Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
4th (Hallamshire) Battalion (1908–1924) formerly 1st (Hallamshire) Volunteer Battalion; 5th Battalion (1908–1936) formerly 2nd Volunteer Battalion; 67th (York and Lancaster Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (1936–47) formerly 5th Battalion [3] The Hallamshire Battalion (1924–1967) Yorkshire Volunteers (1967–1993)
The regiment inherited the title "York and Lancaster" from the 84th Foot to which had been awarded in 1809. The 84th was one of the few Regiments of Foot lacking a county designation and the title was given in recognition of the fact that the unit had been raised in York in 1793, with a second battalion in Preston, Lancashire in 1808. [5] [6]
The 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment was an infantry battalion of the British Army created in 1881 by the redesignation of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot in 1881. The battalion was in existence from 1881 until 1948, when it amalgamated with the 1st Battalion .
The Territorial Force was reformed on 7 February 1920, and in 1921 was reorganised as the Territorial Army (TA) and the original Hallamshire Battalion was, in 1924, the number was dropped by order of King George V in recognition of their war service and the battalion was known as simply The Hallamshire Battalion, Yorks and Lancs.
The 5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer units originally raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1860. It served in some of the bitterest fighting on the Western Front during World War I , including the Somme , Ypres and the German spring offensive .
The 1st Battalion, a Regular Army unit, was serving with the 15th Infantry Brigade, alongside the 1st Battalion, Green Howards and the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, and was sent to France in 1939, as part of 5th Infantry Division.
Pages in category "York and Lancaster Regiment soldiers" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (from 2 January, until 10 September 1942) 11th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (from 24 September, until 16 December 1942) 30th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (from 10 September, until 26 September 1942) 6th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (from 27 September, left 13 December ...