Early in 1900 Colonel C R Burn late of the 1st Royal Dragoons was recalled to raise a volunteer force of mounted infantry and turned to Captain R Wynne of his own regiment to establish recruiting centres in London. Between 800 and 1000 men were trained and sent out to south Africa to the Imperial yeomanry brigade.

With the 1st commanding officers being Colonel Burns and Major J M Rogers DSO as his second-in-command and both formerly of the 1st Royal dragoons it was quite understandable that the uniform decided upon should closely follow the scarlet dress of the Royals.

The regimental colours of royal purple, scarlet and gold were the royal racing colours of Edward VII and were adopted with his permission due to his friendship with Colonel Burn who had also been an A.D.C. to the King. 

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REGIMENTAL MARCH

KINGS COLOURS

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GUIDON
HELMET

CAP BADGE

FREEDOM OF WESTMINSTER

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