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Leicestershire Yeomanry    Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) were a mounted unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ and Riding School (now County Museum) in Leicester. They were part of the North Midland Mounted Brigade. 4th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry preparations  Troop/squadron drill. Transport teams re-organised, light horses being put in echelon 'A' wagons. Instruction in use of bayonet. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, St Sylvestre 5th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry inspection  Squadrons paraded for inspection by General Officer Commanding 7th Cavalry Brigade, parade cancelled owing to wet weather. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, St Sylvestre 6th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry washing arrangements  Arrangements made for bathing of men and washing of clothes War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, St Sylvestre 7th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry moved billets to Oxelaere  Regiment ordered to parade for inspection by General Officer Commanding 7th Cavalry Brigade but Parade cancelled owing to wet weather. Regiment moved billets to Oxelaere. Regiment came on duty at 6pm as part of the general reserve with orders to 'stand to' until December 9th. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, St Sylvestre and Oxelaere 8th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry 'standing to'  Regiment 'standing to' in billets War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 9th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry in full marching order  Regiment paraded in full marching order. All men, horses and vehicles without exception, all wagons packed, for inspection by General Officer Commanding, 7th Cavalry Brigade. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 10th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry in brigade route march  The Regiment took part in a brigade route march. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 11th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry drills  Troop/squadron drill. Surplus horses and saddlery evacuated (horses to mobile veterinary section, and 1st and 2nd Life Guards) War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 12th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry practises entrenching  Troop/squadron drill. Entrenching practices in accordance with the practical notes on the subject. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 13th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry storage arrangements  Arrangements made for storing surplus kit. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere 14th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry at Berthen  Regiment as part of Brigade marched to Berthen and took up position as part of reserve in rear of high ground 4 miles NE of Berthen. Billeted at Berthen for the night. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Oxelaere & Berthen 15th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry prepares to move  Regiment stood to ready to move. Built shelter for horses. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Berthen 16th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry back at Oxelaere  Regiment moved back to old billets at Oxelaere. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Berthen & Oxelaere 26th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry preparations  Horses exercised and men route marched. Dismounted inspection of SAA (Small Arms Ammunition) wagons by CO. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 27th December 1914 Hot bath for Leicestershire Yeomanry  Exercise and regimental hot bath at Brewery Hazelbrouck War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 28th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry exchange saddles  Regimental route march of Transport Squadron Training. 160 colonial patterned saddles are exchanged for cavalry patterns. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 29th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry exchange cavalry cloaks  A and C and part of 'B' Squadron. RHA (Royal Horse artillery?) requiring their billet changed billets from E to W side of Labrearde to Hazelbroucke Road. Cavalry cloaks exchanged for British warm ? War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 30th December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry Squadron training  Squadron training War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 31st December 1914 Leicestershire Yeomanry in full marching order  Regimental route March in full marching order with wagons packed, special attention being paid to march discipline and packing of wagons. War diary of Leicestershire Yeomanry, Labrearde 12th May 1915 Leicestershire Yeomanry ordered to front line  At 17.00hrs an order arrived for the men of the Leicestershire Yeomanry to march to the front line. They marched through the ruins of Ypres taking the zonnibeke Road to Potijze and relieved the 5th Royal Fusiliers in the front line between Bellawarde Lake and Wieltje. http://www.xrhgb.com/snl11_2204_xrh.html 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 9th February 1916 Call Ups If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about the Leicestershire Yeomanry? There are:6606 items tagged Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire Yeomanry during the Great War 1914-1918. Phillips Edward William March. Lt. Toon MM. Elijah. Cpl. Toon MM. Elijah. Cpl. 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 Leicestershire 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 249088 Cpl. Elijah Toon MM. Leicestershire Yeomanry My grandfather, Elijah Toon, was captured and interned for 18 months in Wittenberg POW camp. He bravely attended soldiers with TB and helped many during his time there before escaping back to the British lines. Paul Toon Add to this record. 247136 Cpl. Elijah Toon MM. Leicestershire Yeomanry My Grandfather Elijah Toon, was interned on Wuttenburg POW camp in 1914. He was awarded the MM for assisting prisoners of war with TB when all medical staff were withdrawn, he managed to escape with a fellow prisoner. Paul Toon Add to this record.

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