| Biography | The original 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry (King's Colonials) was formed in November 1901 at Charing Cross, London, as a yeomanry regiment from overseas volunteers resident in England, with four "colonial" squadrons:
A Squadron ("British Asian")
B Squadron ("British American" or Canadian)
C Squadron (Australasian)
D Squadron ("British African" or South African)
An additional, New Zealand Squadron, was formed in 1902, leaving C Squadron as Australian.
In 1905, the regiment was renamed as The King's Colonials, Imperial Yeomanry. In 1909, the separate "colony" squadrons were discontinued and in 1910, the regiment was again renamed, as King Edward's Horse (The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment). The regiment was transferred to Special Reserve and lost yeomanry status in 1913 and 21 March 1924, it was disbanded. |