 1889 there was another change in name this time to the "Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry".. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm]Boer War
The
Boer War , 1900 to 1901 men of the Regiment formed the 37th (Buckinghamshire) Company 10th Battalion theImperial Yeomanry under the command of TheLord Chesham , and the battle honour 'South Africa' was awarded. [cite web|title=angloboerwar|url=http://www.angloboerwar.com/forces/army_IY.htm]World War I
The Regiment in
World War I , formed a second and a third line units know as the 2/1st and the 3/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry. [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm]1/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
The 1/1st were mobilised in August 1914 and attached to the
2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade , of theMounted Division . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm] In September 1914 the Brigade was transferred to the2nd Mounted Division and moved with them toEgypt , until August 1915, when they were dismounted and sent toGallipoli . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm] After the evacuation from Gallipoli,in December 1915 they returned to Egypt and in 1916 they and the Brigade became an independent command and was redesignated as the6th Mounted Brigade . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm] This Brigade joined theImperial Mounted Division in February 1917 , they were once again moved in June 1917, this time to theYeomanry Mounted Division . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm] .This last move lasted until April 1918, when they were amalgamated with theBerkshire Yeomanry , to formC Battalion , theMachine Gun Corps . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm] This new Battalion moved toFrance , in June 1918. They were then renumbered101 Battalion ,the Machine Gun Corps. [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm]2/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
The 2/1st Regiment was formed September 1914, and would remain in the United Kingdom throughout the war. In August 1917, they were converted into a Cyclist unit. [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm]
3/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
The 3/1st were formed in 1915, they also remained in United Kingdom until early in 1917, when they were absorbed into the
3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment . [cite web|title=1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/CAVALRY/bucks.htm]Between the Wars
On the reforming of the TA, the 14 senior Yeomanry Regiments remained as horsed cavalry regiments (6 forming the 5th and
6th Cavalry Brigade s) the remaining Yeomanry Regiments would be re roled as Artillery. In 1921 the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry was amalgamated with theBerkshire Yeomanry and re formed as the 99th (Bucks and Berks Yeomanry) Brigade,Royal Field Artillery . [cite web|title=mod.uk|url= http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] The two Batteries were 393 Battery with 18 pounders and 394 Battery. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm]World War II
In 1939 the Regiment was known as the 99th (Bucks. and Berks. Yeomanry) Field Regiment Royal Artillery. By May 1939 the 99th (Royal Bucks. Yeomanry) Field Regiment. R.A. had become an independent unit. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] They were sent to
France , as part of theBEF , seeing active service inFrance andBelgium .. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] Following theDunkirk , evacuation the Regiment was based inYorkshire , until 1942 when they were sent out to the Far East and attached to the 2nd Division , seeing service inIndia andBurma , including the Battle of theArakan , in 1944 they were involved in the Allied advance and involved in the Battles ofKohima ,Imphal ,Rangoon andMandalay .. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm] In 1945 after the end of the war they returned toCalcutta in India for demobilisation. [cite web|title=mod.uk|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm]Post War
The Regiment was reformed in 1947 as the "299th (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment R.A."In 1950 they were once again amalgamated, this time with the
Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars , to form the "299th (Bucks and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, R.A."In 1954 on the formation of theT.A.V.R. , the Regiment became "P Battery (Royal Bucks Yeomanry) The Buckinghamshire Regiment, R.A. (T)" and following a further amalgamation, the title changed again to the "299th (Royal Bucks Yeomanry, Berkshire Yeomanry and Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Field Regiment RA (TA)".The Regiment went through a number of changes over the following years in 1961 "299th (Royal Bucks Yeomanry, Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars and Berkshire) Field Regiment, RA (TA)" then in 1967 , 99 Field Regiment RA (RBY) (TA) was disbanded. In 1971 a new role emerged this time as infantry becoming the 2nd Battalion, TheWessex Regiment on the disbandment of that Battalion the Royal Buckinghamshire title was adopted by the present day army unit1 Signal Squadron (Special Communications) [cite web|title=army.mod|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/rby.htm]The 1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) is the only British Army Special Communications Unit. they provide operational specialist communications in locations around the world. The unit is made up of Regular and TA soldiers, and has a total strength of approximately 100. [cite web|title=army.mod|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/home.htm] The squadron was formed in 1995, by the amalgamation of 602 Signal Troop (Special Communications) and 1 Squadron
39th Signal Regiment (Special Communications) (Volunteers). The Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry title was adopted by 1 Signal Squadron (Special Communications) in 1996. [cite web|title=army.mod|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/1sigsqn/history/introduction.htm]References
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