[40], The regiment's battle honours were as follows:[15]. [28], The regimental collection is held by the York Army Museum which is based at the Tower Street drill hall in York. 1862–1870: Gen. Sir William Wood, KCB, KH, 1880–1897: Gen. Alfred Thomas Heyland, CB, 1904–1914: Maj-Gen. William Hanbury Hawley, 1956–1958: Brig. Our two Regular battalions; one armoured infantry, one light role, are complemented by a Reserve battalion based in our home towns across Yorkshire and Teesside. YORKS No1/No2 Dress Cap Badge - ONLY 1 IN STOCK. Gerald Hilary Cree, CBE, DSO, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 22:21. Re-named the
The Volunteers held their annual camp at Helmsley. 1st Yorkshire North
The bond we have with our home County, our history and our families is what makes us and who we are – ‘Fortune Favours the Brave’. [31] The 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds), raised by the Lord Mayor and City of Leeds, landed at Le Havre as part of the 106th Brigade in the 35th Division in February 1916 for service on the Western Front. [8], In January 1776, the 14th was part of the amphibious expedition that took part in the burning of Norfolk, Virginia. YORKS No1/No2 Dress Collar Badge. into the Territorial Force. [10] In August, the fleet returned to New York, where the remnants of the 14th were used to supplement other units, while its officers went back to Britain to recruit a new regiment. [28][34], In 1937, the 6th Battalion became 49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion of the Royal Engineers, converting to a searchlight regiment of the Royal Artillery in 1940. Good shooting was made at some of the distances. Our connection with Yorkshire is vitally important to our soldiers and we value the strong relationships we have with our local councils and communities, sporting clubs, cadet and youth organisations, charities and veterans’ associations. 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