Yorkshire Volunteers
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | Yorkshire Volunteers | . |
1967.04.01 | Formed with HQ at Lumley Barrack, York, as TAVR II successor to 3rd Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (TA), 4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards (TA), The West Riding Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (TA) and The Hallamshire Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment (TA) of the Yorkshire Brigade | . |
. | HQ Company at Lumley Barracks, York, successor to 3rd Bn The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
. | A (The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire) Company at Lumley Barracks, York, successor to 3rd Bn The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire, and The Leeds Rifles, The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
. | B (The Green Howards) Company at Stockton Road, Middlesbrough with det at Scarborough, successor to 4th/5th Bn The Green Howards; det formed 1969 at Guisborough from same unit | . |
. | C (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Halifax with det at Keighley, successor to The West Riding Bn The Duke of Wellington's Regt | . |
. | D (Hallamshire) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield with dets at Rotherham and Barnsley, successor to The Hallamshire Bn The York and Lancaster Regt | . |
1969.12.01 | E (The Leeds Rifles) Company formed at Carlton Barracks, Leeds with det at Castleford from The Leeds Rifles, The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
1971.04.01 | Redesignated 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers on formation of 2nd and 3rd Battalions | . |
. | HQ at Lumley Barracks, York; Scarborough detachment B Company transferred to form D Company 2nd Battalion | . |
1973.04.01 | C Coy consolidated at Halifax (yielding Keighley to 3rd Battalion); E Coy consolidated at Leeds (yielding Castleford to 2nd Battalion) | . |
1975.04.01 | D Coy consolidated at Sheffield (yielding Rotherham and Barnsley to 3rd Battalion) | . |
1977.12.01 | A Coy at Colliergate, York transferred as A Company 2nd Battalion; E Coy at Carlton Barracks, Leeds redesignated as new A Company | . |
1978.04.01 | New E (The York and Lancaster Regiment) Company formed at Doncaster from detachment of B Company 3rd Battalion | . |
1978 | D Coy formed detachment at Middlewood Road, Sheffield | . |
1979 | A Coy formed detachment at Harrogate | . |
1986 | G Company (interim designation) formed at Guisborough from detachment B Company; H Company (interim designation) formed at Harrogate with detachment at Northallerton from A Coy 1st Battalion and A Coy 2nd Battalion (by 1 Jan.1987); K Company (interim designation) formed at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough from personnel B Coy | . |
1987.01.01 | D Coy at Sheffield transferred as D Company 4th Battalion | . |
1988.01.01 | Companies reorganised: A Coy at Carlton Barracks, Leeds transferred as B Company 3rd Battalion; C Coy at Halifax transferred as C Company 3rd Battalion; E Coy at Doncaster transferred as C Company 4th Battalion | . |
. | HQ Company at Lumley Barrack, York [unchanged] | . |
. | A (The Green Howards) Company at Guisborough and Loftus, redesignation G Company | . |
. | B (The Green Howards) Company at Stockton Road, Middlesbrough [unchanged] | . |
. | C (The Green Howards) Company at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, redesignation of K Company | . |
. | D (The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire) Company at Harrogate with Pln at Northallerton, redesignation of H Company | . |
1989.01.17 | Redesignated 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (Cleveland), HQ at Lumley Barracks, York | . |
. | HQ Company at Lumley Barracks, York; | . |
. | A (The Green Howards) Company at Guisborough and Loftus; | . |
. | B (The Green Howards) Company at Stockton Road, Middlesbrough; | . |
. | C (The Green Howards) Company at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough; | . |
. | D (The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire) Company at Harrogate with Pltn at Northallerton | . |
1992.04.01 | Reduced to three rifle company establisment: | . |
. | HQ Company at York, absorbed C Coy | . |
. | A (The Green Howards) Company at Scarborough with detachments at Guisborough and Whitby, amalgamation of D Coy 2nd Battalion and A Coy 1st Battalion | . |
. | B (The Green Howards) Company at Middlesbrough [unchanged] | . |
. | C Company at Harrogate, by redesignation of D Coy, losing POWORY affiliation | . |
1992.12.15 | HQ and HQ Company moved Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough (yielding York to 2nd Battalion) | . |
1993.04.25 | Redesignated as 4th/5th Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (Yorkshire Volunteers) | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers | . |
1971.04.01 | Formed with HQ at Colliergate, York from cadres of former TAVR III battalions (3rd Battalion (T) The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, The Humber Regiment RA, The Leeds Rifles The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, 4th/5th (T) Battalion The Green Howards and 4th (T) Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) and existing companies | . |
. | HQ Company at Colliergate, York, formed from part A Company 1st Battalion and cadre 3rd Bn (T) The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
. | A (The Humber Artillery) Battery at Wenlock Barracks, Hull, formed from cadre The Humber Regiment RA; redesignated later Company | . |
. | B (The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire) Company at Londesborough Barracks, Hull, formed from cadre 3rd (T) Bn The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
. | C (The Leeds Rifles) Company at Castleford, formed from cadre The Leeds Rifles The Prince of Wales's Own Regt of Yorkshire | . |
. | D (The Green Howards) Company at Scarborough with dets at Whitby and Bridlington, formed from detachment B Coy 1st Battalion and cadre 4th/5th (T) Bn The Green Howards | . |
. | E (The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Company at Wakefield with det at Pontefract, formed from cadre 4th (T) Bn The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | . |
1975.04.01 | E Coy at Wakefield and Pontefract transferred as C Company 7th Battalion, The Light Infantry (V) | . |
1977 | Battalion re-roled as a NATO battalion | . |
1977.12.01 | A Company amalgamated with B Company and consolidated at Londesborough Barracks, Hull; new A Company formed at Colliergate, York with detachments at Northallerton and Selby by redesignation of A Company 1st Battalion | . |
1978 | HQ Company formed Mortar Pln at Beverley; HQ and HQ Company now located at Worsley Barracks, York | . |
1980.1 | C Company formed platoon at Batley | . |
1986.01.15 | Batley Pln C Coy transferred as nucleus of C Company 8th Battalion, The Light Infantry (V) | . |
1986.04 | C Coy formed new platoon at Goole | . |
1987.01.01 | Northallerton pln A Coy transferred to H Company 1st Battalion | . |
1989.01.17 | Redesignated as 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (Yorkshire and Humberside) with HQ at Worsley Barracks, York | . |
. | HQ Company at Worsley Barracks, York, Mortar Pln at Beverley | . |
. | A Company at Colliergate, York with det Selby | . |
. | B Company at Londesborough Barracks, Hull | . |
. | C (The Leeds Rifles) Company at Castleford, pln at Goole | . |
. | D (The Green Howards) Company at Scarborough with dets at Whitby and Bridlington | . |
1991.04.01 | E (The Humber Artillery) Company re-formed at Mona House, Hull from elements 2nd Battalion and partly from 129 (East Riding) Field Squadron RE | . |
1992.04.04 | Reorganised with three rifle company establishment: D Coy transferred as A Company 1st Battalion and Bridlington closed | . |
. | HQ Company at Worsley Barracks, York | . |
. | A Company at Colliergate, York, formed new det at Goole from C Company; Selby det closed; elements at Colliergate moved 15 Dec 1992 to Lumley Barracks, York | . |
. | B Company moved to Mona House, Hull and absorbed E Coy | . |
. | C (Leeds Rifles) Company at Carlton Barracks, Leeds with Pln at Castleford, absorbed B Company 3rd Battalion; elements at Leeds moved 2 Dec 1992 to Harewood Barracks, Leeds | . |
1993.04.25 | Redesignated 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (Yorkshire Volunteers) | . |
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. | 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers | . |
1971.04.01 | Formed with HQ at Huddersfield from cadres of former TAVR III battalions (3rd Battalion (T) The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, The Humber Regiment RA, The Leeds Rifles The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, 4th/5th (T) Battalion The Green Howards and 4th (T) Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) and existing companies | . |
. | HQ Company at Hudderfield. Formed from cadre The West Riding Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment | . |
. | A (The West Riding Artillery) Battery at Bradford with det at Keighley. Formed from cadre The West Riding Regiment RA. Later redesignated Company | . |
. | B (The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Battery at Rotherham. Formed from cadre The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers RA. Later redesignated Company | . |
. | C (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Huddersfield. Formed from cadre The West Riding Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment | . |
. | D (Hallamshire) Company at Barnsley. Formed from cadre The Hallamshire Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment | . |
1975 | A Company Headquarters moved to Keighley, retaining detachment at Bradford | . |
1984 | H (York and Lancaster) (HSF) Company formed at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley | . |
1988.01.01 | B Company at Rotherham and D Company at Barnsley transferred to 4th Battalion as B Company and A Company respectively; New B (The Leeds Rifles) Company formed at Leeds by transfer of A Company 1st Battalion; new D (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company formed at Halifax by transfer of C Company 1st Battalion | . |
1989.01.17 | Redesignated 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (West Yorkshire), HQ at Huddersfield | . |
. | HQ Company at Hudderfield. | . |
. | A (The West Riding Artillery) Battery at Keighley with det at Bradford. | . |
. | B (The Leeds Rifles) Company at Leeds. | . |
. | C (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Huddersfield. | . |
. | D (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Halifax. | . |
. | H (York and Lancaster) (HSF) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley | . |
1992.04.04 | Amalgamated with 4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (South Yorkshire) to form 3rd/4th Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (West and South Yorkshire) | . |
. | HQ Company disbanded, personnel to HQ Company and C Company 3rd/4th Battalion | . |
. | A Company and D Company amalgamated to form B Company 3rd/4th Battalion | . |
. | C Company redesignated as C Company 3rd/4th Battalion | . |
. | H (HSF) Company disbanded | . |
. | B Company at Leeds transferred as C Company 2nd Battalion | . |
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. | 4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers | . |
1988.01.01 | Formed with HQ at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield | . |
. | HQ (The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield. Formed 6 Apr 1986 | . |
. | A (Hallamshire) Company at Eastgate, Barnsley. Formed by redesignation of D Company 3rd Battalion | . |
. | B (The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Company at Rotherham. Formed by redesignation of B Company 3rd Battalion | . |
. | C (The York and Lancaster Regiment) Company at Doncaster. Formed by redesignation of E Company 1st Battalion | . |
. | D (Hallamshire) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield. Formed 1 Jan 1987 by redesignation of D Company 1st Battalion | . |
. | Redesignated 4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (South Yorkshire), HQ at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield | . |
1992.04.04 | Amalgamated with 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (West Yorkshire) to form 3rd/4th Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (West and South Yorkshire) | . |
. | Headquarters formed Headquarters of new Battalion | . |
. | HQ Company and D Company amalgamated with HQ Company 3rd Battalion form form HQ Company 3rd/4th Battalion | . |
. | A Company and B Company amalgamated to form A Company 3rd/4th Battalion with company headquarters to Wakefield Road, Barnsley | . |
. | C Company at Doncaster redesignated as C Company 8th Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteers) | . |
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. | 3rd/4th Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (West and South Yorkshire) | . |
1992.04.04 | Formed with HQ at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield by amalgamation of 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (West Yorkshire) and 4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers (South Yorkshire) | . |
. | HQ (Hallamshire) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield, amalgamation of HQ Coy 3rd Battalion, HQ Coy 4th Battalion and D Coy 4th BattalionÃÂ | . |
. | A (The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Company at Wakefield Road, Barnsley with dets at Rotherham and Eastgate, Barnsley, formed by amalgamation of A Coy and B Coy 4th Battalion | . |
. | B (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Halifax with det at Keighley, formed by amalgamation of D Coy 3rd Battalion and A Coy 3rd Battalion | . |
. | C (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company at Huddersfield, formed by redesignation of C Company 3rd Battalion | . |
1993.04.25 | Redesignated 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) (Yorkshire Volunteers) | . |
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