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Essex Yeomanry Territorial Force: 1/1st Essex Yeomanry 2/1st Essex Yeomanry 3/1st Essex Yeomanry    The Essex Yeomanry were a Territorial Unit, part of the Eastern Mounted Brigade with their HQ at 17 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester. A Squadron was drawn from Colchester, Clacton on Sea, Harwich, Walton on the Naze, Great Bentley and Ardleigh. B Squadron was drawn from Braintree, Halstead, Chelmsford and Tiptree. C Squadron from Waltham Abbey, Epping, Loughton, Bishop's Stortford, Newport and Dunmow. D Squadron from Southend on Sea, Brentwood, Grays, Stratford and Orsett.    1/1st Essex Yeomanry were based in Colchetser when war broke out in 1914. They proceeded to France as part of the 8th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division and remained on the Western Front until the Armistice. 4th Aug 1914 Mobilisation 5th Aug 1914 Territorials mobilise  At Colchester Camp, which has historically been an important military garrison, territorial units are mobilising for war. 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Want to know more about the Essex Yeomanry? There are:6908 items tagged Essex Yeomanry available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with Essex Yeomanry during the Great War 1914-1918. Freeman Edmund Valentine. Sgt. 2/1st Battalion (d.10th October 1918) Harlow Ernest . Pte. 13th Btn. (d.28th April 1917) Harper Carl Horace. Pte. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please. Add a Name to this List More Essex Yeomanry records. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 251830 Sgt. Edmund Valentine Freeman 2/1st Battalion Essex Yeomanry (d.10th October 1918) My grandfather, Serjeant Edmund Freeman, of the 2/1st Essex Yeomanry, was returning on leave from Ireland to his home in Great Yarmouth. He took passage, with many other service personnel from the Empire and the USA on the RMS Leinster. RMS Leinster sailed from Dun Laoghaire (formerly Kingstown) just before 9.00am on 10th October 1918 and was on passage to Holyhead. Just before 10.00am she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-123. She went down just outside Dublin Bay at a point 4 nautical miles east of the Kish light. Over 500 people perished in the sinking, which is the greatest single loss of life in the Irish Sea. My grandfather was just one of the 501 souls to perish out of the 771 people (crew and passengers) embarked. He was buried in the Commonwealth War Graves section of the Grangegorman Cemetery in Dublin. My grandfather left a widow, Clara, and three children, Edward (Teddy), Leslie and Phyllis, my mother. My grandmother remained a widow for a further 50 years. UB-123 was commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Robert Ramm and was sunk with all hands on 19th October in a North Sea minefield on its passage back to Germany. The attack on a passenger ferry with the imminent end of the war already an undoubted fact was deemed an outrageous and unnecessary act of war. Commander Graham Edmonds, Royal Navy Add to this record. 245842 Pte. Ernest Harlow 13th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.28th April 1917) Private Ernest Harlow, born in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, living and enlisted in Southend on Sea. Initially served with the Essex Yeomanry (service no.2592) then with 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment (service no.33905). He was killed in action on 28th April 1917 in France and Flanders and is commemorated Arras Memorial, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 223503 Pte. Carl Horace Harper Essex Yeomanry Carl Horace Harper was born in January 1898 in Wix, Tendering, Essex. The 1901 census shows him living at 62 Windsor Road, St Matthews, Ipswich with his father Horace (age 25),mother Madaline (age 24), sisters Daisy age 5 & Muriel age 2, and brother Benjamin age 7 months. The 1911 census records Carl living with his grandfather Benjamin Horne at Ocean Wave Farm, working on the farm after he left school. On 7th October 1914 he enlisted in the 1st Essex Yeomanary cavalry regiment service no 1362. On 13th February 1915 he was sent to France as part of the B.E.F (British Expeditionary Force), joining up with the Royal Horse Guards & 10th (Prince of Wales Own) Hussars (this explains how Carl finished his career in the 10th Hussars). They formed the 8th cavalry brigade which was part of the 3rd cavalry division. In 1915 he saw action at the second battle of Ypres (battle of Frezenberg Ridge) 11th - 13th May & battle of Loos 26th - 28th September. In 1916 there are no notable records of battles. In 1917 he was in the battle of Arras (first battle of Scarpe) 9th - 12th April. He was transferred in 1917 to the corps of Hussars & was given service no 80985. On 30th March 1918 the 3rd cavalry division was split up onto 7/8th cavalry brigade as a dismounted unit in the trenches. Later the 7th became a cyclist brigade & 8th was cavalry, which is where Carl served. During WW1 Carl was wounded three times. He returned to England on 30th March 1919. All army service personnel had to re-enlist & Carl was given a third service no 537772, transferred to 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars on 6th November 1919 & again transferring to the 10th (Prince of Wales) Hussars on 18th November 1919. Carl married Laura Mepstead on 6th December 1920 at Bridge, Kent. There are no records of children. On 6th June 1921 the 10th Hussars were sent to Northern Ireland, where they accompanied King George V on the first state opening of parliament on 21st June 1921. On the 24th June 1921 Carl was killed by rebel IRA activists at Adavoyle, Newry. A bomb was planted on the railway tracks just before the station killing 3 soldiers, 1 guard, 30 horses & injuring 30 men. On Tuesday 28th June Carl's coffin was repatriated at his parents' home in Margaret Street, Walton, Felixstowe and on Thursday 30th June a millitary funeral service was held at St Mary's church, Walton at 2pm. His Commonwealth war grave is at Walton church, High Street, Felixstowe, sited just through the main front gates. Read More Stephen Harper Add to this record.

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