About: Surrey Yeomanry

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The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army first formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. It was reformed in 1901 and saw varied srvice in World War I. Postwar it was converted to artillery and during World War II one of its regiments distinguished itself defending the 'Canal Line' during the retreat to Dunkirk, later serving at Alamein, in Sicily and Italy. Its other regiment served in East Africa, the Siege of Tobruk, and in Iraq and Persia. The regiment's lineage is maintained today by 2 (Surrey Yeomanry) Field Troop, 579 Field Squadron (EOD), part of 101 (London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (Volunteers).

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  • The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army first formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. It was reformed in 1901 and saw varied srvice in World War I. Postwar it was converted to artillery and during World War II one of its regiments distinguished itself defending the 'Canal Line' during the retreat to Dunkirk, later serving at Alamein, in Sicily and Italy. Its other regiment served in East Africa, the Siege of Tobruk, and in Iraq and Persia. The regiment's lineage is maintained today by 2 (Surrey Yeomanry) Field Troop, 579 Field Squadron (EOD), part of 101 (London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (Volunteers). (en)
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  • 1828-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1794-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Second World War
  • First World War
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  • * World War I ** Salonika ** Battle of the Somme ** Operation Alberich * World War II ** Battle of France ** Alamein ** Sicily ** Italy (en)
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  • Badge of the Surrey Yeomanry (en)
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  • 1794 (xsd:integer)
  • 1831 (xsd:integer)
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  • Col George Leslie, 13th Earl of Rothes (en)
  • Lt-Col Eric Thesiger, DSO, TD (en)
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  • Artillery (en)
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  • Second World War (en)
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  • First World War (en)
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  • The Surrey Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army first formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794. It was reformed in 1901 and saw varied srvice in World War I. Postwar it was converted to artillery and during World War II one of its regiments distinguished itself defending the 'Canal Line' during the retreat to Dunkirk, later serving at Alamein, in Sicily and Italy. Its other regiment served in East Africa, the Siege of Tobruk, and in Iraq and Persia. The regiment's lineage is maintained today by 2 (Surrey Yeomanry) Field Troop, 579 Field Squadron (EOD), part of 101 (London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (Volunteers). (en)
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  • Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) (en)
  • 127 (Sussex Yeomanry) Field Sqn, RE (en)
  • 298th (Surrey Yeomanry, QM) Field Rgt, RA (en)
  • 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, QM) Field Rgt, RA (en)
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