Great Britain (Volunteers)

West Riding of Yorkshire

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 1st Yorkshire (West Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
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│		 2nd Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
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1864: │
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│		 5th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Brigade of
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Artillery Volunteers
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1867: │
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│		 6th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
7th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
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1871: │
│		 8th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC raised
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1874: │
│		 5th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC disbanded
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1875: │
│		 6th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC abs. by 2nd
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1877: │
│		 7th Yorkshire (West Riding) AVC disbanded
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: │
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│		 consolidated as
2nd Yorkshire (West 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 (West Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (West Riding)
Artillery Volunteer Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
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1891: 1st Yorkshire (West Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division, Royal Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (West 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 (West Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
│		 2nd Yorkshire (West Riding)
Volunteer Artillery Corps
(Western Division,
Royal Garrison Artillery)
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Division system abolished
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1902: 1st Yorkshire (West Riding)
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)		 2nd West Riding of Yorkshire
Royal Garrison Artillery
(Volunteers)
RAVols
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 1st West Riding Battery,
2nd West Riding Battery,
3rd West Riding Battery,
I West Riding Ammunition Column,
I West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 10th West Riding (Howitzer) Battery,
11th West Riding (Howitzer) Battery,
IV West Riding Ammunition Column,
IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)		 4th West Riding Battery,
5th West Riding Battery,
6th West Riding Battery,
II West Riding Ammunition Column,
II West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
RA
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1914: 1/I West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/I West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 1/IV West Riding
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 2/IV West Riding
(Howitzer) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
│		 1/II West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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│		 2/II West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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1916: CCXLV Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCX Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXLVIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXIII Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCXLVI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
│		 CCCXI Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery
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│		 broken up broken up │
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1919: suspended animation
│		 disbanded suspended animation
│		 disbanded
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│		 reconstituted
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1920: 1st West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
│		 2nd West Riding Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 69th (West Riding) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)		 70th (West Riding) Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
RA
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1924: 69th (West Riding) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 70th (West Riding) Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 69th (West Riding)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 70th (West Riding)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1939: │
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│		 121st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 122nd Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1946: │
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│		 captured
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1942: │
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│		 121st Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding)
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│		 122nd Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding)
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1944: │
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│		 121st Medium Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding)
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1946: suspended animation
│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 269th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding) (TA)
│		 321st Heavy Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding) (TA)
│		 270th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(West Riding) (TA)
│		 disbanded
RA
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│		 from
584th Light Anti-Arcraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(6th West Yorkshire) (TA)
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1955: │
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│		 P Battery,
R Battery,
370th (West Riding)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 Q (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Battery,
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│		 270th (West Riding)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 249th (The West Riding Artillery)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 249th (The West Riding Artillery) Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 249th (The West Riding Artillery)
Field 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 West Riding Regiment Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
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1969: reduced to cadre as
The West Riding Regiment Royal Artillery
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1975: 269th (West Riding) OP Battery,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
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Territorial Army
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1989: 269th (West Riding) Battery,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
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1999: 269th (West Riding Artillery) Battery,
106th (Yeomanry) Regiment,
Royal Artillery
 

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