Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

The Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment of the British Army that was formed in 1828. The regiment provided troops for the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War and served on the Western Front in the First World War, latterly as infantry. They were converted to an artillery unit in 1920 and served as such in the early years of the Second World War, before becoming part of the Chindits in Burma. Post war they reformed as gunners until 1967 when, after many amalgamations, the title disappeared.

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

The Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment of the British Army that was formed in 1828. The regiment provided troops for the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War and served on the Western Front in the First World War, latterly as infantry. They were converted to an artillery unit in 1920 and served as such in the early years of the Second World War, before becoming part of the Chindits in Burma. Post war they reformed as gunners until 1967 when, after many amalgamations, the title disappeared.