Glamorgan Yeomanry 1908-1914

This post will look at numbering in the Glamorgan Yeomanry between 1908 and 1914.

The regiment, which started numbering from 1 in 1901 was headquartered at Bridgend and formed part of the South Wales Mounted Brigade. Its four squadrons were disposed as follows:

A Squadron: Swansea

B Squadron: Bridgend
C Squadron: Cardiff
D Squadron: Pontypridd

445 joined on 27^th May 1908
990 joined on 6^th January 1909
1122 joined on 18^th April 1910
1196 joined on 15^th March 1911
1242 joined on 1^st April 1912
1265 joined on 27^th February 1913
1354 joined on 1^st May 1914
1464 joined on 8th August 1914
1730 joined on 18^th September 1914

In September 1914 the 2/1^st Glamorgan Yeomanry was formed, later converting into a cyclist unit in November 1917. A 3/1^st unit was formed in 1915 which remained in the UK until disbanded in 1917. All three units drew their regimental numbers from the same series.

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