IMPERIAL YEOMANRY COMPANIES

Extract from "Absent-Minded Beggars" by Will Bennett

The first contingent consisted of the 1st to 79th Companies, with the exception of the 64th which was not raised. Most of these companies continued with replacements from the second or third contingent units. Those listed as arriving in Beira were part of the Rhodesian Field Force. Where two battalion numbers are given this means that the company switched battalions. Follow the link to see this list in battalion order

Company

Battalion

County/Name

Arrived in South Africa
(1st contingent only, 1900)

1st
1st
Wiltshire
20th March
2nd
1st
Wiltshire
20th March
3rd
1st
Gloucestershire
20th March
4th
1st
Glamorgan
20th March
5th
2nd
Warwickshire
25th February
6th

4th

Staffordshire
21st February
7th
4th
Leicestershire
5th March
 
8th
4th
Derbyshire
21st February
 
9th
3rd
Yorkshire Hussars
20th February
 
10th
3rd
Sherwood Rangers
20th February
 
11th
3rd
Yorkshire Dragoons
20th February
 
12th
3rd
South Notts Hussars
20th February
 
13th
5th
Shropshire
27th February
 
14th
5th
Northumberland
27th February
 
15th
5th
Northumberland
27th February
 
16th
5th
Worcestershire
2nd March
 
17th
6th
Ayrshire
19th March
 
18th
6th
Queen's Own Royal Glasgow
19th March
 
19th
6th
Lothian and Berwick
19th March
 
20th
6th
Fife and Fofar Light Horse
20th March
 
21st
2nd
Cheshire
25th February
 
22nd
2nd
Cheshire
25th February
 
23rd
8th
Lancashire
5th March
 
24th
8th
Westmorland and Cumberland
5th March
 
25th
7th
West Somerset
29th March
 
26th
7th
Dorset
23rd March
 
27th
7th
Devon
23rd March
 
28th
4th
Bedfordshire
5th March
 
29th
9th
Denbighshire
5th March
 
30th
9th
Pembrokeshire
6th April
 
31st
9th
Montgomeryshire
6th April
 
32nd
2nd
Lancashire Hussars
25th February
 
33rd
11th
East Kent
20th March
 
34th
11th
Middlesex
20th March
 
35th
11th
Middlesex 
20th March
 
36th
11th
West Kent  
20th March
 
37th
10th
Buckinghamshire
28th February
 
38th
10th
Buckinghamshire
28th February
 
39th
10th
Berkshire
28th February
 
40th
10th
Oxfordshire
27th February
 
41st
12th/4th
Hampshire
23rd February
 
42nd
12th
Hertfordshire 
28th March
 
43rd
12th
Suffolk
23rd February
 
44th
12th
Suffolk
28th March
 
45th
13th
Dublin Hunt
6th April
 
46th
13th/12th
Belfast
28th March
 
47th
13th
Duke of Cambridge's Own
8th March
 
48th
7th
North Somerset
23rd March
 
49th
9th
Montgomeryshire
6th April
 
50th
17th
Hampshire
(Beira) 4th May
 
51st
19th/12th
Paget's Horse
4th April
 
52nd
19th
Paget's Horse
4th April
 
53rd
14th
East Kent
29th March
 
54th
13th
Belfast
28th March
 
55th
14th/5th
Northumberland

6th April

 
56th
15th
Buckinghamshire
10th April
 
57th
15th
Buckinghamshire
4th April
 
58th
15th 
Berkshire
4th April
 
59th
15th
Oxfordshire
29th March
 
60th
17th
North Irish Horse (Belfast)
(Beira) 4th May
 
61st
17th
South Irish Horse (Dublin)
(Beira) 4th May
 
62nd
14th/11th
Middlesex
3rd May
 
63rd
16th/1st
Wiltshire
29th March
 
64th
 
Not raised
 
65th
17th
Leicestershire
(Beira) 4th May
 
66th
16th/3rd
Yorkshire
10th April
 
67th
18th
Sharpshooters
(Beira) 4th May
 
68th
19th
Paget's Horse
4th April
 
69th
7th
Sussex
24th April
 
70th
18th
Sharpshooters
(Beira) 4th May
 
71st
18th
Sharpshooters
(Beira) 4th May
 
72nd
20th
Rough Riders
3rd May
 
73rd
19th
Paget's Horse
24th April
 
74th
16th/8th
Dublin
3rd May
 
75th
18th
Sharpshooters
(Beira) 4th May
 
76th
20th
Rough Riders
3rd May
 
77th
8th
Manchester
3rd May
 
78th
20th
Rough Riders
3rd May
 
79th
20th
Rough Riders
3rd May
 
80th
21st
2nd Sharpshooters
 
81st
21st
2nd Sharpshooters
 
82nd
21st
2nd Sharpshooters
 
83rd
21st
2nd Sharpshooters
 
84th
22nd
2nd Rough Riders
 
85th
22nd
2nd Rough Riders
 
86th
22nd
2nd Rough Riders
 
87th
22nd
2nd Rough Riders
 
88th
9th
Welsh Yeomanry
 
89th
9th
Montgomeryshire
 
90th
23rd
3rd Sharpshooters
 
91st
23rd
3rd Sharpshooters
 
92nd
23rd
3rd Sharpshooters
 
93rd
23rd
3rd Sharpshooters
 
94th
24th
Metropolitan Mounted Rifles
 
95th
24th
Metropolitan Mounted Rifles
 
96th
24th
Metropolitan Mounted Rifles
 
97th
24th
Metropolitan Mounted Rifles
 
98th
3rd
North Riding of Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery
 
99th
8th
Irish
 
100th
5th
Northumberland
 
101st
5th
Northumberland
 
102nd
5th
Worcestershire
 
103rd
2nd
Warwickshire
 
104th
4th
Derbyshire
 
105th
8th
Manchester
 
106th
4th
Staffordshire
 
107th
6th
Lanarkshire
 
108th
6th
Royal Glasgow
 
109th
3rd
Yorkshire Hussars
 
110th
2nd
Northumberland
 
111th
3rd
Yorkshire Dragoons
 
112th
11th
Middlesex
 
113th
None
Lovat's Scouts
 
114th
None
Lovat's Scouts
 
115th
25th
Sharpshooters
 
116th
25th
Sharpshooters
 
117th
25th
Sharpshooters
 
118th
25th
Sharpshooters
 
119th
26th
Younghusband's Horse
 
120th
26th
Younghusband's Horse
 
121st
26th
Younghusband's Horse
 
122nd
26th
Younghusband's Horse
 
123rd
27th
Unknown
 
124th
27th
Unknown
 
125th
27th
Unknown
 
126th
27th
Unknown
 
127th
28th
Westminster Dragoons
 
128th
28th
Westminster Dragoons
 
129th
28th
Westminster Dragoons
 
130th
28th
Westminster Dragoons
 
131st
29th
Irish Horse
 
132nd
29th
Irish Horse
 
133rd
29th
Irish Horse
 
134th
29th
Irish Horse
 
135th
30th
Unknown
 
136th
30th
if raised, not listed
 
137th
30th
Unknown
 
138th
30th
Unknown
 
139th
31st
Fincastle's Horse
 
140th
31st
Fincastle's Horse
 
141st
31st
Fincastle's Horse
 
142nd
31st
Fincastle's Horse
 
143rd
32nd
Unknown
 
144th
32nd
if raised, not listed
 
145th
32nd
Unknown
 
146th
32nd
Unknown
 
147th
33rd
Unknown
 
148th
33rd
Unknown
 
149th
33rd
Unknown
 
150th
33rd
Unknown
 
151st
34th
Unknown
 
152nd
34th
Unknown
 
153rd
34th
Unknown
 
154th
34th
Unknown
 
155th to 174th
 
These are not listed but battalions numbered 35th to 39th were raised for the third contingent. At four companies per battalion this corresponds exactly with these company numbers.
 
175th
29th
Irish Horse
 
176th
29th
Irish Horse
 
177th
31st
Fincastle's Horse
 
178th
None
Lovat's Scouts

 

Sources: British Battles and Medals published by SPink & Son; Roberts Papers WO105/40; Imperial Yeomanry Companies of the Boer War by Paul Till, Orders and Medals Research Society Journal Autumn 1992; Imperial Yeomanry Missing Designations by Dave Buxton, Coin and Medal News August 1987; South African War Casualty Roll.

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