3rd/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry, Territorial Force, formed in 1915. Joined the 12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment in Aldershot. 12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment, Aldershot. Christmas Card, showing Troopers from each Regiment. 11th (PAO) Hussars, 13th Hussars, The Staffordshire Yeomanry, The Leicestershire (PAO) Yeomanry & The Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Lt.Col. W BYRON (3rd/1st Leics Yeomanry) Colonel Wilfred Byron b. 31 January 1871, d. November 1936, fought in the 2nd Boer War and had fought alongside Lt.Col. Evans-Freke and Major W F Martin in South Africa. He fought in the First World War. "Major" Byron landed with the 1st/1st Leics Yeomanry in France on the 2nd of November 1914. Its unclear how long he spent with the regiment in France, but at some point (possibly before Frezenberg) he gained his promotion to Lt.Col and returned back to Britain to command the 3rd/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry. The Colonel with some junior LY Officers at a train station during the Great War.   Capt. O KAYE (3rd/1st Leics Yeomanry) Formerly of the 7th Hussars, he was Staff SSM LY and became permanent Staff RSM in 1909. Oliver Kaye landed with the 1st/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry in France on the 2nd November 1914. Possibly after the death of RSM Parker at Frezenberg, Oliver Kaye becomes the acting RSM for the regiment. What is clear is that Oliver Kaye is commissioned into the Leicestershire Yeomanry and becomes a Captain in the 3rd/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry. 1466 (255097) Sgt. Elijah TOON MM(3rd/1st Leics Yeomanry) Coleorton Soldier HonouredMilitary Medal for Corporal E. Toon1466 Corporal Elijah Toon of the 3/1st Leicestershire yeomanry, whose name appeared in a list published in the London Gazette on June 3rd as having been awarded the Military Medal by the King, is a Coleorton man, and before the war worked as a Deputy in the Whitwick Colliery. In peace time he served in the Yeomanry as the Orderly to Surgeon-Major Burkitt, and going to France in the early days of the War [with the 1st/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry] was attached to the Red Cross department. He participated in the early battles near Ypres and was there taken prisoner. He was cycling his dispatches at midnight, and having lost his way approached two sentries to make enquiries. To his surprise they were German sentries, and he found himself covered with their rifles. He was taken prisoner and spent 14 months in the Wittenberg Camp.Readers of the “Coalville Times” will recall the report of an interview which our reporter had with Corporal Toon on his arrival in England after his release some time ago. In this interview he was the first to reveal to England the horrors of the Wittenberg Camp, which have since been confirmed by the official reports.When disease broke out among the prisoners they were left to themselves to get on as best they could and Corporal Toon rendered service in nursing his fellow prisoners, a large number being under his charge. It is for his heroic service in this connection that he has now been so highly honoured by the King, the new military medal being the next highest decoration to the Victoria Cross.After having a well-earned rest, with his wife and four children at his home in Coleorton. Corporal Toon is now on military duty again at Aldershot.His wife is expecting him home this weekend.The gallant Corporal will receive many congratulations on this Royal recognition of his services, and the honour which, as a valiant soldier of the King, he has brought upon the district in which he resides. Corporal Toon has lived in Coleorton for practically all his life.Coleorton Times, June 1920 Trooper Sidney HOLMES 2984 Tpr. C A GREEN Charles Annis, b. Leicester, e. Leicester, r. Leicester, Killed in action 27/08/1916. THIEPVAL MEMORIAL (Pier and Face 1 A.) Charles was  part of the 3rd/1st LY, No.1 Troop, and was in the 12th Reserve Cavalry based in Aldershot (East Cavalry Barracks) before being sent to the front to join the 1st/1st LY.