West Yorkshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | . |
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1945.02 | India | 17 Ind Infantry Division |
1946 | England: | . |
1946 | Austria: | . |
. | 20 Nov 48: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
1952 | England: | . |
1952 | Egypt: Canal Zone | . |
1953.07 | Malaya | 18 Infantry Brigade |
1955.03 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Camp, Omagh | . |
1956 | England: Connaught Barracks, Dover | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | Nov 56 - Dec 56: Suez | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | 25 Apr 58: amalgamated at Dover with 1st Bn, The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own), to form 1st Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | . |
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1943.12.13 | Burma | . |
. | 28 Aug 45: at sea (embarked at Rangoon) | . |
1945.08.29 | Dutch East Indies: Java | . |
1946 | Malaya: Glugor Bks, Penang | . |
. | May 48: Sailed for UK | . |
1948 | England: | . |
. | 1948: reduced to cadre | . |
. | 20 Nov 48: Amalgamated in Austria with 1st Battalion | . |
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