The East and West Riding Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army. The Territorial Army (TA) is a part of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...

History

The Regiment was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (Yorkshire Volunteers), the 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Yorkshire Volunteers) and the King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (Light Infantry) due to the reforms implemented in consequence of the Strategic Defence Review. The RHQ was based at Pontefract and the Regiment, part of 15 (North East) Brigade, comprised one small Headquarter Company and 5 Rifle Companies: 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) and the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot). ... The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (officially, the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding)) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... The Strategic Defence Review (or SDR) was a policy document produced by the Labour Government that came to power in 1997. ... Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ...

• Waterloo Company

• Minden (Light Infantry) Company

• Quebec (Prince of Wales's Own) Company

• Imphal (Prince of Wales's Own) Company

• Ypres (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company

• Fontenay (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company

No new cap badge was created for this Regiment, soldiers wore their former regimental cap badge or were badged according to the company they joined. Headquarter Company was a composite company with new recruits badged Light Infantry or according to their chosen trade. The regimental crest was a combination of the Light Infantry and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire cap badges and crest from the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. During the summer of 2004 the Regiment adopted a new Regimental Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF) of the White Rose of Yorkshire on a black background (this design was previously used by the 49 West Riding Division between the WWI and WWII). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Kings Division. ... Official name The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding) Colonel-in-Chief Brigadier His Grace Arthur Valerian Wellesley KG LVO OBE MC BA DL, 8th Duke of Wellington Colonel-of-the-Regiment Major-General Sir Evelyn John Webb-Carter KCB Nicknames The Dukes, The Havercake Lads, The Pattern, The...

In November 2004 the Regiment dispatched a composite company (Normandy Company) to Basra, Iraq as part of 4 Armoured Brigade of the Multi-National Division (South East) for a 6-month tour-of-duty. The Regiment contributed soldiers to each of the operation TELIC deployments during the life of the Regiment. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Basra Basra (Arabic: ‎; BGN: Al Başrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of 2,600,000 (2003). ... Multi-National Division (South-East) is the name for a number of military formations that have existed during multinational peacekeeping and occupation operations. ... Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ...

As part of the Future Infantry Structure (FIS) restructuring of the army announced in 2004, the Light Infantry company was replaced by a company of Green Howards. The regiment became the Territorial battalion of the newly created Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6th June 2006. The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter which responded to the challenges raised by the War on Terror. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. ...