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The headstones at Vandières of R.S. Caldwell (aged 24), J.H. Wain (age 27) and A. Norris, members of the Army Cyclist Corps, died June 1918. In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside ...
The United Kingdom employed bicycle troops in militia or territorial units, rather than in regular army units. Essentially this reflected the popularity of cycling amongst the civilian population and the perceived value of bicycles in providing increased mobility for home defence units. [3]
The battalion was newly raised [1] at Tonbridge on 1 April 1908 [2] as a bicycle infantry battalion of the British Army's Territorial Force.Initially designated as the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), in 1910 it was separated from the regiment and redesignated as the independent Kent Cyclist Battalion [3] so as to encourage recruitment from the eastern part of ...
25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle battalion of the London Regiment of the British Army. [1] The battalion was converted to a unit of the Royal Corps of Signals in 1922. [2] 26th Middlesex (Cyclists) Volunteer Corps, 1896
In particular, based on war time experience, the Army decided to dispense with cyclists units and the existing battalions were either disbanded or converted to artillery or signals units. [ 1 ] The Northern Cyclist Battalion was reformed at Newcastle on 7 February 1920.
A shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) is an embroidered emblem worn on the sleeves of some United States Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. Like division sized units, separate brigades of the U.S. Army are allowed their own SSI to distinguish their wearers from those of other units. Most military units ...
The Highland Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle infantry battalion of the Territorial Force, part of the British Army.Formed as part of the Volunteer Force in 1860, it became a Volunteer Battalion of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881.
MO-05 of the Swiss Army World War I Italian Bersaglieri with folding bicycles. A military bicycle is a bicycle specially adapted to the needs of armed forces.In use since the early 20th century in many armies throughout the world, bicycles allow for silent movement and increased mobility on the battlefield.