Essex Yeomanry In May 2009 a memorial was dedicated in Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres, to commemorate Essex Yeomen who died in the Ypres Salient, most of whom have no known grave and are listed on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing. The regimental memorial in Normandy is at Asnelles on Gold Beach. The following served as Honorary Colonel of the unit: Essex Yeomanry The Essex Yeomanry is 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
British Cemetery Montevideo Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen British Cemetery Montevideo Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen British Cemetery Montevideo Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen contains information about servicemen of different nationalities whose tombs can be found within the Cemetery. A few of the ships mentioned are well known to the general public, such as or , which fought in the Battle of the River Plate. The British Cemetery Montevideo is included in the Roll of Honour and contains eight graves maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This Section of the British Cemetery contains the graves of quite a number of sailors of different nationalities, although the majority are of