Associated Regiments and Units

The Successor Units, 1993

3rd Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire

(Yorkshire Volunteers)

(late 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers)

 

4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards

(Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (Yorkshire Volunteers)

(late 1st Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers)

 

3rd Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment

(West Riding) (Yorkshire Volunteers)

(late 3rd/4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers)

 

Following SDR, things changed again! Refer to the History page for greater detail.

The Yorkshire Volunteers, in 1999, was succeeded by the following:

The East and West Riding Regiment

 

Imphal Company York, plus Leeds Rifles Platoon, Leeds
Quebec Company Sutton-on-Hull, plus a detachment in Beverley
Ypres Company Huddersfield, plus a platoon in Keighley
Fontenay Company Barnsley, plus a platoon in Sheffield

Tyne Tees Regiment

A (Green Howards) Coy Scarborough, plus a detachment in Northallerton
B (Green Howards) Coy Middlesbrough, plus a detachment in Coulby Newham

Although not following a strict lineage, former Yorkshire Volunteers had remained in a Drill Hall in Rotherham and become 146 Recovery Company REME, and soldiers of 4/5 Green Howards rebadged as 104 (Pioneer) Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps, in Coulby Newham.

The Yorkshire Regiment

The TT Regiment rejoined the PWO and DWR companies of The East and West Riding Regiment to become, on the 6th of June 2007, the TA Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, to be known as 4 Yorks.

For the latest information from the new regiment click the link:                                                http://www.army.mod.uk/yorks

 


Immediate Predecessors of Yorkshire Volunteers

The Humber Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorials)

The West Riding Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorials)

The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers Royal Artillery (Territorials)

3rd Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (T.A.)

The Leeds Rifles The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (T.A.)

4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards (T.A.)

The West Riding Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (T.A.)

The Hallamshire Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment (T.A.)

 

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