sentences:  It first served overseas at the time of the Second Boer War.Following distinguished action in Egypt and Palestine in the First World War, it developed with the deployment of artillery and tanks.The Staffordshire Yeomanry became part of the Mercian Yeomanry in 1971 (renamed the Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry in 1973) with one of the squadrons being designated B (Staffordshire Yeomanry) Squadron.