Formed: 1741 Disbanded: 1960 The Regiment was officially formed in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms when the 48th and 58th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated. At Belmont, 23rd November 1899, the Northamptonshire Regiment were in the first line, but were fortunate enough to escape without heavy loss. The image depicts a British soldier from an undetermined regiment as a passenger in a so-called Zulu rickshaw. Somewhat misnamed since few if any Then, on 1 January 1947, the TA was reconstituted, the 1st and 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry were amalgamated and re-formed as The Northamptonshire Yeomanry, RAC (TA). [Listed as Private on Bedfordshire Regiment memorial, Lance Corporal on Norwich Memorial and Corporal in 'The Boer War Casualty Roll 1899-1902' by Alexander Palmer.] It remained with the 8th Division until April 1915, when it was split up: This lasted until May 1916, when the Regiment re-formed, becoming the 6th Corps Cavalry Regiment. [5][6], The 3rd Line regiment was formed in 1915 and in the summer it was affiliated to the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment at Canterbury. The 2nd battalion sailed for South Africa in October 1899, and when Lord Methuen arrived in November the 9th Brigade was formed of troops then in Cape Colony. Where possible photographs have been taken of the memorials, details of the men included and their photographs as far as possible. Further battles they were involved in were around Caen, including Operation Charnwood on 7 July, the battle to capture Caen. Braiding on the tunic was silver, as were the shoulder and waist belts. In 1793, the prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, proposed that the English Counties form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry that could be called on by the king to defend the country against invasion or by the Lord Lieutenant to subdue any civil disorder within the country. The regiment landed in Normandy in June 1944. The newly formed Regiment went on to serve North West Frontier Operations 1897-98, Second Boer War (1899 - 1902) and two World Wars. [2] The regiment was based at Clare Street in Northampton at this time. The brigade also included the 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry and the 144 Regiment RAC. All Rights Reserved. 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. During the second phase of the war a few more commendations were got, and in Lord Kitchener's final despatch 3 officers and 3 non-commissioned officers were mentioned. Components. By early 1939, Regimental Headquarters and "A" Squadron were based at Northampton, with "B" Squadron at Daventry and "C" Squadron at Brackley. They are next on the list for copying for my researches! ===The Second Boer War=== The 1st Battalion formed part of the 9th Brigade together with the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, 2nd Yorkshire Light Infantry, and part of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment). As a result of this move, the Northamptonshire Yeomanry was divided in May 1939 to form two Cavalry Light Tank Regiments: Both Regiments formed part of 20th Light Armoured Brigade (TA) and were mobilised on 1 September 1939. Following the experience of the war, it was decided that only the fourteen most senior yeomanry regiments would be retained as horsed cavalry,[7] with the rest being transferred to other roles. One Squadron was attached to the 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division in Kent in October 1916. The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed in July 1881 out of the old 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (which became the 1st Battalion), and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (which became the 2nd Battalion). It was initially established with three Squadrons. Northamptonshire Regiment (d.3rd April 1918) Michael Smith, son of Mr. L B Smith, Linden House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire was born in Ampthill. The regimental distinctions for the Northamptonshire Yeomanry included pale blue ("cornflower") facings and piping, plus a cap and collar badge comprising a galloping white horse. Badge of Northamptonshire in high relief at top centre of backboard. [5], The 2nd Line regiment was formed in September 1914. In August, it was disbanded and its members were drafted to other regiments. [2] This state of affairs lasted until April 1961, when "D" Squadron was transferred to the Corps of Royal Engineers and reorganised to form 250th (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Independent Field Squadron, RE (TA). On 8th December a strong force of Free Staters with three guns attacked two companies of the Northamptonshire Regiment near Graspan, but the attack was successfully driven off. Early in 1901 the battalion was taken to the Central Transvaal, and along with the Wiltshire Regiment occupied posts on the line between Warm Baths and Pietersburg. By 1939, it had become clear that a new European war was likely to break out, and the doubling of the Territorial Army was authorised, with each unit forming a duplicate.[10]. More information about Northamptonshire Regiment. [19], After leaving the 20th Armoured Brigade in 1943, the 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry was converted to an Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and assigned to the 11th Armoured Division. [20], The 4th "regiment" was formed as a deception unit. The following table lists number of DSO awarded for the Boer War by regiment. Of the two squadrons remaining in the United Kingdom, one was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment at Tidworth in March 1917, the other was disbanded. [6], On 7 February 1920, the regiment was reconstituted in the Territorial Army with HQ at the Old Militia Barracks in Clare St, Northampton. It constructed and moved dummy tanks in order to deceive the enemy as to the disposition and strength of British armour. [5] In April 1916, the regiment began to split up, with the RHQ and A Squadron joining the 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division in Yorkshire. [1] The regiment was originally formed as the Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1794 but it was disbanded in 1828. On Sunday last Mr and Mrs Eli King, of Pemberton-street, Rushden, received a letter from their son, Private E King, No. I'm afraid the Yeomanry war diaries aren't available online yet, and I don't yet have a copy. The battalion was employed chiefly in this district till the close of the campaign. All ranks retained the cornflower blue for facings. In 1922, it was renumbered as 25th (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company, Tank Corps, in October 1923 as 25th (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps, and in April 1939 it was transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. "The Northamptonshire Regiment" is Infantry. [5] [2], In November 1938, the formation of a Mechanised Cavalry Brigade (TA) was announced, to comprise three Cavalry Light Tank Regiments. Inscription In Memory of Brave Men / Inhabitants of this County, and the neighbourhood of Peterborough, / Who gave their lives for their Sovereign and Country during the War in South Africa, 1899 - 1902, / … There are:515 items tagged Northamptonshire Regiment 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. The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers Reforms when the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1755) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Northamptonshire Regiment, with the regimental depot at Northampton. During the following winter, the remaining squadron went to France, where it was absorbed into the Tank Corps around August 1917. Sadly, there are no living members of the family to recall any information about Len but on going through some papers recently a letter was found from Capt. He enlisted at Luton and served with 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment He died of his wounds on 3rd April 1918 and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, Somme, France. [2] Reorganisations of the TA in 1956 resulted in the Regiment being reduced to a single squadron as "D" (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Squadron, part of the Inns of Court Regiment, RAC (TA). Copyright © 2004 - 2021 AngloBoerWar.com. His father, William, served in the Boer War in SA and also WW1. 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The 9th Brigade was to some extent broken up in the autumn of 1900. Northamptonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902. This insignia had been part of that worn by the earlier Northamptonshire Yeomanry in the 1830-45 period. [11][b], The 1st and 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry (TA) were both demobilised by 1946 and for a short period remained in a state of suspended animation. At Belmont, 23rd November 1899, the Northamptonshire Regiment were in the first line, but were fortunate enough to escape without heavy loss. The work of the brigade has been sketched under the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers. In November 1914, the regiment moved to France with the 8th Division. More information about Northamptonshire Regiment. It was composed of the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, one-half of the 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, the 2nd Northampton Regiment, and the 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the other half of the North Lancashire Regiment being shut up in Kimberley. [2] It continued the traditions of the old Regiment until 1969, when the Northamptonshire Yeomanry was reduced to a cadre. The Northamptonshire Regiment was the last British regiment to carry its colours into action during the Boer War, that Colour is in the National Army Museum. [8] As a result, on 1 March 1922, the regiment was one of eight[a] converted and reduced to 7th (Northamptonshire) Armoured Car Company, Tank Corps. This site is dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. Yeomanry is Cavalry - the Territorial Force part of it. John Porritt enlisted into the Northamptonshire Regiment on the 16th of August 1934 and was posted out to the 1st Battalion in India where he earned the India General Service Medal 1936-37. Window Measurements: Undefined Materials: Stained Glass; Plaques Measurements: Undefined Materials: Brass In October, November, and December the Northamptonshire Regiment were part of a column under Major General Douglas which operated in the south-west of the Transvaal. It moved its attachment again in 1901, joining the 1st Bedfordshire Engineer Volunteer Corps. It ceased to have a separate existence in 1971. [2], When the TA was reorganised into the Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve (T&AVR) in April 1967, the Northamptonshire Yeomanry formed a successor unit as "A" (Northamptonshire Yeomanry) Company, The Northamptonshire Regiment Territorials. Converted into a searchlight unit between the wars, they served in the defence of the … The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. Formed: 1741 Disbanded: 1960 The Regiment was officially formed in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms when the 48th and 58th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated. Recorded here are various war memorials within Northamptonshire. [18] The regiment was re-formed and re-equipped with LVT 4 Buffalo amphibious armoured fighting vehicles for the Rhine crossing and was placed under the command of the 79th Armoured Division. Order of information: Alphabetically by surname within each regiment. The regiment was briefly attached to the 51st (Highland) Division for the actions around the Battle of the Bulge. Early in 1917, it was absorbed in the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment at Tidworth. One of the occasions when the Brigade did undertake an operation on its own was at Le Mesnil-Patry, Rots on 11 June 1944. 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Service Battalion, 1st Battalion, Volunteer Service Battalion. It ceased to have a separate existence in 1971. Killed in action near Reitz 6th June 1901. In 1793, the prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, proposed that the English Counties form a force of Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry that could be called on by the king to defend the country against invasion or by the Lord Lieutenant to subdue any civil disorder within the country. Their casualties were 3 officers and 15 men wounded. [List as A TARRY in The Boer War Casualty Roll 1899-1902 in Peterborough Cathedral but as F on Towcester memorial - probably Alfred and Fred] Private 4726, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Initially it was attached to the 1st Administrative Battalion of Northamptonshire RVCs, but in 1872 transferred to the 2nd Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteer Corps. Northamptonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902. It served in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. [13][14][15][16][17] Thirteen officers and 12 non-commissioned officers and men were mentioned in Lord Roberts' final despatches. In 1881 the Childers Reforms restructured the British army into a network of multi-battalion Regiments, the 48th and the 58th Regiments of Foot were merged to form the Northamptonshire Regiment. 5652, 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment:-Modder River, Dec 8th 1899 Dear Mother and Father and Sisters and Brother, I write these few line to you hoping to find you well as it leaves me the same. A nominal 4th NY was formed later. [3], In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. northampton 1899 - 1902/ this tablet was erected by order of the/ council of the county borough of northampton in/ recognition of the courage and patriotism of the officers,/ non-commissioned officers and men of the 1st volunteer battalion/ northamptonshire regiment, residents of northampton, who volunteered/ for active service in the south african war 1899 - 1902./ (names) Resident of Towcester. The 1st Northamptonshire Engineer Volunteer Corps was raised at Peterborough in 1867. John Porritt 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment . Boer War; Second (1899-1902) Total names on memorial: 195 Served and returned: 0 Died: 195 Exact count: yes Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, regiment. [2] In 1971, the cadre was reconstituted as part of the Royal Anglian Regiment and the Northamptonshire Yeomanry lineage discontinued. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments. Northamptonshire Regiment 1st & 2nd Battalions 4th Battalion. [25], Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of World War II, (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars), The eight yeomanry regiments converted to Armoured Car Companies of the, CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, R.G. My grandfather was with the Northamptonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion. [24], By 1905 a more elaborate dark blue dragoon style uniform with plumed white-metal helmet had been adopted for The rank and file wore simpler blue patrols for parade and walking-out dress. MI. It ceased to have a separate existence in 1969. As a Lance Sergeant was wounded at Enslin December 1899 and again, as a Sergeant, at Sandbaker July 1901. The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was selected to form part of this Brigade and ordered to expand to full Regimental status. The unit sent a detachment of volunteers to assist the regular Royal Engineers during the Second Boer War … The work of the brigade has been sketched under the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of disease at Coal Mine Drift 1st February 1901. T [2] It was raised again as independent troops in 1830 but disbanded again in 1873. In November 1915, the regiment joined the 59th (2nd North Midland) Division. Their casualties were 3 officers and 15 men wounded. The two regiments linked in … The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers Reforms when the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1755) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Northamptonshire Regiment, with the regimental depot at Northampton. It later served in an armoured role before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. If this is the case ... of this Anglo-Boer War vintage cabinet photograph. [12], On 8 August 1944, it was involved in Operation Totalize, a planned breakout from the Caen Salient. It was during Operation Totalize that Joe Ekins, a Sherman Tank gunner of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry, gained recognition for killing the renowned German tank commander, Michael Wittmann, the 4th top scoring tank ace in history, near St. Aignan de Cramesnil, France. The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers Reforms when the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1755) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Northamptonshire Regiment, with the regimental depot at Northampton. The T.F. were part time before the war but became full time in August 1914. The battalion was not in the action at Modder River on 28th November, having been detailed to guard the railway. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. When closely compared both these photos appear to depict the same individual. Pte. In November 1917, it moved to Italy, becoming 14th Corps Cavalry. 6032, 2 nd Battalion (Mounted Infantry), Bedfordshire Regiment. The regiment was initially based at Gibraltar Barracks in Northampton. The Brigade's role was to support any infantry who were in need of armour support, therefore it rarely fought as one entity. On 16 July 1944, it was involved in Operation Pomegranate, where it come under the command of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division. 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment: now Royal Anglian Regiment Officers of the Seaforth Highlanders: Battle of Magersfontein on 11th December 1899 in the Boer War 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment: later Queen’s Lancashire Regiment and now the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment [11], In 1944, as a part of the 33rd Armoured Brigade, the unit participated in the Invasion of Normandy, landing on Gold Beach in Normandy on 6 June. On February 22, 1881, during the action at Wesselstroom, Private Osborne rode towards a party of forty-two Boers, and, under a heavy fire, picked up Private Mayes, who was lying wounded, and carried him back to camp. 58th (Northamptonshire) Regiment. This expansion coincided with the decision to increase the Territorial Army by forming duplicates of existing TA units. It served in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. The Battalion was in Burma from 1943 and he was finally discharged on the 16th of August 1946. [4], On mobilisation in August 1914, the 1st Line regiment was attached to the Eastern Mounted Brigade, which was part of the 1st Mounted Division.[5]. Michael Basil Smith 6th Btn. The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. 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. At Enslin, 25th November, their losses were trifling. The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. officers as review order. Northamptonshire Regiment. 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