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night march to attack Bullecourt from the south west at 04.30 on 11 April. However, Lt-Col Hastings reported three times in two hours that the necessary conditions for his attack had not been met: no tanks had appeared to support the attack (nine out of 11 hd been knocked out and the remaining two were missing), and there was no sign that the neighbouring Australian troops had entered Bullecourt. He was ordered to take immediate action to clear up the situation in Bullecourt without waiting for the tanks. Hastings insisted that a daylight attack (it was now 11.00) without cover could not succeed against uncut wire. Three hours later Brigade HQ accepted the situation and ordered Hastings to withdraw his patrols and relieve 2/7th Bn holding the front line trenches. The next day was spent probing the defences of Bullecourt before the battalion was relieved by the 2/7th Bn. The cancelled operation cost the 2/6th Bn two officers and 31 other ranks killed, together with 30 wounded. Nine men were dug out alive by
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185th Brigade on the right, with 2/6th West Yorkshires on the extreme right, was tasked with taking Bullecourt itself. No man's land was 990 yards wide and swept by machine gun fire from the right (in a gap between the 62nd and the Australians): in the smoke and confusion the 2/6th Bn sheered off to the left and lost touch with the rest of the division. Large numbers of the battalion's men were lying dead and wounded in the wire, and a company of 2/7th Bn went forward to try to make contact but were driven back. Of the rest of the 62nd Division, only a few parties got into the German positions. The survivors of 2/6th Bn drifted back to their starting positions, and were then withdrawn to reorganise. It was not until 17 May that the division finally cleared the village, and operations against the Hindenburg Line continued until 28 May.
574: 963: 641: 609: 1151: 628:, and 1/6th Bn was in the first wave, which went over the top punctually at 05.10. Communication was poor, and after about four hours the remnants of the attacking companies were back on the start line. Although the first objectives had been reached, they could not be held, and many small parties were cut off and captured. A second attack was called off, and 146th Bde was withdrawn. 49th Division continued minor operations towards Thiepval during the 712:(MC) to go with his VC.) The frontline companies having been overrun, the rest of the brigade fell back through Vierstraat Cross to Ouerdom, where the enemy advance was halted. In two days' fighting (25–26 April) the 6th Bn lost 22 officers and 461 other ranks. At Ouerdom on 27 April, the remnants of the brigade were temporarily formed into a composite battalion under the command of Major R. Clough of 6th Bn and placed in divisional reserve. 61: 78: 1024:
farmhouse. Shortly after 08.45 the rest of the British tanks and infantry arrived and wiped him and his party out. It took the battalion another two hours to clear the maze of dugouts under the chateau while the rest of the brigade passed on to the second objective. By 11.30 the British had taken almost the whole of the Hindenburg Main and Support Lines over the frontage of the attack.
252:, designated the 5th and 6th (Bradford) Yorkshire West Riding RVCs. The following February the two units merged with other unnumbered Bradford companies to form the 5th RVC, renumbered in April 1860 as the 3rd following other mergers. The new 3rd Yorkshire West Riding RVC comprised four companies, which rose to five in October when it absorbed the newly established 24th ( 1246: 788: 819:
In May 1915 the Home Service men of 185th Bde were withdrawn to form 26th Provisional Battalion serving in coast defence in North East England. In October, the division's 2nd Line battalions were reduced to 600 all ranks, the unfit men being posted to the 26th Provisional Bn and the surplus to the 3rd Line, which became the draft-finding unit.
1166:. In June, as international tensions increased, a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. 701:, eventually coming under the command of the 28th French Division. In the early hours of 25 April this position was heavily bombarded with smoke and gas shells, followed at 05.00 by an infantry attack shielded by morning mist. At 06.45, a company of 1/6th Bn was reported to be fighting a rearguard action under 1330:, particularly among the infantry. In early 1945 the War Office accelerated the conversion of surplus artillery into infantry units, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. 49 Garrison Regiment was redesignated again, becoming 1397: 1067:
The division was back in Bourlon Wood on 27 November for another attempt to complete its capture, for which 185 Bde was in support, relieving 187th Bde at the end of the day. The division succeeded in taking the last of Bourlon Ridge, which had been fought over for a week. The exhausted West Riding
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arrived. With these antiquated weapons the 62nd Division was under orders to move at short notice to defend the East Coast, for which railway trains were kept in readiness. Training was also disrupted by the frequent calls to supply reinforcement drafts to the 1st line serving on the Western Front.
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issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles
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Towards the end of July 1914, the units of the West Riding Division left their headquarters for their annual training camps, but on 3 and 4 August they were ordered to return; on 4 August immediate mobilisation was ordered. On the evening of 5 August, 575 out of the total strength of 589 of the 6th
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to the Command in early 1940, most were found to be in low physical categories and without training. 31 AA Bde reported that out of 1000 recruits sent for duty, '50 had to be discharged immediately because of serious medical defects, another 20 were judged to be mentally deficient and a further 18
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of December 1888 proposed a more comprehensive Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. The volunteer battalions of the West Yorkshire Regiment and the
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was taken but Bourlon Wood remained out of reach. 185th Brigade relieved 186th in the ill-defined front line after dark. At dawn on 22 November a heavy barrage came down on 2/6th West Yorkshires, who were also attacked by German aircraft. The following German infantry pushed the battalion back; a
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William McElroy, now arrived on the west side of the village and made its way up the main street until its fuel tank was hit and the fire forced the crew to bale out. B and D Companies of the 2/6th Bn followed up and captured the village, driving Soltau and his men back to their battalion HQ at a
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under command, had some difficulty clearing the German outpost line, which was too near the British trenches to be bombarded. Nevertheless, A Company stormed the Hindenburg front line and entered the village from the east. Here they were held up by machine gun fire from II Battalion of the German
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185th Brigade held the line in abominable conditions and under shellfire for a week, and was then relieved for rest. A renewed attack on Bullecourt was made on 3 May. 62nd Division spent the preceding 17 days in rehearsals and the whole division attacked in waves behind tanks and a heavy barrage.
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succeeded. 2/6th West Yorkshires at St Leger were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to advance at one hour's notice in the afternoon. Despite brilliant success further north, the attack failed at Neuville-Vitasse, and the battalion had still not moved before dark on 10 April. It then made a
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By the beginning of 1918 the BEF was suffering a manpower crisis and the decision was made to break up one battalion in each infantry brigade. 2/6th West Yorkshires was selected and most of its men were drafted as reinforcements to other units inside and outside 185th Brigade on 31 January 1918.
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on 9 October, with 1/6th West Yorkshires acting as the reserve battalion for 146th Bde in the centre of the attack. The troops had a long night approach march in rain across appalling ground under shellfire, and only just reached the jumping-off tapes in time for Zero. When the attack went in at
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While the offensive continued, 49th Division remained holding the area round the Leipzig salient, with a number of small actions and suffering a good deal of shelling, while preparing trenches and dumps for a renewed attack in that sector. The attack was made on 3 September, at the end of the
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Bn were present at Belle Vue Barracks, and 215 former members had re-enlisted. By 8 August the battalion was already up to its war establishment, including about 100 Class II National Reservists – old soldiers who would be invaluable for training the mass of recruits who were coming forward.
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railway before 13.00 and after a second advance the division established a line along the edge of the high ground overlooking the Selle, the opposite bank of which was strongly held. The other brigades failed to close up to the river next morning, but on 14 October the division seized
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on 9 May. While the other two divisions of IV Corps made the actual attack, the West Riding Division took over the greater part of the corps' trench line. It was supposed to follow up and occupy the captured enemy line, but the breakthrough did not occur.
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towards its first objective, Havrincourt village. The tanks had been held up by fallen trees in Havrincourt Wood and 185th Bde made a ragged start. 2/6th West Yorkshires under Lt-Col C.H. Hoare, with a company of 2/5th Bn and a section of 212th Company
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of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix while the parent unit took '1/'. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas.
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with green sepals on a rectangle divided horizontally buff over red (the regimental colours). In 1951 the regiment was officially authorised to wear the West Yorkshire Regiment cap badge as an arm badge, a custom continued in Q Bty of 370 Rgt.
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After rest and reorganisation, 62nd Division returned to the line in June and began a period of several months of trench-holding. On the night of 1 September, C Company of 2/6th Bn successfully raided Ostrich Avenue and Sunken Road, destroying
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raided the position with orders to destroy all the dugouts and inflict as much damage as possible. The raiders reached as far as the support trench but were repulsed largely through the efforts of Capt G.C. Turner, who was killed, and
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could be discounted. The War Office began reorganising surplus AA units in Home Forces into infantry battalions for duties in the rear areas. In October, 49th S/L Rgt was one of the units selected for conversion, and redesignated
3784: 526:, followed by heavy shelling. The battalion lined the parapet, but no serious infantry attack followed. In January 1916 the division was withdrawn for its first period of complete rest since it first entered the line. 299:, Volunteer units were affiliated with their local Regular regiments, and the 3rd West Riding RVC was assigned to Sub-District No 10, Brigade No 10 (West Riding of Yorkshire) based at the depot of the 1626: 2865: 2669: 1093:
in Nottinghamshire, it became 6th Reserve Bn, West Yorkshires, and then was absorbed into the 5th Reserve Bn West Yorkshires in the West Riding Reserve Brigade at Clipstone on 1 September 1916.
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
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In the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence for Britain's cities was addressed by converting a number of TA infantry battalions into searchlight (S/L) battalions of the
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on the higher ground ahead. Although some of these pillboxes were taken, the division's attacking troops were back at their start line by the afternoon, having suffered heavy casualties.
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On 1 July 1881 the 3rd West Riding RVC became a Volunteer Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and on 1 December 1887, now eight companies strong, it was formally redesignated the
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partial recovery was stopped by a second German attack that crumpled up the line on the left and the battalion, minus most of its frontline officers, retreated until it rallied on the
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While the regimental districts were referred to as 'brigades', they were purely administrative organisations and the Volunteers were excluded from the mobilisation system. The
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in the London area in January 1942, formally joining that regiment on 23 March. When AA Command was reorganised in the autumn of 1942, 10th AA Division was absorbed by a new
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were unfit to do any manual labour such as lifting ammunition'. Fitness and training was greatly improved by the time Britain's AA defences were seriously tested during the
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was immediately stopped by a flooded stream, leaving 146th Bde to advance alone. They managed a few hundred yards before being stopped by a broad belt of undamaged German
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The surprise attack was launched at dawn on 20 November, with no preceding bombardment; the artillery crashed down on its targets at zero hour. The brigade advanced with
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The 2nd Volunteer Battalion formed a cyclist company in 1900, and the same year provided an active service company of volunteers to fight alongside the Regulars in the
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On the outbreak of war, 49th AA Bn was still part of 31st (North Midland) AA Brigade, covering the West Riding in 7th AA Division. 397 AA Company deployed as part of
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and taking prisoners. At dawn on 13 September 1917 the battalion suffered a retaliatory raid. It was holding the Apex, a captured section of the Hindenburg Line near
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coast; it returned to York on 10 December, having handed over to the reserve companies furnished by the 2/6th Bn. At the end of February 1915 the battalion moved to
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In March 1955, AA Command was disbanded and there was a major reduction in the number of AA units in the TA. 584 LAA Regiment amalgamated with the Bradford-based
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and from 15 February to 19 March the division's units were engaged in patrol work and stiff actions against rearguards while advancing across the devastated (and
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Seven officers and 150 men went to 2/5th West Yorks and 9 officers and 300 men went to 2/7th West Yorks, while others joined 1/6th West Yorks in 49th Division (
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For the next nine months the 49th Division took part in no major operations but was almost continuously engaged in day-to-day trench warfare, much of it in the
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
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The TF reformed on 7 February 1920, and the 6th Bn West Yorkshires reformed as soon as the cadre was disembodied on 30 March. The TF was reorganised as the
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Finally, in October 1916, orders were received to bring the division up to full establishment and prepare for overseas service. 185th Brigade embarked at
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on 8 January 1917, and the division completed its concentration in France on 18 January, with 2/6th WestYorks under the command of Lt-Col John Hastings.
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The 3/6th Bn was formed at Belle Vue Barracks on 25 March 1915. It trained and supplied drafts to the 1/6th and 2/6th Bns. On 8 April 1916, while at
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division was then relieved (under a hail of German gas shells) before the German counter-attack took back all the hard-won ground a few days later.
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Wood, led by 186th Bde with 185th Bde in close support. However, there were fewer tanks available and progress was slower than on the first day.
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Shortly afterwards, TF units were invited to volunteer for Overseas Service and the majority of the battalion did so. On 15 August 1914, the
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first as a searchlight regiment defending West Yorkshire and later as a garrison battalion in North West Europe. Postwar it continued in the
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began in January 1919. This was virtually complete by the end of March, but the battalion was not formally disembodied until 30 March 1920.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.
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took command, sent a runner for assistance, and dug out the wounded and buried men while under heavy shell fire. Meekosha was awarded the
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period, AA Command was desperate for men and equipment to meet its huge commitments. When the War Office released the first intakes of
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of the 6th West Yorkshires, originally presented to the battalion on 19 June 1909, were laid up in Bradford Cathedral on 26 May 1953.
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Spur, after which the 49th was to pass through and continue the pursuit. The West Riding battalions moved up to assembly trenches in
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were then received, but these were withdrawn in May, and until the beginning of 1916 the 2nd Line Territorials had to make do with
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2/6th West Yorkshires had recruited 1500 men by November 1914, but until April 1915 they had no weapons with which to train. Some
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62nd (2nd West Riding) Division's pelican sign (called a duck by the troops): 'when t'duck puts foot down, t'war'll be ower'.
1373:(the former 43 AA Bde at Leeds). On 1 January 1954 it was re-equipped with light AA guns and altered its title accordingly. 1225:
As the Blitz on British cities intensified in the autumn, AA Command created new formations, and 31st AA Bde moved to a new
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for training in the routine of trench duties. On 28 April the West Riding Division took over its own section of the line at
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, TNA file WO 212/82.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, TNA file WO 212/83.
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where it provided the basis for a new 549 S/L Bty formed on 16 January 1941. This battery later joined a newly-forming
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sector, and spent the next few months alternating trench duties with working parties and training for the forthcoming
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After mobilisation, the 1st West Riding Division concentrated in the South Yorkshire area, with the 1/6th Bn going to
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, TNA file WO 212/81.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, TNA file WO 212/79.
1357:(the former 55 AA Brigade) on occupation duties. The regiment was placed in suspended animation on 4 February 1946. 748:), there was a pause before the next bound of the pursuit. On 29 October 146th Bde returned to the line in front of 3722: 439: 253: 2835: 1388:
at Leeds to form 249 (The West Riding Artillery) Field Regiment, when its West Yorkshire Regiment lineage ended.
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Although it remained within 5 AA Group, 50 LAA Bde was earmarked for a role in the Allied invasion of Normandy (
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49th S/L Regiment remained in the defences of the North of England for most of the war. The regiment supplied a
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in 1921, with 6th Bn West Yorkshires once again in 146th (1st West Riding) Bde of 49th (West Riding Division).
1033: 983: 971: 918: 694: 543: 155: 728:, 49th Division was ordered to attack on 12 October, but patrols found that the enemy had disappeared, so the 1436: 1106: 1081:). The surplus men were sent to join remnants of 17 other battalions to form the 3rd Entrenching Battalion. 1010: 1006: 690: 686: 653: 334: 304: 272: 209: 160: 1454: 909: 768: 721: 563: 555: 470: 321:, was changed to scarlet faced white in 1887 (scarlet faced buff from 1904) to match the parent regiment. 165: 150: 3075: 669:. They were under fire from artillery, riflemen hidden in shell craters, and from machine guns in German 1385: 1377: 1163: 657: 2262: 881: 811: 625: 1396: 17: 3357: 1466:
A three-light stained glass window commemorating the dead of the 6th West Yorkshires was unveiled in
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the
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of 1917 opened on 9 April and the 62nd Division was prepared to advance if the attack on nearby
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on 1 October, with HQ and 395–398 AA Companies based at Belle Vue Barracks. It was assigned to
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coast that failed to materialise. In October it was moved to the Ypres sector to join the
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in October 1917, where it trained for open warfare in preparation for the forthcoming
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The division was relieved after this attack, and its infantry was still resting near
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
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During the summer of 1917 the 49th Division was earmarked for operations along the
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.
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in February. It went to North West Europe and did Line of Communication duty with
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and was in Thiepval Wood. Ordered to move towards Thiepval village to support the
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Prominent Claytonians at Clayton History Group, with picture of Hirst in uniform.
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During World War II the regiment wore an insignia on battledress consisting of a
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When the TA was reconstituted in 1947, the regiment was reformed at Bradford as
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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forming to defend Yorkshire and the North Midlands when war broke out in 1939.
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This battalion formed at Bradford on 12 September 1914, and became part of the
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on 6 June 1944, 50 LAA Bde and 49th S/L Rgt were poised to cross to Normandy.
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584th (Mobile) (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
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84th Infantry Regiment under Captain Soltau. The first tank, G3 commanded by
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05.20, the rain stopped so that the German defenders had perfect visibility.
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The divisional objective for the second day of the attack (21 November) was
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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was cancelled and zero hour was brought forward. 146th Brigade reached the
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Famous Regiments: The West Yorkshire Regiment (The XIVth Regiment of Foot)
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defences where it dug an entrenched defence line in December. It moved to
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On 19 December the division received a sudden attack with the new German
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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Once 2/6th Bn West Yorkshires was disbanded at the end of January 1918 (
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2nd Volunteer Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
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Henry Sagar Hirst (1829–99), a member of a prominent family from nearby
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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
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Meanwhile, 21st Army Group was suffering a severe manpower shortage in
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1917
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History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
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90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
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The division took its place in the line in the Somme sector opposite
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sector, with 2/6th West Yorkshires at St Leger in brigade reserve.
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on nine occasions, particularly on the night of 14/15 March 1941.
1149: 961: 897: 786: 764: 639: 607: 572: 559: 505: 476: 415: 374:
6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
338: 3739: 2959:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.
1158:
The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
3470:, Samson Books 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, 3306:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
2259:"David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum" 423: 3732: 426:
on 24 August. On 22 November half of the battalion was sent to
3632:
The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
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came into force on 11 November. 6th West Yorkshires served in
3785:
Military units and formations in the West Riding of Yorkshire
1257:
of experienced officers and men to 234th S/L Training Rgt at
240:
During an invasion scare in 1859, large numbers of part-time
1304:
However the searchlights of 50 LAA Bde were not required by
585:
on the Thiepval Spur; 1/6th West Yorkshires relieved 1/7th (
283:, a position he held from 1862 until 1890. He was awarded a 1220:
49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, RA
1214:
On 1 August 1940 the RE's AA units were transferred to the
457:(BEF). On 22 April the 1st West Riding Bde was attached to 558:, and by 09.00 the 1/6th West Yorks had crossed the River 3502:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
850:
for battle training in January 1916 and finally received
720:
The battalion returned to the fighting during the Allied
279:
when it formed, but after only three years he became its
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49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Garrison Regiment, RA
534:
In February the division went back into the line in the
208:
formed in 1859. It went on to become a battalion of the
3598:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994, 3517:
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
3364:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986, 1332:
601 (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, RA
3728:
Landships: British Tank Actions of the First World War
314:. The regimental uniform, which had been scarlet with 295:
Under the scheme of 'localisation' introduced by the
3381:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
632:(15–22 September) before the offensive petered out. 542:. For this the 49th Division formed the reserve for 3669:
History of the 62nd (West Riding Division 1914–1919
3486:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. 126: 115: 97: 87: 72: 54: 46: 31: 2753:39 AA Bde War Diary 1939–41, TNA file WO 166/2272. 1222:, and the AA companies were termed S/L Batteries. 814:, keeping their ammunition in their pockets until 741:and established small bridgeheads over the Selle. 3094: 3092: 2866:"10 AA Division 1940 at British Military History" 1293:of 398 Bty transferred to be E Trp of 441 Bty in 1040:, leaving 62nd Division's right flank uncovered. 1032:. Further progress was held up by the failure of 925:, from a collapsed house. Hastings was awarded a 3338:, London: Souvenir Press, 1967/Pan Books, 1970, 2996: 2994: 2992: 2670:"7 AA Division 1939 at British Military History" 2143: 2141: 2126:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 396, 455, 458. 2108:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 259, 262, 264. 372:in 1908, the 2nd Volunteer Battalion became the 3455:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 2640: 2638: 2636: 2634: 2632: 2630: 2628: 2626: 1555: 1553: 1551: 577:German troops using a flamethrower in a trench. 364:When the Volunteer Force was subsumed into the 3440:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984, 2778: 2776: 2774: 2772: 2770: 2768: 2729:"AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files" 1549: 1547: 1545: 1543: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1535: 1533: 1531: 1133:, but in the process of transferring to a new 3547:The West Riding Territorials in the Great War 3484:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 3453:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3438:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3351:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914 3323:, London: Frederick Muller, 1968/Star, 1981, 1109:Cadet Corps was affiliated to the battalion. 1028:then passed through to the next objective at 822:In May 1915 the division moved into camp in ' 744:After the BEF had forced the river line (the 8: 2822: 2820: 2818: 2209: 2207: 3723:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register 3630:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi, 2183: 2181: 1973: 1971: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1876: 1874: 1872: 1730: 1728: 644:The ruins of Poelcapelle before the battle. 519:(VC), the first to be won in the division. 331:Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 2652: 2650: 2195: 2193: 2171: 2169: 2167: 2165: 2163: 2161: 2159: 2157: 2155: 2153: 1915: 1913: 1911: 1909: 1770: 1768: 1766: 1764: 1726: 1724: 1722: 1720: 1718: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1708: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1565: 1425:Lt-Col H.S. Hirst, CB, former CO, 1890–99. 752:, and on 1 November it stormed across the 3795:Military units and formations in Bradford 3780:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army 3564:, London: Allen Lane 1971/Fontana, 1975, 2794: 2792: 2790: 2788: 1233:was badly hit on 12 and 15 December, and 597:, but were driven out by the battalion's 34:2nd Volunteer Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment 3177:235–265 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 3166:266–288 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 3120:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 3115: 3113: 3008: 3006: 2806: 2804: 1853: 1851: 1849: 1847: 1845: 1843: 1841: 1839: 1837: 1835: 1752: 1750: 1748: 1746: 1744: 1742: 1740: 1457:, former CO, appointed 23 November 1932. 1273:. In August 1943 49th S/L Rgt moved to 445:On 15 April the battalion entrained for 287:for services to the Volunteer Movement. 3562:The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916 3131:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on. 1776:"West Yorkshires at Regimental Warpath" 1627:Look and Learn History Picture Library. 1482: 1442:Col Sir George Helme (later Mashiter), 1382:Q (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Battery 275:, was commissioned into the unit as an 3627:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 2968:Routledge, p. 304; Table XLIX, p. 319. 2664: 2662: 1599: 1597: 1595: 1593: 1591: 1589: 1587: 1585: 1583: 1265:. 397 S/L Battery transferred away to 605:. The fight lasted about three hours. 485:On 12 May the division was designated 418:on 10 August before moving to camp on 348:. This gained the battalion its first 38:49th (West Yorkshire) S/L Regiment, RA 28: 18:6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 3664:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966. 3662:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign 3245:IWM War Memorials Register ref 28876. 3234:IWM War Memorials Register ref 28869. 1828:National Reserve at Long, Long Trail. 1178:, which covered the area between the 978:62nd Division moved into hutments at 42:584 (West Yorkshire) HAA Regiment, RA 7: 3534:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 2036:Middlebrook, pp. 209–10, Appendix 3. 1757:West Yorkshires at Long, Long Trail. 1439:, VC, CB, appointed 3 December 1902. 1378:270 (West Riding) Field Regiment, RA 1342:while that city was under attack by 1060:road. 62nd Division was relieved by 954:W. Pearson who was fatally wounded. 546:, which was tasked with seizing the 232:in the air defence role until 1955. 2656:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 110, 114. 3308:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 1064:in a tricky operation that night. 966:Mark IV Tank (female) training at 689:. However, when the second phase ( 449:, where it embarked and landed at 25: 3745:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 3649:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 3045:Infantry Regiments RA at RA 39–45 1417:The following officers served as 1400:West Yorkshire Regiment cap badge 1369:, equipped with heavy AA guns in 1026:186th (2/2nd West Riding) Brigade 581:By 14 July the British had taken 3223:. 2 December 1902. p. 8369. 2215:"62nd Div at Regimental Warpath" 2099:Middlebrook, p. 224, Appendix 4. 1932:"49th Div at Regimental Warpath" 1386:269 (West Riding) Field Regiment 1249:Formation sign of 10 AA Division 617:A Trench, Thiepval – German wire 76: 59: 3691:British Army units from 1945 on 2346:Magnus, pp. 143–4, Appendix II. 1616:Bradford at Drill Hall Project. 1218:(RA): the battalion became the 1127:31st (North Midland) AA Brigade 929:for his efforts at Bullecourt. 663:148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade 491:146th (1st West Riding) Brigade 3611:The Army and Society 1815–1914 1453:Brevet Colonel H.L. Anderton, 1353:, the regiment became part of 986:, including training with the 816:1914 pattern webbing equipment 812:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles 36:6th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 1: 3189:"49 S/L insignia at RA 39–45" 3014:"49 Garrison Rgt at RA 39–45" 2846:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396. 2200:62nd Div at Long, Long Trail. 2081:Wolff, pp. 223, 226–8, 233–5. 1920:49th Div at Long, Long Trail. 481:Corporal Samuel Meekosha, VC. 281:lieutenant-colonel commandant 3647:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 3519:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997, 3504:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, 3263:, London: Leo Cooper, 1974, 2534:Miles, pp. 93, 111–4, 121–6. 896:in the southern part of the 724:. During the pursuit to the 50:27 September 1859–1 May 1961 3055:Ellis, Appendix IV, p. 380. 2836:10 AA Division at RA 39–45. 2570:Miles, pp. 147, 156–9, 167. 2507:Wyrall, pp. 75–81, 90, 108. 2468:Miles, pp. 28, 59–62, 84–7. 630:Battle of Flers-Courcelette 487:49th (West Riding) Division 455:British Expeditionary Force 453:the same night to join the 102:49th (West Riding) Division 3811: 3634:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018, 3613:, London: Longmans, 1980, 2855:Farndale, Annex D, p. 260. 2798:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339. 2018:Edmonds, pp. 394–9, 411–4. 556:day of the attack (1 July) 440:Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 430:to dig defences along the 337:, which would assemble at 3764:The Territorial Army 1947 3757:Royal Artillery 1939–1945 3468:British Regiments 1914–18 2718:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371. 2450:Cooper, pp. 97–9, 109–10. 945:, when a force of German 40:601 Infantry Regiment, RA 3696:British Military History 3530:Norman E.H. Litchfield, 3353:, London: Methuen, 1938. 3336:The Ironclads of Cambrai 2644:Frederick, pp. 859, 868. 1734:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 85–91. 1657:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6. 1113:Anti-Aircraft conversion 1034:51st (Highland) Division 970:21 October 1917 for the 919:174th Tunnelling Company 801:2nd West Riding Division 554:Wood before dawn on the 469:, which attacked at the 465:. It now formed part of 3790:West Yorkshire Regiment 3716:23 October 2015 at the 3482:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3156:Litchfield, pp. 255–60. 3107:Litchfield, Appendix 5. 2618:Titles and designations 2516:Cooper, pp.129–31, 141. 2175:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 41–8. 2090:Magnus, pp. 94, 184–91. 2063:Liddle, pp. 221, 281–2. 2027:Magnus, pp. 85–9, 93–6. 1437:Edward Stevenson Browne 1338:, including service in 1107:Bradford Grammar School 830:, with the 2/6th Bn at 687:German spring offensive 489:and the brigade became 378:1st West Riding Brigade 305:West Yorkshire Regiment 210:West Yorkshire Regiment 161:German spring offensive 3706:The Drill Hall Project 3515:Peter H. Liddle (ed), 3000:Frederick, pp. 879–80. 2782:Litchfield, p. 259–60. 2543:Wyrall, pp. 95, 103–7. 2483:, at Landships of WWI" 2328:Wyrall, pp. 15–35, 38. 1956:Magnus, pp. 45–6, 50–. 1401: 1267:63rd (Queen's) S/L Rgt 1250: 1155: 975: 838:before going into the 792: 769:Armistice with Germany 758:Battle of Valenciennes 722:Hundred Days Offensive 716:Hundred Days Offensive 656:. It took part in the 645: 620: 578: 564:36th (Ulster) Division 482: 471:Battle of Aubers Ridge 341:in case of emergency. 335:West Yorkshire Brigade 216:and saw action on the 166:Hundred Days Offensive 151:Battle of Poelcappelle 3701:Clayton History Group 3594:Brig N.W. Routledge, 3581:The Battle of Cambrai 3404:The Defeat of Germany 2481:19 Company at Cambrai 1889:Magnus, pp. 39, 71–2. 1525:Becket, Appendix VII. 1470:on 17 July 1921. The 1428:Col J.G. Wilson, CB, 1399: 1248: 1164:Anti-Aircraft Command 1153: 1129:, originally part of 1011:I BattalionTank Corps 965: 797:2/1st West Riding Bde 790: 658:Battle of Poelcapelle 654:Third Ypres Offensive 643: 611: 576: 480: 333:were assigned to the 242:Rifle Volunteer Corps 3750:12 June 2018 at the 3740:The Long, Long Trail 3575:Capt Wilfred Miles, 3560:Martin Middlebrook, 3349:Col John K. Dunlop, 3076:306 Bde at RA 39–45. 3065:601 Rgt at RA 39–45. 2878:on 23 September 2015 2709:Routledge, pp. 62–3. 2682:on 23 September 2015 2588:Magnus, pp. 78, 167. 2489:on 15 September 2020 2000:Edmonds, pp. 158–62. 1355:306 Infantry Brigade 603:light mortar battery 382:West Riding Division 354:South Africa 1900–02 146:Battle of Bullecourt 119:Belle Vue Barracks, 3098:Frederick, p. 1024. 2811:49 S/L at RA 39–45. 2552:Cooper, pp. 156–63. 2459:Magnus, pp. 149–51. 2337:Magnus, pp. 129–32. 2319:Magnus, pp. 117–23. 2265:on 16 February 2016 2221:on 18 November 2010 2072:Magnus, pp. 138–41. 1938:on 18 November 2010 1866:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6. 1702:Spiers, Chapter 10. 1684:Dunlop, Chapter 14. 746:Battle of the Selle 734:Villers-en-Cauchies 691:Operation Georgette 326:Stanhope Memorandum 291:Volunteer Battalion 141:Battle of the Somme 3609:Edward M. Spiers, 3451:J.B.M. Frederick, 3436:J.B.M. Frederick, 3319:Gregory Blaxland, 3304:Ian F.W. Beckett, 3220:The London Gazette 2986:Routledge, p. 421. 2977:Routledge, p. 339. 2896:Frederick, p. 862. 2762:Routledge, p. 374. 2597:Wyrall, pp. 124–5. 2579:Wyrall, pp. 116–9. 2561:Magnus, pp. 157–8. 2525:Magnus, pp. 151–2. 2423:Magnus, pp. 146–8. 2405:Wyrall, pp. 59–67. 2387:Wyrall, pp. 46–56. 2378:Magnus, pp. 131–6. 2117:Magnus, pp. 218–9. 2054:Magnus, pp. 100–7. 1990:, 22 January 1916. 1977:Magnus, pp. 57–62. 1782:on 1 February 2010 1693:Magnus, Chapter 1. 1648:Spiers, pp. 195–6. 1559:Frederick, p. 178. 1516:Spiers, pp. 163–8. 1468:Bradford Cathedral 1435:Brigadier General 1406:White Rose of York 1402: 1287:Operation Overlord 1251: 1156: 976: 793: 646: 626:Battle of PoziΓ¨res 621: 601:and the brigade's 579: 483: 266:Belle Vue Barracks 260:in 1861, later at 3655:978-1-84884-211-3 3493:978-1-84342-474-1 3476:978-1-84342-197-9 3466:Brig E.A. James, 3026:Ellis, pp. 141–2. 2414:Cooper, pp. 65–7. 2301:Magnus, pp. 76–8. 2283:Magnus, pp. 74–6. 2248:Magnus, pp. 73-4. 2045:Magnus, pp. 96–7. 1818:Magnus, pp. 31–2. 1666:Dunlop, pp. 60–1. 1577:Westlake, p. 259. 1507:Magnus, pp. 15–6. 1413:Honorary Colonels 1328:North West Europe 1281:North West Europe 1200:Battle of Britain 1016:Machine Gun Corps 1009:and a company of 984:Battle of Cambrai 972:Battle of Cambrai 773:Occupation Forces 695:Battle of the Lys 420:Knavesmire Common 366:Territorial Force 360:Territorial Force 214:Territorial Force 191: 190: 184:North West Europe 156:Battle of Cambrai 16:(Redirected from 3802: 3667:Everard Wyrall, 3589:978-1-84574724-4 3497: 3358:James E. Edmonds 3247: 3242: 3236: 3231: 3225: 3224: 3211: 3205: 3204: 3202: 3200: 3195:on 18 April 2016 3191:. 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Index

6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
United Kingdom

Territorial Army
49th (West Riding) Division
31 AA Brigade
21st Army Group
Bradford
Second Boer War
World War I
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Bullecourt
Battle of Poelcappelle
Battle of Cambrai
German spring offensive
Hundred Days Offensive
World War II
The Blitz
North West Europe
Volunteer
British Army
West Yorkshire Regiment
Territorial Force
Western Front
World War I
World War II
Territorial Army
Rifle Volunteer Corps
Bradford
West Yorkshire

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