Great Britain (Volunteers)

Yorkshire West Riding

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1859: 5th Yorkshire West Riding RVC(Ⅰ) raised
6th Yorkshire West Riding RVC(Ⅰ) raised
│		 11th Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
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1860: 1st Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
16th Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
17th Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
27th Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
31st Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
33rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
│		 38th Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
│		 both merged as
5th Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps(Ⅰ)
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│		 11th Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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│		 22nd Yorkshire West Riding RVC raised
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all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteers
│		 part of
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteers
│		 3rd Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps(Ⅱ)
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│		 7th Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps(Ⅱ)
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1863: 38th Yorkshire West Riding RVC added
33rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC disbanded
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1864: │
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│		 7th Yorkshire West Riding
(Leeds)
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
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1880: consolidated as
1st Yorkshire West Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalions
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volunteer battalion of
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalions
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volunteer battalion of
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
see also the Regular Battalions
and the Militia Battalions
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1887: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)		 2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)		 3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
WYorks
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WYorks
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 5th Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
(TF)		 6th Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
(TF)		 7th Battalion (Leeds Rifles),
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment) (TF)		 8th Battalion (Leeds Rifles),
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment) (TF)
WYorks
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1914/
1918:		 1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Infantry)
│		 1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Infantry)
│		 1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
2/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
3/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Infantry)
│		 1/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
2/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
3/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Infantry)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: 5th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own) (TA)		 6th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own) (TA)		 7th/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales’s Own) (TA)
WYorks
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1936: │
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│		 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales’s Own) (TA)
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│		 66th (Leeds Rifles,
The West Yorkshire Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)
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1938: │
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│		 45th (7th Bn West Yorkshire
Regiment) Battalion,
The Royal Tank Corps (TA)		 │
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1939: │
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│		 45th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps
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1939: 1/5th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own)
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│		 2/5th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own)
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│		 51th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
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│		 66th (Leeds Rifles,
The West Yorkshire Regiment)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1940: │
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│		 49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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│		 66th (Leeds Rifles)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
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1942: 5th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own)		 113th Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps		 │
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1944: │
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│		 14th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own)
│		 49th Garrison Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The West Yorkshire Regiment)
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1945: │
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│		 601st Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(The West Yorkshire Regiment)
│		 45th (Leeds Rifles)
Royal Tank Regiment
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│		 51st (Leeds Rifles)
Royal Tank Regiment
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│		 suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 5th Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wale’s Own) (TA)
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│		 disbanded 584st (Mobile)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(6th West Yorkshire) (TA)
│		 45th/51st (Leeds Rifles)
Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
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│		 466th (Mixed)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Leeds Rifles) (TA)
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1954: │
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│		 584st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(6th West Yorkshire) (TA)
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│		 466th (Leeds Rifles)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery (TA)
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│		 from
491st (Mixed)
Heavy Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
and
496th (Mixed)
Heavy Ant-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1955: │
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│		 Q (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Battery,
370st (West Riding) Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 │
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│		 R Battery, P Battery,
Q Battery,
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1956: │
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│		 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion,
The West Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales’s Own) (TA)		 │
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│		 LeedsR
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1958:
tranferred to
The Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire
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tranferred to
The Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire
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│		 from
4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(The Duke of York’s Own) (TA)
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1960: 3rd Battalion,
The Prince of Wale’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire (TA)		 │
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Yorkshire
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1961: │
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│		 The Leeds Rifles,
Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
HQ Company,
A Company (The Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire),
The Yorkshire Volunteers
and
The Prince of Wales’s Own
Yorkshire Territorials		 disbanded and formed elements of
A Company (The Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire),
The Yorkshire Volunteers
and
The Leeds Rifle Territorials
 

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