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Old 22-03-20, 11:28 AM
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Excellent thread and lots of great information.

My opinion is that the first photo shows the NCO instructors of the CY, and that the officers may have been men.

The boys themselves are not shown.

As the CY or CYC appears on the same magazine cover as the FANY they must have been a linked organisation.

It is possible the lady with the dog was also similtaneously in the FANY, an organisation with different objectives to that of the CY.

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As the CY or CYC appears on the same magazine cover as the FANY they must have been a linked organisation.
FANY was formed by Edward Baker, a Warrant Officer in the 21st Lancers, who was wounded during his period of service with Lord Kitchener’s army in the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 , he thought that it would be wonderful if a group of women were able to administer first aid on the battlefield to the men before they were removed from there to the casualty clearing stations.

At the same time that FANY was formed , Baker also founded a group called the Cadet Yeomanry for young males.
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My opinion is that the first photo shows the NCO instructors of the CY, and that the officers may have been men.
My view is different, the photo shows them in their pre 1912 uniforms and this wonderful photo (courtesy of the FANY website) is of a complete 'troop' .......riding side-saddle !
They "may" have had some male officers but I don't think they were NCO instructors for the CY.

Changes happened in 1913:
"A major step forward came with the Annual Camp in 1913 being held at Pirbright, which lasted two whole weeks, and which saw the Brigade of Guards taking them under their wing, beginning a connection which continues to this day."
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Thank you for the extra pictures and information.
Maybe the "CY" badge is a "YC" badge, for Yeomanry Corps?
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Hmmm, all very interesting for sure. I like the idea of the badge maybe being YC for Yeomanry Corps, but I just don't know. I will continue to research it and see if there is an answer I can find.

The FANY had a very unique rank structure, which while creating a chain of command, at the same time, seems it did not exist. This was one of the issues of their being taken into the regular army. But, that said, the FANYs were completely against giving up their autonomy. So much so that in fact, during WW2, when a group of FANYs did merge into the ATS , primarily as drivers, there also remained a group who did not participate, and are referred to as "The Free FANYs". It was some of these Free FANYs who later joined the SOE and 29 of them served as agents behind enemy lines.

Milmed, thnaks for the info re the Red Cross badge.

Thank you everyone for your input!!!

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A few more bits of info.

The photo in the initial post was taken on the roof of Gamage's Department store in Oxford Street London (c.1911) , the FAMY HQ/offices were situated in the building.


"War and Women:Official Gazette of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps and Cadet Yeomanry" only ran for 5 issues due to costs.

Although Edward Baker founded the organisation in 1907 he was only in charge until 6th January 1912 and appears to have had no further involvement after that date.
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