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 Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

, formed in 1914, which saw service in the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

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

First Battle of Ypres The First Battle of Ypres (, , – was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the First Battle of Flanders, in which German A ...

in autumn 1914, the

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in spring 1915 and in the

Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme (; ), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 Nove ...

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 Royal Colonial Institute at

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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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