Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire

The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was formed on 25 April 1958 by the amalgamation of The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) and The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) (15th Foot). ==History==

The first overseas posting for the regiment was from September 1958 to June 1959 in the Colony of Aden (present day, part of Yemen), followed by a posting to Gibraltar from June 1959 to June 1961. In 1993, the regiment deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of UNPFOR, with companies in Gornji Vakuf and Vitez. They picked up the unofficial nickname of "ShootBat" due to the 'robustness' of the battalion's actions. In 1994, the battalion moved to the British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada followed by a move to Warminster as the Infantry Demonstration Battalion at the Land Warfare Centre. 1997 saw the battalion stationed in Chester with deployments to Ulster, Sierra Leone (Operation Basilica) support to Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during the foot and mouth outbreak. Training exercises took troops to Kenya, Jamaica, Italy and Oman. By 2001-2003, 1PWO was in Omagh followed by a move to Catterick Garrison as an Air Assault Battalion, with deployments to Bosnia, as part of SFOR and a training exercise to Belize in 2005. The regiment amalgamated with its sister battalions of The Green Howards and The Duke of Wellington's Regiment to form The Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006. == Battalions ==

and Prince of Wales's Feathers are clearly visible, along with the '1st Bn' tag. The battalions of which the regiment controlled included: • Band of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (1958–1994), became part of The Waterloo Band of the King's Division in 1994 • Regulars • 1st Battalion (1958–2006), former The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment, became 1st Btn, The Yorkshire Regiment • Volunteers, (TA 1958–1967 then 1975–2006) • 3rd Battalion (1960–1967), reduced to HQ Co and A Co of the Yorkshire Volunteers and The Prince of Wales's Own Yorkshire Territorials • Leeds Rifles (1961–1967), reduced to A Company in Yorkshire Volunteers and The Leeds Rifles Territorials • 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers (1967–1993), became 3rd (Yorkshire Volunteers) Btn • 3rd (Yorkshire Volunteers) Battalion (1993–1999), became Quebec and Imphal Companies in the East and West Riding Regiment • The East and West Riding Regiment (1999–2006), became 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment • TA of the Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment • 5th Battalion (1958–1960) became B, C, and D Companies in 3rd Btn • 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion (1958–1961), became independent in 1961 • TA of The Duke of York's Own East Yorkshire Regiment • 4th Battalion (1958–1960), became A Company in 3rd Btn • Territorials, (TA 1967–1975) • The Prince of Wales's Own Yorkshire Territorials (1967–1971, became HQ and A Cos in 1st Btn, Yorkshire Volunteers and B Co in 2nd Btn, Yorkshire Volunteers ==Regimental museum==

The York Army Museum (for the Royal Dragoon Guards, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Regiment) is based at the Tower Street drill hall in York. ==Colonels-in-Chief==

• 1958–1965: General HRH Mary, Princess Royal • 1985–2006: Major General HRH Katharine, Duchess of Kent ==Regimental Colonels==

Colonels of the regiment were: • 1958–1960: Brig. Robert John Springhall, CB, OBE • 1960–1970: Brig. Gerald Hilary Cree, CBE, DSO • 1970–1979: Brig. William Stanley Gibson Armour, MBE • 1979–1986: Brig. Henry Michael Tillotson, CBE • 1986–1996: Maj-Gen. Anthony Bernard Crowfoot, CBE • 1996–2001: Maj-Gen. Edward Horace Alexander Beckett, CB, MBE • 2001–2006: Maj-Gen. Alastair David Arton Duncan, DSO, OBE • ''2006: Regiment merged with the Green Howards and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment to form the Yorkshire Regiment'' == Commanding Officers ==

Commanding Officers have included: • 1958–1960: Lieutenant Colonel Boris R. D. Garside • 1960–1962: Lt Col William S. G. Armour • 1962–1965: Lt Col Peter E. Taylor • 1965–1967: Lt Col T. Roy Birkett • 1967–1969: Lt Col William A. E. Todd • 1969–1971: Lt Col Henry M. Tillotson • 1971–1973: Lt Col David W. Hanson • 1973–1976: Lt Col Anthony Bernard Crowfoot • 1976–1978: Lt Col Edwin Horace Alexander Beckett • 1978–1981: Lt Col Frederick John Filor • 1981–1983: Lt Col Peter E. Woolley • 1983–1986: Lt Col Rory H. J. Forsyth • 1986–1988: Lt Col Duncan A. H. Green • 1988–1990: Lt Col John C. L. King • 1990–1993: Lt Col Alastair David Arton Duncan • 1993–1997: Lt Col Charles G. Le Brun • 1997–1999: Lt Col Graham John Binns • 1999–2001: Lt Col David A. Hill • 2001–2004: Lt Col Stephen Padgett • 2004–2006: Lt Col Peter S. Germain == Alliances & Affiliations ==

Alliances the regiment maintained were: • (North and West) Army Cadet Forces, affiliations with the detachments in: Acomb, Castleford, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Lumley, Selby, and Woodlesford • Humberside and Yorkshire Army Cadet Forces, affiliation with the detachments in: Londesborough, Sutton, Bransholme, Beverley Town, Beverly Grammar School, Bridlington, Cottingham, Pocklington, and Goole. The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Association ==References==