What is the purpose of regiment?

regiment, in most armies, a body of troops headed by a colonel and organized for tactical control into companies, battalions, or squadrons.

What is the motto of the Yorkshire regiment?

Fortune favours the brave
Its motto is “Fortune favours the brave”.

Where did the Yorkshire Regiment fight in WW2?

Second World War Both the 1st and 2nd battalions of the West Yorks served in the Far East throughout the Burma Campaign, fighting in the British Fourteenth Army.

Who is the head of regiment?

Colonel
The Regiments are headed by a Colonel, who is a high-ranking officer. The Colonel of the Regiment is the head of the family and is responsible for the protection of the best interests of the Regiment. He is almost always an officer of General rank who at one time served in the Regiment.

What does the Yorkshire Regiment do?

Lead in Combat – Lead in Sport. At the forefront of operations across the globe for over 330 years, The Yorkshire Regiment is renowned for its operational excellence and as ‘Champions’ of Sport and Adventurous Training.

Is Coldstream in England or Scotland?

Coldstream, small burgh (town) in the Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Berwickshire, Scotland. It is situated at a fording place on the River Tweed on the border with England. Flodden, a battlefield (1513) where the Scots were badly defeated by the English, lies 6 miles (10 km) southeast, in England.

Where is the 6th Battalion West Riding Regiment?

The 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ in Skipton-in-Craven.

What happened to the 2nd West Riding Brigade in WW1?

04.08.1914 Stationed at Huddersfield as part of the 2nd West Riding Brigade of the West Riding Division and then moved to Hull and Grimsby as part of coastal defences. 05.11.1914 Moved to Doncaster. 14.04.1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne. The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The defence against the first Phosgene attack.

What is the 33rd (Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment?

In 1782 all British Regiments without Royal titles were awarded county titles in order to aid recruitment from that area therefore the 33rd was renamed as the 33rd (Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment. In 1793 Arthur Wellesley 3rd son of the Earl of Mornington and the future 1st Duke of Wellington, transferred into the Regiment as a Major.

What happened to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment?

In 1921 the Regiment was renamed to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) and in 2006 the British Infantry was once again re-organised resulting in the amalgamation of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment with the Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Green Howards’, to form the Yorkshire Regiment.