Corporate Open DS/UK/4382 King's Colonials - 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry; 1901-1924; British Colonial voluntary army division King's Colonials - 4th County of London Imperial Yeomanry 1901-1924 British Colonial voluntary army division

Military; Army 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/8/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e18e8a03-252b-4a71-a7cc-d6bee05bc867