1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)

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Reference WMO/284333

Address:

St Bartholomew the Great Church

Cloth Fair

Barbican

London

EC1A 7JQ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Other Other
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A large wall mounted, nowy headed tablet with dedication along the top, a central section with 3 columns of WW1 names with angel figures in relief on either side, one holding a palm of victory the other a book of remembrance. Below are sections with WW2 names. THere are 2 further WW2 side panels, a WW2 dedication with regimental badges above. Below are carved WW1 engagements and regimental badge. A bronze wreath lies centrally below the tablet in between two drums. . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ City of London West Walk: The term “Yeo Man” originally meant a “young man” but became associated with a free man who owned his own farm. The creation of reserve armies of such moderately well off men then took on the name “Yeomanry”. The City of London Yeomanry was formed in 1908 as a successor to a voluntary unit which had served in the Boer War. It obtained the nickname “rough riders” after a group of volunteer horsemen who fought in the Spanish-American war of 1898. The regiment was funded by the City of London and its Livery Companies and in WWI had four squadrons linked to the London Mounted Brigade. During its life the regiment became involved with the Cavalry, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Artillery and Infantry. It was based in London during the Blitz but later saw action in North Africa and Italy. The Tablet is described as being “nowy headed”, derived from the French word for “knotted”, but for war memorials used to describe a convex projection in the middle of a line. The badge includes the arms of the City of London. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Route:
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