| Yeomanry House | |
|---|---|
| Reading, Berkshire | |
 Yeomanry House (just visible in the background behind the wall) | |
  Yeomanry House Berkshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′03″N0°58′54″W / 51.45096°N 0.98177°W Coordinates: 51°27′03″N0°58′54″W / 51.45096°N 0.98177°W |
| Type | Military headquarters |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 19th century |
| In use | Early 19th century-Present |
Yeomanry House is a former military installation in Reading, Berkshire. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
The house, which was originally known as Castle Hill House, was built in the early 19th century. [1] It became the headquarters of the Berkshire Yeomanry in around 1906. [2] A riding school was built on the site around the same time and evolved to become a drill hall. [2] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front. [3] After the war the presence at the drill hall was maintained by 395 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery. [4]
In the 1930s, the divisional ordnance unit for 48th (South Midland) Division was based at the drill hall. [5] Following the defence cuts of 1967, the drill hall was decommissioned. [2] It was demolished in 1995 [6] and that part of the site became the Berkshire Record Office in 2000. [2]
The Westminster Dragoons (WDs) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army Army Reserve, located in central London. Its lineage is continued by one of the Royal Yeomanry's six squadrons. Formed in the aftermath of Second Boer War as part of the County of London Yeomanry, the WDs fought in the Battle of Gallipoli and led British forces onto the beaches during the Normandy Invasion in 1944. The squadron most recently saw action on Operation Telic, for which it was mobilised for the 2003 war in Iraq.
The Essex Yeomanry was a Reserve unit of the British Army that originated in 1797 as local Yeomanry Cavalry Troops in Essex. Reformed after the experience gained in the Second Boer War, it saw active service as cavalry in World War I and as artillery in World War II. Its lineage is maintained by 36 Signal Squadron, part of 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.
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