The Yorkshire Mounted Brigade was a formation of Britain's part-time
Territorial Force organised in 1908. Mobilised on the outbreak of
World War I, its regiments had been posted away by 1915 so it was broken up. It never saw active service.
From April 1893 the Army List began showing the
Yeomanry Cavalry regiments grouped into brigades for collective training. They were commanded by the senior regimental commanding officer but they did have a
Regular Army brigade-major. 13th Yeomanry Brigade, consisting of the Yeomanry regiments in
Yorkshire, was organised as follows:[2]
As the name suggests, the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade comprised the Yeomanry regiments from the three
Ridings of Yorkshire (the East Yorkshire regiment having been formed during the Second Boer War).[4] The
Northumberland Hussars were attached for training in peacetime.[5]
World War I
The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914 and apparently remained in Yorkshire.[6] The regiments left the brigade for other formations in 1915 and it ceased to exist.[5]
D Squadron was dissolved and men dispersed to other squadrons
In May 1916, the regiment reformed and became
XVII Corps Cavalry Regiment. In August 1917 it was converted to infantry and absorbed into the 9th (Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry) Battalion,
West Yorkshire Regiment.[8]
D Squadron was dissolved and men dispersed to other squadrons
In May 1916, the regiment reformed and became
II Corps Cavalry Regiment. In October 1917 it became part of the
Cavalry Corps Troops, before joining the
8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade in
4th Cavalry Division in December. In February 1918, the division broken up so the regiment was dismounted and converted to a
cyclist battalion, re-joining II Corps on 16 March 1918.[9]
^A Subsection consisted of a single gun and limber drawn by six horses (with three drivers), eight gunners (riding on the limber or mounted on their own horses), and an ammunition wagon also drawn by six horses (with three drivers).[14] Two Subsections formed a Section and in a six gun battery these would be designated as Left, Centre and Right Sections.[15]
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