Yorkshire Regiment

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The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)
Image:Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge 289px.JPG Yorkshire Regiment Dress Capbadge
Active	6 June 2006-
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	1st Battalion - Air assault 2nd Battalion - Light Role 3rd Battalion - Armoured 4th Battalion - TA Reserve
Size	Four battalions
Part of	King's Division
Garrison/HQ	1st Battalion - Catterick Garrison 2nd Battalion - Chepstow 3rd Battalion - Warminster
Nickname	Yorkshire Warriors
Motto	Fortune Favours The Brave
March	Quick - Ca Ira
Anniversaries	Regimental Day D Day (6 June) Battalion Days Waterloo Day (18 June) Imphal Day (22 June) Yorkshire Day (1 August) Quebec Day (13 September) Alma Day (20 September)
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief	HRH The Duke of York KG KCVO ADC(P) HG The Duke of Wellington KG LVO OBE MC DL
Colonel of the Regiment	Lt Gen JNR Houghton CBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash	Image:Yorkshire Regiment Tactical Recognition Flash.jpg

The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry - it was formed from the merger of three regular battalions, plus a TA battalion:

1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (ex 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire)
2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) (ex 1st Battalion, The Green Howards)
3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke Of Wellington's) (ex 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding))
4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (ex Prince of Wales's Own company of the East and West Riding Regiment, Green Howards company from the Tyne-Tees Regiment and two companies of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from the East and West Riding Regiment)

The regiment was officially formed on the 6 June 2006. The TA battalion re-badged in TA Centres on the same day but later paraded publicly to rebadge in York on Saturday 10 June in the Museum Gardens, York. That same afternoon the affiliated Army Cadet Forces and Combined Cadet Forces detachments (approx 50) rebadged in Imphal Barracks, York.

HRH The Duke of York KCVO ADC has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief and His Grace The Duke of Wellington KG LVO OBE MC DL the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief by HM The Queen.

The 1st Battalion, initially serving as Air Assault Troops, is based at Somme Barracks in Catterick Garrison before (moving to Germany as a light role battalion in 2008). In Nov 2006 the Battalion will be deployed on operations in Iraq (Op TELIC 9).

The 2nd Battalion, serving as light role infantry, is based at Beachley Barracks in Chepstow (moving to Weeton by 2009). In Oct 2006 the Battalion will return from Bosnia (Op HERRICK). This is the first amalgamation The Green Howards have undergone in their 308 year history.

The 3rd Battalion, serving as armoured infantry, is based at Battlesbury Barracks in Warminster, (initially as the Infantry Demonstration Battalion) until 2008, then indefinitely at a new barracks within the same area. They retain the set of honorary colours presented to the 76th Foot, for service in India; however, these will only be on parade when the 3rd Battalion is in attendance. This is the only British battalion to carry two stands of colours.

The 4th Battalion (Territorial Army Reserve Infantry) has relocated it's headquarters to Worsley Barracks in York as of July 2006. Currently the Battalion carries the Colours of the 3rd Bn The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (formerly the 2nd Bn The Yorkshire Volunteers), 4th/5th Bn The Green Howards (formerly the 1st Bn The Yorkshire Volunteers) and both the 3rd and 4th Bns of The Yorkshire Volunteers clearly demonstrating it's recent changing but ultimately circular recent history. All these Colours will be replaced along with the regular battalions Colours within the next five years. The TA Battalion supports the Regular Army on mobilisation and also forms the Civil Contingency Reaction Force (CCRF) in support of the emergency services if required.

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