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Королевский Северный Девон Йоменри
Активный1798 г. - 7 июня 1920 г.
Страна Королевство Великобритании (1798–1800) Соединенное Королевство (1801–1920)
 
Ветка Британская армия
ТипЙоменри
РазмерПолк
Гарнизон / ШтабBarnstaple
ПомолвкиВторая англо-бурская война
Первая мировая война
Галлиполи 1915
Египет 1916–17
Палестина 1917–1818 гг.
Франция и Фландрия 1918 г.

Royal North Devon Yeomanry был Yeomanry полка в британской армии . Впервые возникший в 1798 году, он участвовал во Второй англо-бурской войне и Первой мировой войне, прежде чем в 1920 году был объединен с Королевским 1-м Девонским Йоменри и сформировал Королевский Девонский Йоменри .

История [ править ]

Формирование и ранняя история [ править ]

Знак Королевских северных девонских гусар , как видно на обрамленном фреске монумента в церкви Эксфорд , Сомерсет, майору Морланду Грейгу (1864–1915), Эджкотту, Эксфорду, мастеру Девонских и Сомерсетских гончих , убитому в бою в Галлиполи . Знак происходит от гребня из Джон Ролл, 1 - й барон Ролле (d.1842), [а] из Stevenstone , который сыграл значительную роль в повышении предшественника полка: Локоть рука прямостоячие наделяется или заряжена с отступом Fess двойной cotised лазурь в руке свиток пергамента. Значок также показан, но с рукой, держащей пальмовую ветвь, вырезанную на фреске в церкви Святого Джайлса в лесу , Девон, капитану Джону Оливеру Клемсону (1882-1915) из Стивенстона, который также погиб, сражаясь с тот же полк в Галлиполи

Под угрозой вторжения французского революционного правительства с 1793 года и с недостаточными вооруженными силами для отражения такой атаки британское правительство под руководством Уильяма Питта Младшего решило в 1794 году увеличить ополчение и сформировать корпус добровольцев для защиты страны. . Конная рука добровольцев стала известна как «кавалерия джентльменов и йоменов». [2] Королевские йоменри Северного Девона были впервые созданы в 1798 году как независимые войска , одним из главных организаторов которых был полковник Джон Ролл, 1-й барон Ролл (1751–1842), из Стивенстона около Грейт-Торрингтона , Девон. [3]В 1803 году это было регламентировано как конные винтовки Северного Девоншира . [4]

Северный Девонский полк местной милиции [ править ]

Памятник в Пилтонской церкви полковнику Генриху II Бивису (1736–1813), «коменданту полка местной милиции Северного Девона»

Полковник Генрих II Бивис (1736–1813) из Йотуна в округе Гудли , Северный Девон, был назначен королем 5 июля 1803 года подполковником-комендантом (численностью 441 человек) «Добровольческой пехоты Барнстейпла». [5] Он был сыном Генриха I Бивиса, мэра Барнстейпла в 1738 и 1751 годах, чей портрет сохранился в ратуше Барнстейпла. Он умер 7 декабря 1813 года, и его небольшой настенный памятник сохранился в Пилтонской церкви с надписью:

Посвящен памяти Джозайи Крейна, эсквайра, капитана и адъютанта полка местной милиции Северного Девона. Полковник Генри Бивис, комендант, ушел из жизни 7 декабря 1813 года в возрасте 77 лет. Этот памятник воздвигнут его братьями-офицерами в знак их уважения и почтения .

Несмотря на окончание наполеоновских войн в 1815 году, йомены были оставлены правительством «для военной службы в помощь гражданской власти» [6] из-за отсутствия организованных полицейских сил . Например, в 1816 году толпа ворвалась в тюрьму Бидефорд, чтобы попытаться освободить своих главарей. Члены полка были собраны и патрулировали город всю ночь; несколько бунтовщиков были арестованы и доставлены в Эксетер . [7] Нежелание правительства платить за йоменов привело к расформированию многих корпусов [b] в 1827–1828 годах. Двадцати двум корпусам было разрешено продолжать службу официально, а еще шестнадцати было разрешено продолжать службу без оплаты.[6] С 1828 по 1831 год служивший бесплатно, полк так и не был расформирован. [9]

Полк был переименован в Северный Девонширский кавалерийский полк, а в 1856 году - в Королевский Северный Девонширский кавалерийский полк . В 1868 году полк был Королевским Северным Девонским гусарским полком со штаб-квартирой в Барнстейпле. 1 апреля 1893 г. войска были преобразованы в эскадрильи. [4]

Вторая англо-бурская война [ править ]

Из-за череды поражений во время Черной недели в декабре 1899 года британское правительство осознало, что им понадобится больше войск, чем просто регулярная армия, и 24 декабря 1899 года выдало королевский ордер, разрешающий добровольцам участвовать во Второй англо-бурской войне. . Этот ордер официально создал Имперский Йоменри . Королевский ордер просил постоянные йоменские полки предоставить обслуживающие роты численностью примерно 115 человек в каждой. В дополнение к этому, многие британские граждане (обычно средний высший класс) вызвались присоединиться к новому полку. [10]

Королевские северные девонские гусары и 1-я королевская кавалерия Девоншира выступили спонсорами 27-й (Девонширской) роты 7-го батальона имперских йоменов [11], прибывшей в Южную Африку 23 марта 1900 г. [12]

17 апреля 1901 года полк был переименован в Royal North Devonshire Imperial Yeomanry и реорганизован в четыре эскадрильи и пулеметную секцию. 1 апреля 1908 года полк был в последний раз переименован в Королевский Северный Девон Йоменри и передан Территориальным силам , обучен и экипирован как гусарский . В то время полк базировался на Беар-стрит в Барнстейпле . [13]

Its organisation was:[4]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry
HQBarnstaple
A SquadronHolsworthy
(detachments at Black Torrington, Hatherleigh, Bratton Clovelly, Tavistock, Woodford Bridge, Bradworthy)
B SquadronBarnstaple
(detachments at Atherington, Bratton Fleming, Blackmoor Gate, Fremington, Swimbridge, West Down, Braunton)
C SquadronSouth Molton
(detachments at West Buckland, Molland, Chittlehampton, Sandyway, Ashreigney, Chulmleigh)
D SquadronTorrington
(detachments at Woolsery, Langtree, Parkham, High Bickington, Bideford, Roborough)

It was ranked as 30th (of 55) in the order of precedence of the Yeomanry Regiments in the Army List of 1914.[14]

First World War[edit]

2nd South Western Mounted Brigade
Exeter
Organisation on 4 August 1914
Assigned units
  • Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry, Exeter
A Squadron at Thorverton
B Squadron at Ottery St Mary
C Squadron at Totnes
D Squadron at Bodmin (Cornwall)
  • Royal North Devon Yeomanry, Barnstaple
A Squadron at Holsworthy
B Squadron at Barnstaple
C Squadron at South Molton
D Squadron at Great Torrington
  • West Somerset Yeomanry, Taunton
A Squadron at Wellington
B Squadron at Taunton
C Squadron at Bridgwater
D Squadron at Yeovil
  • Brigade troops
Somerset RHA, Taunton
Ammunition Column, Taunton
Transport and Supply Column, ASC,
Weston-super-Mare
Field Ambulance, RAMC, Frome
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  • Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914".
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In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. Therefore, TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments.[15]

1/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry[edit]

At the outbreak of the First World War, the regiment was part of the 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade. It mobilised on 4 August 1914 and, with its brigade, moved to the Colchester area. It was dismounted in September 1915.[16]

Gallipoli 1915[edit]

Still with the 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade, in September 1915 the regiment left Colchester for Liverpool. On 24 September it boarded RMS Olympic and sailed the next day. It arrived at Mudros on 1 October and on to Suvla Bay. The regiment landed in Gallipoli on 9 October and was attached to the 11th (Northern) Division[17] (digging trenches). In November it was in the firing line, attached to the 2nd Mounted Division[18] and 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division.[19] On 19 December it was evacuated to Imbros.[20]

The diary of Lt.Col. Robert Arthur Sanders (1867–1940) (Baron Bayford from 1929) of the Royal North Devon Yeomanry (and Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds 1895-1907) survives in the National Army Museum covering the Gallipoli Campaign.[c] Casualties of the regiment included:

  • Major Morland Greig (1864-1915), of Edgcott, Exford, Somerset, then Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds[d]
  • Captain John Oliver Clemson (1882-1915) of Stevenstone, St Giles in the Wood.[e]
Egypt 1916–17[edit]

On 30 December 1915, the regiment landed in Alexandria to help defend Egypt. In February 1916, 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade was absorbed into the 2nd Dismounted Brigade (along with elements of the Highland and Lowland Mounted Brigades). It served on Suez Canal defences[24] and part of the Western Frontier Force.[25] On 4 January 1917, the regiment was amalgamated with the 1/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry at Moascar, Egypt to form the 16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and 2nd Dismounted Brigade became 229th Brigade in the 74th (Yeomanry) Division.[16]

Palestine 1917–18[edit]

With the 74th Division, it took part in the invasion of Palestine in 1917 and 1918. It fought in the Second and Third Battles of Gaza (including the capture of Beersheba and the Sheria Position). At the end of 1917, it took part in the capture and defence of Jerusalem and in March 1918 in the Battle of Tell 'Asur. On 3 April 1918, the Division was warned that it would move to France and by 30 April 1918 had completed embarkation at Alexandria.[26]

France and Flanders 1918[edit]

On 7 May 1918, 16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment landed at Marseilles, France with 74th (Yeomanry) Division. It served in France and Flanders with the division for the rest of the war. From September 1918, as part of III Corps of Fourth Army, it took part in the Hundred Days Offensive including the Second Battle of the Somme (Second Battle of Bapaume) and the Battles of the Hindenburg Line (Battle of Épehy). In October and November 1918 it took part in the Final Advance in Artois and Flanders.[27] By the Armistice it was east of Tournai, Belgium, still with 229th Brigade, 74th (Yeomanry) Division.[28]

2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry[edit]

The 2nd Line regiment was formed at Barnstaple in September 1914. In May 1915 it joined 2/2nd South Western Mounted Brigade at Woodbury. In September 1915 it moved to Colchester, taking over the horses of the newly dismounted 1st Line regiment.[29] On 31 March 1916, the remaining Mounted Brigades were ordered to be numbered in a single sequence;[30] the brigade was numbered as 2nd Mounted Brigade[31] and joined 1st Mounted Division. In April 1916 it went to Norfolk.[29]

In July 1916 it became a cyclist unit in the 2nd Cyclist Brigade of the 1st Cyclist Division in the Yoxford, Suffolk area.[32] In November 1916, the 1st Cyclist Division was broken up and the regiment was amalgamated with the 2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry to form the 4th (Royal 1st Devon and North Devon) Yeomanry Cyclist Regiment, still with the 2nd Cyclist Brigade, in Norfolk. In March 1917 it resumed its identity as 2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry, still with the 2nd Cyclist Brigade, at Melton Constable before moving to East Dereham later in 1917. In May 1918 it went to Ireland with the 2nd Cyclist Brigade and was stationed at Longford until the end of the war.[29]

3/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry[edit]

The 3rd Line regiment was formed at Barnstaple in 1915. In the summer it was affiliated to a Reserve Cavalry Regiment at Tidworth. In the summer of 1916 it was dismounted and attached to the 3rd Line Groups of the Wessex Division as its 1st Line was serving as infantry. Disbanded in early 1917 with personnel transferring to the 2nd Line regiment or to the 4th (Reserve) Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment at Bournemouth.[29]

Post war[edit]

On 7 February 1920, the Regiment was reconstituted in the Territorial Army with HQ still at Barnstaple. Following the experience of the war, it was decided that only the fourteen most senior yeomanry regiments would be retained as horsed cavalry,[33] with the rest being transferred to other roles.[34] As a result, on 7 June 1920, the Regiment was amalgamated with the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry to form the Royal Devon Yeomanry and simultaneously transferred to the Royal Artillery to form 11th (Devon) Army Brigade, RFA.[4]

Regimental museum[edit]

The Royal Devon Yeomanry Museum is incorporated in the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon in The Square, Barnstaple.[35]

List of commanding officers[edit]

Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue (1854–1932), Honorary Colonel

Lieutenant Colonels of the North Devon Hussars included:

  • Sir Robert Bourchier Sherard Wrey, 11th Baronet (1855-1917), of Tawstock Court.[36]
  • Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue (1854–1932), of Castle Hill, Filleigh (Honorary Colonel).
  • Robert Sanders, 1st Baron Bayford (1867–1940).[37]
Granite obelisk monument to Lt-Col. Algernon Carteret Thynne (1868-1917), DSO, Kilkhampton, Cornwall
  • Lt-Col. Algernon Carteret Thynne (1868-1917), DSO, of Penstowe in the parish of Kilkhampton, Cornwall, killed in action in Palestine during World War I,[38] whose granite obelisk monument survives in the village centre of Kilkhampton[39] with another within the parish church.[40] He was a son of Francis John Thynne, of Haynes Park, Bedfordshire, lord of the manors of Kilkhampton, Stratton and Binhamy,[38] the second son of Rev. Lord John Thynne (1798-1881), Deputy Dean of Westminster, 3rd son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765–1837),[41] a descendant of Lady Grace Grenville, a daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701) of Stowe House, Kilkhampton. His younger brother was Capt. George Augustus Carteret Thynne (1869-1945), Royal North Devon Yeomanry, who had descendants surviving in 1968.[42]
Lt Col. Collis George Herbert St. Hill (1865-1917); Mural monument in Bradninch Church, Devon
  • Lt Col. Collis George Herbert St. Hill (1865–1917). Promoted Lt. Col. Royal North Devon Hussars, 16 June 1916.[43] Killed in action 8 July 1917 at Villers-Plouich, Northern France,[44] whilst commanding a battalion of the Sherwood Foresters; buried at Neuville-Bourjonval,[45] near Ypres. He was the 2nd son of Rev. Canon Woodford St Hill of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand[46] and was a grandson of Henry Charles St Hill, of Bradninch House in Devon, for many centuries the seat of that family[47] (anciently spelled "Sainthill"). His mural monument exists in St Disen's Church, Bradninch. In 1899 he married Ammabel Wilson (d.1949),[48] a daughter of Sir Spencer Maryon-Wilson, 10th Baronet of Charlton House, Kent.[49]

Battle honours[edit]

The Royal North Devon Yeomanry was awarded the following battle honours (honours in bold are emblazoned on the regimental colours):[4]

Second Boer WarSouth Africa 1900–01
First World WarSomme 1918, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Épéhy, France and Flanders 1918, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1916–17, Gaza, Jerusalem, Tell 'Asur, Palestine 1917–18

See also[edit]

  • Imperial Yeomanry
  • List of Yeomanry Regiments 1908
  • Yeomanry
  • Yeomanry order of precedence
  • British yeomanry during the First World War
  • Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army
  • List of British Army Yeomanry Regiments converted to Royal Artillery
  • North Devon Militia

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ c.f. description of hat badge: "A circlet inscribed Royal North Devon Hussars surmounted by an Imperial Crown. In the centre the crest of Lord Rolle, in bronze". Motto: "Manui dat cognitio vires" ("Knowledge gives strength to the arm") [1]
  2. ^ Corps in this context meaning either an independent troop or a number of troops under a single command.[8]
  3. ^ Item 103: Diary: Col R. H. Sanders' Diary at Dardanelles 25 September – 30 December 1915; paper covered typescript copy of Col R H Sanders, Royal North Devon Yeomanry (Hussars) at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 25 Sep 1915 to 30 Dec 1915; associated with the Suvla Front, World War One, Gallipoli (1914-1918) 1915.[21]
  4. ^ Per his mural monument in Exford Church, Somerset.[22]
  5. ^ Per his mural monument in the Church of St Giles in the Wood.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Need help to identify hat badge". The British and Commonwealth Military Badge Forum. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ Mileham 1994, pp. 8–10
  3. ^ Walrond, Colonel H (1897). Historical Records of the 1st Devon Militia (4th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment). London.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Royal North Devon Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills". Archived from the original on 7 May 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ London Gazette, 2–5 July 1803, p.788 [1]; List of Volunteer and Yeomanry Corps of the United Kingdom, Lindon, 1804 [2]
  6. ^ a b Mileham 1994, p. 14
  7. ^ Mileham 1994, pp. 15–16
  8. ^ Mileham 1994, p. 72
  9. ^ Mileham 1994, p. 83
  10. ^ "Boer War Notes". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Imperial Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills". Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  12. ^ "Boer War - Imperial Yeomanry Battalions". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Barnstaple". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  14. ^ Mileham 1994, p. 73
  15. ^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 35
  16. ^ a b James 1978, p. 17
  17. ^ Becke 1938, p. 21
  18. ^ Becke 1936, p. 15
  19. ^ Becke 1936, p. 119
  20. ^ Westlake 1996, p. 254
  21. ^ "Search results for: 11th hussars". National Army Museum. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  22. ^ "MSO11247 - St Mary Magdalene's Church and Churchyard, Exford". Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  23. ^ White, Lucy. "Stevenstone". Every Man Remembered. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  24. ^ Baker, Chris. "74th (Yeomanry) Division". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  25. ^ Chappell, PB. "Miscellaneous Units Serving Overseas". The Regimental Warpath 1914-18. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  26. ^ Becke 1937, p. 121
  27. ^ Becke 1937, p. 122
  28. ^ James 1978, p. 55
  29. ^ a b c d James 1978, p. 18
  30. ^ James 1978, p. 36
  31. ^ Becke 1936, p. 3
  32. ^ Becke 1936, p. 4
  33. ^ Mileham 1994, p. 48
  34. ^ Mileham 1994, p. 50
  35. ^ "Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon". Devon Museums website. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  36. ^ Lauder, Rosemary (2002). Devon Families. Tiverton. p. 156. ISBN 1841141402.
  37. ^ "Robert Arthur Sanders, 1st and last Baron Bayford". The Peerage. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  38. ^ a b Per inscription on monument in Kilkhampton Church to Lt Col. Algernon Carteret Thynne (1868–1917)
  39. ^ "Kilkhampton War Memorial and Memorial to Lieutenant Colonel Algernon Carteret Thynne D.S.O." ww1cemeteries.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  40. ^ "Lt Col A Carteret-Thynne DSO". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  41. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.120
  42. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.120
  43. ^ De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Volume 4, Page 176
  44. ^ Account of his death in Hall, W.G., The Green Triangle, Being the History of the 2/5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) in the Great European War, 1914-1918, 1920, pp.91-2 [3]
  45. ^ Lt Col St Hill is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commissions cemetery at Neuville Bourjonval, with the standard CWGC headstone, showing his regiment as the Royal North Devon Hussars, with no acknowledgment as to his command of the 2/5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) at the time of his death. The original headstone in the form of a large stone cross was sent to Bradninch [4]
  46. ^ Obituary, The Times, Saturday, 4 August 1917, p. 4; Issue 41548; col A
  47. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp.663-5, pedigree of Sainthill
  48. ^ By an order of the Privy Council of 3 May 1923 as advertised in the London Gazette of 1 June 1923 it was ordered that it be lawful to bury Mrs Rosie Ammabel St Hill in the Bradninch old churchyard upon her death notwithstanding an order made by Council of 2 February 1899 directing the discontinuance of burials in the church and old churchyard
  49. ^ De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour

Bibliography[edit]

  • Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42-56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
  • Becke, Major A.F. (1937). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2B. The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th-69th) with The Home-Service Divisions (71st-73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-00-0.
  • Becke, Major A.F. (1938). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 3A. New Army Divisions (9-26). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-08-6.
  • James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
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  • Westlake, Ray (1996). British Regiments at Gallipoli. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-511-X.

External links[edit]

  • Baker, Chris. "The Royal North Devon Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  • Royal North Devon Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 July 2007)
  • "Roll of 27th Company, 7th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry". www.angloboerwar.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.