The 2nd King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment) was a cavalry regiment of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

, formed in 1914, which saw service in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It was formed of British colonial citizens who were in Britain at the start of the war.

History

The regiment was raised in 1914 by John (later Sir John) Norton-Griffiths, at his own expense. The original regiment was subsequently known as 1st King Edward's Horse. The regiment served in France with

XIV Corps 14 Corps, 14th Corps, Fourteenth Corps, or XIV Corps may refer to: * XIV Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XIV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World ...

and saw action during Winter operations in 1914–1915, the

First Battle of Ypres The First Battle of Ypres (french: Première Bataille des Flandres; german: Erste Flandernschlacht – was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the Firs ...

in autumn 1914, the

Second Battle of Ypres During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the pr ...

in spring 1915 and in the Battle of the Somme in autumn 1916 during the

. It was disbanded in August 1917 with many of its members being transferred to the

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A memorial to those members of the regiment who died in the war was erected on the wall in the

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at Charing Cross in 1925 but did not survive the demolition of that building in 1934.

References

{{reflist Yeomanry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations in London Military units and formations disestablished in 1917 Regiments of the British Army in World War I

History

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