The Duke of Wellington’s

1702: Earl of Huntingdon’s
Regiment of Foot
1703: Henry Leigh’s
1705: Robert Duncanson’s
1705: George Wade’s
1717: Henry Hawley’s
1730: Robert Dalzell’s
1730: John Hohnston’s
1751: 33rd Regiment of Foot
1756: 2nd Bn raised
1758: 2nd Bn → 72nd Foot

33rd-Foot
1782: 33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding)
Regiment of Foot

1787:
76th Regiment of Foot
1806:

76th (Hindoostan)
Regiment of Foot

1812:
76th Regiment of Foot
1846:
Reserve Bn raised
1848:
Reserve Bn disbanded
1853: 33rd (The Duke of Wellington’s)
Regiment of Foot



33rd Foot
76th Foot
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
layout layout
1881: 1st Bn, 2nd Bn,
The Halifax Regiment
(Duke of Wellington’s)
The Duke of Wellington’s
(West Riding Regiment)
West-Riding
DWR
1921: The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
(West Riding)

1948: 2nd Bn disbanded
1948:
part of
The Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade
1958:
brigade renamed in
The Yorkshire Brigade
Yorkshire
1968:
part of
The King’s Division
DWR
2006: 3rd Battalion,
The Yorkshire Regiment
(14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)

(Duke of Wellington’s)
YORKS
2013: 1st Battalion,
The Yorkshire Regiment
(14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)

2023: 1st Battalion,
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
(14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)