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1/1st August 1914 : in Welshpool. Part of the South Wales Mounted Brigade, which joined 1st Mounted Division. November 1915 : dismounted and moved to Egypt, landing March 1916. Brigade absorbed into 4th Dismounted Brigade, which was part of the Western Frontier Force. 4 March 1917: converted into the 25th (Montgomery and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Bn, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and joined 231st Brigade, 74th Division. In May 1918 ths Division moved to France, and the battalion saw action on the Western Front. 2/1st Formed September 1914, and joined 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade in January 1915. October 1916, converted into a Cyclist unit. 3/1st Formed in 1915. Remained in United Kingdom until disbanded in early 1917. |