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Page created 1 November 2000. Corrected and updated 14.06.2006
 
 

 The Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin)

[including Carmarthenshire & Cardiganshire]

 
United Kingdom 
  Titles & Lineage
  History & War Service
  Battle Honours
  Colours, Standards and Guidons

  Badges and Uniforms
  Colonels
 Traditions
 Bibliography

Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the main regimental page(s) as linked below for more information.
How to find information about individuals who served in this corps
 
  Titles and Lineage Welsh County Index
Alphabetic Index of Titles
  1794-1801 independent troops raised in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (none formed in Cardiganshire):
 
  • Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry [Pembroke], one troop raised 22 Apr. 1794; disbanded 1802
  • Carmarthen Yeomanry Cavalry, two troops raised 31 May 1794; disbanded 1802
  • Pembroke Yeomanry Cavalry, four troops raised 17 July 1794; increased 1798 to five troops; reduced 1802 to three troops; disbanded 1802?
  • Narberth Yeomanry Cavalry [Pembroke], one troop raised May 1798; disbanded 1802
  • Haverfordwest Yeomanry Cavalry [Pembroke], two troops raised 17 Apr. 1801; disbanded 1802
  1802-1803 independent troops re-formed in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (none formed in Cardiganshire):
 
  • Carmarthen Yeomanry Cavalry, one troop re-formed 13 Oct. 1802; increased 1803 to two troops; absorbed <1807> 2nd Western Carmarthen YC forming three troops; disbanded 1828
  • 2nd Western Carmarthen Yeomanry Cavalry, one troop raised 13 Oct. 1802; absorbed <by 1807> by Carmarthen YC
  • Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry, re-formed 28 July 1803 with two troops; reduced 1809 to one troop; continued without pay 1829
  • Haverfordwest Yeomanry Cavalry, one troop re-formed 10 Dec. 1803; continued without pay 1829
  • Pembroke Yeomanry Cavalry, re-formed 1803? with five troops by regimentation of other corps:
    • Dungleddy Yeomanry Cavalry, raised 1802
    • North Pembroke Yeomanry Cavalry at Picton?, two troops raised 9 Nov. 1803
    • Sir H. Owen Orielton's Yeomanry Cavalry, two troops raised 7 Nov. 1803
1831 Castlemartin Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry
two troops at Castlemartin and Haverfordwest restored to pay
1833 troop raised at St. Bride's
18uu Pembroke Yeomanry Cavalry (Castlemartin)
1871 troops raised at Dungleddy and North-East; HQ at Haverfordwest
1893.04.01 troops reorganised in squadrons; HQ at Haverfordwest
 
  • A Squadron
    • A Troop at Pembroke
    • B Troop at Tenby and Narberth
  • B Squadron
    • C Troop at Haverfordwest
    • D Troop at Dungleddy and North-East
1899 Field Troop raised at Llanelly in A Sqn, and soon redesignated as C Squadron (Carmarthenshire)
1900 sponsored 30th Coy, 9th Bn, Imperial Yeomanry
1901.04.17 Pembroke Imperial Yeomanry (Castlemartin)
reorganised in four sqns and MG sec with HQ at Tenby
 
  • A Squadron
  • B Squadron
  • C Squadron at Llanelly [Camarthenshire]
  • D Squadron, raised at Lampeter [Cardiganshire]
1908.04.01 Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) (Hussars)
transferred to T.F. with HQ at Tenby, constituting the yeomanry for Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire
 
  • A Squadron at Tenby (dets at Pembroke, St. Florence, Manorbier, Kilgetty, Templeton)
  • B Squadron at Haverfordwest (dets at Clarbeston Road, Newgale, Fishguard)
  • C Squadron at Carmarthen (dets at Whitland, Llanelly, Llandilo, Llangadiock, Pantglas, Llandovery)
  • D Squadron at Lampeter (dets at Aberystwyth, Tregaron, Llandyssil, Llanybyther)
1920.02.07 reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at The Barracks, Carmarthen
1920.09.03 102nd (Pembroke and Cardigan) Brigade, RFA
converted with HQ at Tenby
 
  • 405 (Pembroke) Battery at Pembroke Dock, formed from C Sqn; redesignated Sep. 1931 as 405 (Pembroke Yeomanry) Bty
  • 406 (Cardigan) Battery at Haverfordwest, formed from A Sqn and B Sqn; redesignated Apr. 1926 as 406 (Pembroke) Bty; redesignated Sep. 1931 as 406 (Pembroke Yeomanry) Bty
  • 407 (Cardigan) Battery at Cardigan, formed from D Sqn; redesignated Aug. 1937 as 408 (Cardiganshire) Bty
  • 408 (Pembroke) Battery at Aberystwyth, formed from D Sqn; redesignated Apr. 1926 as 408 (Cardigan) Bty; redesignated Aug. 1937 as 408 (Cardiganshire) Bty
1924.06.01 102nd (Pembroke and Cardigan) (Army) Field Brigade, RA
192u HQ moved to Haverfordwest
192u HQ moved to Carmarthen
1934.12 102nd (Pembroke and Cardigan) Field Brigade, RA
1937.08 102nd (Pembroke and Cardiganshire) Army Field Brigade, RA
HQ at Haverfordwest
1938.11.01 102nd (Pembroke and Cardiganshire) Army Field Regiment, RA
1939.07.08 407 Bty and 408 Bty separated to form duplicate 146 Field Regt
1943.09.23 102nd Medium Regiment, RA (Pembroke Yeomanry)
1947.01.01 302nd (Pembroke Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Haverfordwest
1956.10.31 absorbed Pembroke btys of 408 Coast Regiment without change of title
1961.05.01 The Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin)
converted as independent reconnaissance squadron attached to The Shropshire Yeomanry, and transferred to Royal Armoured Corps
1967.04.01 disbanded and concurrently reconstituted as two units:
 
1969.01.01 224 (West Wales) Transport Squadron, 157th (Wales and Midlands) Regiment, RCT
formed at Haverfordwest and Carmarthen by amalgamation of A Troop and A Company upon reduction of 4th Bn The Welch Regt to cadre
1987 224 Sqn redesignated as 224 (Pembroke Yeomanry) Transport Squadron
1993.04.01 regiment transferred to Royal Logistic Corps
 
     
  Associated Regular Regiments:
    Hussars 1908-1920
  1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1961-1967
 
  History (Links) & War Service Introduction to Volunteers
History:
pip Pembroke Yeomanry, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)
pip Pembroke Yeomanry, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
pip 102 Fd Rgt RA (Pembroke & Cardigan), by Derek Barton (The Royal Artillery 1939-45)
   
Deployment and War Service of Units:
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Biography and Gallantry Awards:
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Associations, Forums and Re-Enactors:
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Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels:
monument Pembroke Yeomanry Trust, Pembrokeshire Museums, Haverfordwest (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
monument Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
monument Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby (Museum site)
   
   
  Battle Honours Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars

Fishguard1, South Africa 1901

The Great War:  Somme 1918, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Épéhy, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918, Egypt 1916-17, Gaza, Jerusalem, Jericho, Tell 'Asur, Palestine 1917-18

1.  the first battle honour granted to a volunteer unit, and the only battle honour granted for service in the British Isles.

  Colours, Standards and Guidons Introduction to Colours
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  Uniforms and Badges
   
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  Honorary Colonels Index of Royal Colonels
1794 J. Campbell (Lord Cawdor)
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Commandant:
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1843.04.10 Maj. George Bowling
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Honorary Colonel:
1878.05.22 Hon. Col. Frentz F.L.S.M, Baron de Rutzen
1890.08.02 Hon. Lt-Col. Sir Owen Henry Philipps Scourfield, 2nd Bt., TD
  1921  
1928.12.01 Hon. Brig-Gen. Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Bt., CB, CMG
1932.07.28 Lt-Col. Sir George F. Roberts, Knt., OBE, TD
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1954.09.03 Maj. (Hon. Col.) Sir Thomas Frederick Meyrick, 3rd Bt.
1959.09.03 Capt. (Hon. Maj.) The Hon. R. Hanning Philipps, MBE [to 1967]
  Traditions
 
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  Bibliography How To Find Books
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