Essex Yeomanry

Essex Yeomanry
Essex Yeomanry cap badge (1940s)[1]
Active1797–1828
10 February 1831 – 31 March 1877
13 February 1902–present
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1797–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–Present)
Branch Army Reserve
TypeYeomanry
RoleSignals
SizeSquadron
Garrison/HQColchester
Motto(s)Decus et Tutamen (Shield and Protection) – 1831–77; 1909 onwards
Audacter et Sincere (Gallant and Loyal) – 1901–09
MarchThe Coggeshall Man's Wedding
EngagementsWorld War I
Battle of Frezenberg
Battle of Arras
Hundred Days Offensive

World War II

North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Burma Campaign
North West Europe Campaign
Commanders
Honorary ColonelColonel Timothy J.S. Allen, OBE[2]
Notable
commanders		John Archer-Houblon
George Palmer
Richard Colvin
Reginald Hobbs

The Essex Yeomanry was a Reserve unit of the British Army that originated in 1797 as local Yeomanry Cavalry Troops in Essex. Reformed after the experience gained in the Second Boer War, it saw active service as cavalry in World War I and as artillery in World War II. Its lineage is maintained by 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.

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  2. ^ "No. 63516". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 2021. p. 19475.