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2nd Volunteer Battalion (1881–1908) 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)
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 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 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 .
2nd Battalion, the York and Lancaster Regiment; 1/5th Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (joined February 1915, left June 1915) 8th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment (joined 17 November 1915, disbanded 16 February 1918) 16th Machine Gun Company (formed in February 1916, left to move into 6th Machine Gun Battalion 1 March 1918)
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.
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The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment — Paired with 1 LANCS Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Kimberley Barracks, Preston [128] A (King's Regiment) Company, in Liverpool [129] Band of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment [129]