1st Battalion
Raised 12 February 1702 as the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment of Foot.
Volunteer units 1967 - 1993: see Yorkshire Volunteers.
3rd Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) (Yorkshire Volunteers)
Formed 25 April 1993 with Headquarters at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield by redesignation of similar designated companies of 3rd/4th Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers.
COMPANIES:
HQ (Hallamshire) Company at Endcliffe Hall, Sheffield.
A (The Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Company at Barnsley with
det at Rotherham.
B Company at Halifax with det at Keighley.
C Company at Huddersfield.
1 July 1999: Battalion disbanded as result of the Strategic
Defence Review.
'HQ' Company and 'A' Company reformed as 'Fontenay'
Company The East and West Riding Regiment;
'B' Company and 'C' Company reformed as 'Ypres' Company
The
East and West Riding Regiment .