Infantry Volunteers

Yorkshire East Riding

1859: 1st Yorkshire East Riding RVC
2nd Yorkshire East Riding RVC

1860: 3rd Yorkshire East Riding RVC(I)
4th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
7th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
9th Yorkshire East Riding RVC(I)


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteers

consolidated as
1st Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps

3rd Yorkshire East Riding RVC(II)
5th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
6th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
8th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
9th Yorkshire East Riding RVC(II)
10th Yorkshire East Riding RVC
11th Yorkshire East Riding RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteers

1861:


1st Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteers
1876:
10th Yorkshire East Riding RVC disbanded
Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:


consolidated as
3rd Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1880:

2nd Yorkshire East Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The East Yorkshire Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The East Yorkshire Regiment
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
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EYorks
EYorks
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(TF)
5th (Cyclist) Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(TF)
merged into
5th Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
(TF)
EYorks
EYorks
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment




Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(TA)
disbanded
1935: 4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(The Duke of York’s Own)
(TA)
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1939:


5th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(The Duke of York’s Own)
(TA)
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 4th Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
(The Duke of York’s Own)
(TA)
1958:
tranferred to
The Prince of Wales’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire
1960: merged into
3rd Battalion,
The Prince of Wale’s Own
Regiment of Yorkshire
(TA)