Great Britain (Volunteers)

East Riding, North Riding and West Riding of Yorkshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
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1860: 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
3rd Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteers
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3rd Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC disbanded
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2nd Yorkshire (North Riding) AVC raised
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│		 4th Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1861: │
│		 3rd Yorkshire (North Riding) AVC raised
│		 3rd Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
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1861: 2nd Yorkshire (North Riding) AVC added
3rd Yorkshire (North Riding) AVC added
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1862: 3rd Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC added
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1865: 5th Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
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1869: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC disbanded
6th Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
7th Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC raised
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1875: 5th Yorkshire (East Riding) AVC disbanded
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1880: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
│		 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1880: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
(East Riding, North Riding,
and West Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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1880: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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Creation of the Divisons, Royal Artillery
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1882:
volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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volunteer brigade of
Northern Division
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Regrouping into three large divisions
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1889: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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1891: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery
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1899: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Yorkshire (East Riding)
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 2nd Yorkshire (East Riding)
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
│		 RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908:

North Riding Battery, →

West Riding Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)		     1st East Riding Battery, ←
    2nd East Riding Battery, ←
→ North Riding Battery,    
    II Northumbrian Ammunition Column, ←
II Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 ← 1st East Riding Battery,
← 2nd East Riding Battery,

← II Northumbrian Ammunition Column,
East Riding
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
RA
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1914: 1/1st West Riding Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
│		 2/1st West Riding Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
│		 1/II Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/II Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: │
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│		 CCLI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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1916: │
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
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from
North Midland (Staffordshire)
Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery
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│		 from
Northumbrian (North Riding)
Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery
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1920: 9th (West Riding and
Staffordshire) Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
│		 2nd Northumbrian Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 East Riding
Royal Garrison Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 54th (West Riding and
Staffordshire) Medium Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)		 73rd (Northumbrian) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 East Riding Coast Brigade,
Royal Garrison Artillery (TA)
RA
│		 RA
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1924: 54th (West Riding and
Staffordshire) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 73rd (Northumbrian) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 East Riding Heavy Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1932: 51st (Midland) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 54th (Durham and
West Riding) Medium Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1936: │
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│		 62nd (Northumbrian)
Anti-Arcraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1937: │
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1938: 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 62nd (Northumbrian)
Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 East Riding Heavy Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: 63rd Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: │
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│		 62nd (Northumbrian)
Heavy Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
│		 513th (East Riding) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 512th (East Riding) Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: 63rd Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Midland)
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1944: │
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│		 suspended animation
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1945: │
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│		 617th Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Riding)
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1945: suspended animation
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1946: │
│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: disbanded 351st Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Midland) (TA)
│		 529th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 462nd Heavy Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 423rd Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Riding) (TA)
│		 422nd Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Riding) (TA)
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1948: │
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│		 462nd (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Northumbrian) (TA)
│		 676th Coast Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Riding) (TA)
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1948: │
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│		 676th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Riding) (TA)
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1949: │
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│		 529th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1950: disbanded │
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1953: 529th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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RA
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1954: │
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│		 from
581st (5th Bn,
The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment)
(Mixed Heavy Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: S Battery, HQ Battery,
P Battery,
Q Battery,		 R (5th Bn, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment)
Battery,		 │
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440th (Humber)
Light Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1956: │
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│		 422nd (East Riding Coast)
Field Park Squadron,
129th Construction Regiment,
Royal Engineers (TA)
1961: 440th (Humber) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 440th (Humber)
Light Air Defence Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
The Humber Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
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1969: reduced to cadre as
The Humber Regiment Royal Artillery
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1971: A (The Humber Artillery) Battery,
2nd Battalion,
The Yorkshire Volunteers
 

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