also known as the Duke of Connaught's Own (Mounted Rifles)

1/1st

August 1914 : Canterbury, part of the 1st South Eastern Mounted Brigade.
24 September 1915 : dismounted, the Regiment sailed from Liverpool to Gallipoli, landing on 8 October 1915 and coming under orders of 42nd (East Lancashire) Division.
December 1915 : withdrew from Gallipoli and moved to Mudros.
February 1916 : moved to Egypt and transferred into 3rd Dismounted Brigade.
1 December 1917 : with West Kent Yeomanry formed 10th Bn, the Buffs and under orders of 230th Brigade in 74th (Yeomanry) Division.
7 May 1918 : landed at Marseilles and spent rest of war on Western Front.

2/1st

Formed in 1914 and remained in UK until April 1918 when moved to Ireland.
Converted into a cyclist unit in July 1916.

3/1st

Formed as a Third-Line training unit in 1915.
Remained in United Kingdom until until disbanded in early 1917. Troops dispersed to 2/1st Regiment and some to 4th Reserve bn, the Buffs.

Men who served with the Yeomanry can be researched in exactly the same way as, for example, infantrymen.
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