Great Britain (Militia)

West Yorkshire

Militia of Engand and Wales
 
1759: 1st West Riding of Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
2nd West Riding of Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
3rd West Riding of Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
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1763: 1st or Southern
Regiment of West Riding Militia
2nd or Northern
Regiment of West Riding Militia
1778: county precedence 4
county precedence 4
1779: county precedence 1
county precedence 1
1780: county precedence 27
county precedence 27
1781: county precedence 26
county precedence 26
1782: county precedence 28
county precedence 28
1793: 1st West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
2nd West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
1793: county precedence 39
county precedence 39
1797:



1st Supplementary Regiment
of West Yorkshire Militia
2nd Supplementary Regiment
of West Yorkshire Militia
3rd Supplementary Regiment
of West Yorkshire Militia
1797:



3rd West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
4th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
5th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
1799:



disbanded disbanded 3rd West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
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1803: county precedence 32
county precedence 32
county precedence 32
Final ballot for the regimental order of presidence
1833: 5th, or
1st West Yorkshire Rifle
Regiment of Militia
21st, or
2nd West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
1st, or
3rd West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
1853:





1st, or
3rd West Yorkshire Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
4th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia

5th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia

6th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia

1854:


21st, or
2nd West Yorkshire Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia












1855:








133th, or
4th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
4th, or
5th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
134th, or
6th West Yorkshire
Regiment of Militia
WYork-First
WYork-Second
WYork-Third
WYork-Fourth
WYork-Fifth
WYork-Sixth
WYork-First
WYork-Second
WYork-3rd
WYork-4th
WYork-5th
WYork-6th
1879:




2nd Battalion raised
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881: 3rd (Militia) Battalion,
The King's Own Light Infantry
(South Yorkshire Regiment)


3rd (Militia) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)


3rd (Militia) Battalion,
The York and Lancaster
Regiment


4th (Militia) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)


3rd (Militia) Battalion,
The Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)


3rd (Militia) Battalion,
4th (Militia) Battalion,
The Duke of Wellington’s
(West Riding Regiment)

KOYLI
WYorks
YaL
WYorks
Yorks
DWR
Conversion of the Miltia into the Special Reserve
1908: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
The King’s Own
(Yorkshire Light Infantry)

3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
The York and Lancaster
Regiment

4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion,
The Prince of Wales’s Own
(West Yorkshire Regiment)
3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
Alexandra,
Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)
3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
4th Battalion disbanded
The Duke of Wellington’s
(West Riding Regiment)
WYork-Fifth
WYorks
WYork-Fifth
WYorks
WYork-Fifth
DWR
Renaming of the Special Reserve into the Militia
1921: suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
suspended animation
Renaming of the Militia into the Supplementary Reserve
1924:





1953: disbanded disbanded disbanded disbanded disbanded disbanded