Yorkshire Brigade
TheYorkshire Brigadewas an administrativebrigadeformation of theBritish Armyfrom 1948 to 1968. The brigade administered the regularinfantryregimentsofYorkshire,England.
After theSecond World Warthere were 14infantrydepots in Britain, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, andInfantry Depot EatCatterickwas the headquarters for six line county regiments recruiting in Yorkshire andNorthumberland.[1]
In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became theYorkshire and Northumberland Brigade,with all regiments being reduced to a singlebattalionat the same time. The brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 and combined the depots of the following regiments:[2]
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
- The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
- The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
- The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
- The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- The York and Lancaster Regiment
Under thedefence reviewannounced in July 1957, the number of battalions in the brigade was reduced to four in 1958: the East Yorkshire Regiment and the West Yorkshire Regiment were amalgamated into thePrince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire,while the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were transferred to the newly formedFusilier Brigade.This led to the Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade being renamed as simply theYorkshire Brigade.[3]
As part of the 1958 reforms, all regiments in the Brigade adopted a common cap badge depicting a crowned white rose above a scroll inscribed"Yorkshire".[4]Regimental collar badges continued to be worn. From 1960 the Yorkshire Brigade was based atQueen Elizabeth BarracksinStrensall.[5]
On 1 July 1968 the Yorkshire Brigade was united with theLancastrianandNorth Irish Brigades,to form the King's Division.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994).A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915-1994.p. 156.ISBN9780850524222.
- ^Whitaker's Almanack 1956, p. 471
- ^Merged regiments and new brigading - many famous units to lose separate identity,The Times, July 25, 1957
- ^A L Kipling and H L King,Head-dress badges of the British Army,Volume 2, London, 1979
- ^"Infantry Brigade Depots".Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).9 July 1958.Retrieved18 April2014.
- ^Whitaker's Almanack 1969, p. 473