Royal Dorset Yeomanry
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The Royal Dorset Yeomanry was a British Army yeomanry regiment raised in Dorset that served as part-time volunteer cavalry and later armoured and artillery forces in various conflicts, including the World Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorset Yeomanry | 1 |
| Royal Dorset Yeomanry canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
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Yeomanry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Crown of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | County of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| category |
Regiments of the British Army
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Yeomanry regiments of the British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment |
Armoured vehicles
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Artillery guns ⓘ Horses ⓘ |
| garrison | Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchEvolution | Cavalry to armour and artillery ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | Part-time volunteer force ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Converted from mounted cavalry to mechanised roles
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Volunteer yeomanry origins ⓘ |
| partOf | British Territorial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
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surface form:
South West England
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| role |
Armoured unit
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Artillery unit ⓘ Cavalry ⓘ |
| service |
Territorial Army
NERFINISHED
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Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | Part-time ⓘ |
| type | Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
94th (Dorset and Hampshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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origin
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Royal Dorset Yeomanry
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this entity surface form:
Dorset Yeomanry