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East Yorkshire Yeomanry 1st Squadron, East Yorkshire Yeomanry 2nd Squadron, East Yorkshire Yeomanry    After training at Tidworth, in March 1940, the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry joined the BEF in France with 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade, initially being Corps Cavalry to III Corps. In May the Regiment transferred to 48th (South Midland) Division,then moving to 44th (Home Counties) Division, Macforce, and finally back to 48th (South Midland) Division. They were first involved in action near Ath, to the south of Brussels, and over the next two weeks fought seven rearguard actions before being finally surrounded at Cassel on the night of 29th/30th May as rear guard to 145th Infantry Brigade. The remnants of 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry (7 officers and 230 men) returned to Tidworth, where the Regiment was brought up to strength by drafts from the 2nd Regiment, before moving to Bovington to join 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade. They moved to Essex for anti-invasion duties, and were equipped with Beavettes. In Spring 1942, the Regiment reequipped with the newly available Covenanter tanks and Honeys. They formed 27th Armoured Brigade, together with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (replaced by the Staffordshire Yeomanry, in January 1944) and the 13th/18th Royal Hussars. In April 1943, the Regiment was again re-equipped with Sherman Duplex Drive tanks. On 6th June 1944, the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry landed in support of 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd British Infantry Division and over the next fifty days took part in the bridgehead battles. During this period they also acted in support of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. Folowing heavy casualties, 27th Armoured Brigade was broken up on 29th of July, and on 16th of August the 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry joined 33rd Armoured Brigade, inheriting the petrol MK1 & II Shermans of 148 Regt RAC. They joined 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, for the final Pocket of Falaise Battles and advanced to the River Seine. After crossing they helped take St Valery-en-Caux. East Yorkshire Yeomanry then transferred to 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division for the Battle of Le Havre. In October, they supported 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, in the Netherlands fighting around Hertogenbosch and in the crossing of the Maas. During the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944, 1st East Yorkshire Yeomanry were rapidly moved to reinforce the pressure being put on the German Bulge. In January 1945 they returned to 79th Armoured Division, and were re-equipped with Buffalos, to carry the troops of 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, on the assault crossing of the Rhine which too place on 15th of March. For the last weeks of the war, the Regiment was equipped with Shermans under the command of the First Canadian Army in the Netherlands. After the war the Regiment was stationed at Laboe on the Kiel Estuary until 7th of March 1946.    2nd Squadron East Yorkshire Yeomanry was formed as a Royal Armoured Corps regiment on 24th of August 1939. On 25th of June 1940 it converted to infantry and became 10th (East Riding) Battalion, Green Howards. 26th May 1940 Orders 27th May 1940 In Action 27th May 1940 Advance 28th May 1940 Orders 29th May 1940 Surrounded 31st Jan 1944 Conferences 4th Feb 1944 Reorganisation 24th of May 1944 Top Secret 6th Jun 1944 Opposition 17th Jun 1944 Liaison 27th Jun 1944 Much Rain 28th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition 20th Nov 1944 In Support 23rd March 1945 Orders 24th March 1945 In Action If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with East Yorkshire Yeomanry during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bean MM Eric. Sgt Benson JF. Cooper Douglas Alfred John. Tpr. Cousins EAG. Cressey Harry. Pte. Davis Leonard Alec James. Sgt. Dickie DF. Dirkin DT. Finney JC. Tpr. Fitzmaurice MM Miles. L.Sgt. Gower EN. Harper Clarence William. Trooper (d.8th Jun 1944) Hewitt A. Holmes RE. Hughes John. Cpl Leslie MA. Page Ronald Victor. Tpr. Potts William. Sgt. Shuker GH. Simpkins KC. L/Cpl. Sissons Thomas Edward Beswick. Capt. (d.30 May 1940) Suggit MM Henry Vies. L/Sgt. Taggesell RE. Turner Charles Edward. Sgt. Walker G A. Tpr. West AH. Tpr. Whyte Robert. Tpr. (d.8th Jul 1944) Wiles Anthony. Tpr. Woolley JV. The 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 Records of East Yorkshire Yeomanry from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 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. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge 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 information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs 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. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 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 second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about East Yorkshire Yeomanry ? There are:1337 items tagged East Yorkshire Yeomanry available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. JV Woolley 1st Sqd. East Riding Yeomanry JV Woolley served with the 1st Sqd. East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. AH West East Riding Yeomanry Tpr.AH West served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. G A Walker East Riding Yeomanry Tpr.G Walker served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. RE Taggesell East Riding Yeomanry RE Taggesell served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. L/Cpl. KC Simpkins East Riding Yeomanry L/Cpl.KC Simpkins served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. GH Shuker East Riding Yeomanry GH Shuker served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. MA Leslie East Riding Yeomanry MA Leslie served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. RE Holmes East Riding Yeomanry RE Holmes served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. A Hewitt East Riding Yeomanry A Hewitt served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. EN Gower East Riding Yeomanry EN Gower served with the East Riding Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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