Infantry Volunteers

Yorkshire North Riding

1860: 2nd Yorkshire North Riding RVC
4th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
5th Yorkshire North Riding RVC(I)
7th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
8th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
9th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
11th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
12th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
14th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
15th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
18th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
19th Yorkshire North Riding RVC


all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Yorkshire North Riding
Rifle Volunteers
1st Yorkshire North Riding RVC
3rd Yorkshire North Riding RVC
6th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
10th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
13th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
16th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
17th Yorkshire North Riding RVC


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





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1863: 7th Yorkshire North Riding RVC to
2nd Yorkshire North Riding RVC disbanded
20nd Yorkshire North Riding RVC


7th Yorkshire North Riding RVC
part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Durham Rifle Volunteers




1865:
17th Yorkshire North Riding RVC disbanded
1866: 11th Yorkshire North Riding RVC disbanded

1868:
13th Yorkshire North Riding RVC disbanded
1871: 5th Yorkshire North Riding RVC(I) disbanded
5th Yorkshire North Riding RVC(II)



1874: 12th Yorkshire North Riding RVC abs by 4th

1875: 5th Yorkshire North Riding RVC(II) disbanded

Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880: consolidated as
4th Yorkshire North Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
1st Yorkshire North Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
1880: 1st Yorkshire North Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
2nd Yorkshire North Riding
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Princess of Wales’s Own
(Yorkshire Regiment)
Yorks
Yorks
1902: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Yorks
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from
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The East Yorkshire Regiment

Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: 4th Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
(TF)
5th Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
(TF)
Yorks
Yorks
Yorks
Yorks
1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)

1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own (Yorkshire Regiment)

Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Green Howards
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own Yorkshire Regiment)
(TA)
5th Battalion,
The Green Howards
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own Yorkshire Regiment)
(TA)
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1939:




6th Battalion,
The Green Howards
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own Yorkshire Regiment)
(TA)






7th Battalion,
The Green Howards
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own Yorkshire Regiment)
(TA)

1942:
disbanded

1946:

disbanded
Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947:


631st Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Green Howards)
1951:

631st Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Green Howards)
Yorks
Yorks
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1961: 4th/5th Battalion,
The Green Howards
(Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s
Own Yorkshire Regiment)
(TA)
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed elements of
B Company (The Green Howards),
The Yorkshire Volunteers
and
The Green Howards Territorials