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On 1 July 1881 the 19th Foot became the Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) – still generally known as the Green Howards. Because the district had been unable to raise a second militia battalion, the 5th West Yorkshire Militia recruited from around Knaresborough joined as the 3rd Battalion, while the North York Militia became the 4th ...
The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, [1] was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division.
4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) 4th Battalion, the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) [ 5 ] In addition, the King's Division also maintains a single regular army band titled the Band of the King's Division , which is a component band of British Army Bands Catterick. [ 6 ]
After the 4th battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion, The Green Howards in 1961, [5] the presence at the drill hall was disbanded. [4] However, in 1993 a platoon sized detachment from C Company of that regiment was reformed at the drill hall. [ 4 ]
Captain (temporary) John Barlow (364428), The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). Captain Peter Kenneth Bryceson (109005), The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Lieutenant John Colley Caiger (385013), The East Surrey Regiment.
5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment; 6th Battalion, Green Howards; 7th Battalion, Green Howards; 69th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company (formed 1 September 1940, disbanded 1 January 1941) 69th Infantry Brigade Support Company (from 16 May 1943, left 31 December 1943)
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The Royal Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated R YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006.