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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.
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 ...
As part of the Army 2020 reorganisation, in July 2012 an announcement was made that the Yorkshire Regiment would be reduced to two regular battalions, with the 2nd Battalion (Green Howards) disbanded and its soldiers dispersed to the remainder of the regiment on completion of their Cyprus tour in the autumn of 2013.
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)
List of commissioned officers of the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment; 19th Regiment of Foot) regiment of the British Army. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Franklyn was commissioned into the 19th Regiment of Foot in 1874, [3] [4] which in 1881 became the Yorkshire Regiment, and later still became the Green Howards, and was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Aldershot in 1888. [3]
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The Green Howards – 19th (1st North Riding of Yorkshire) Regiment of Foot later Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) [1] (So named in 1744, to distinguish them from Howard's Buffs by facing colour of uniform; both regiments had colonels named Howard at the time)