15th Regiment of Foot
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Known asThe East Yorkshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1685 raised as Clifton's Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became the 15th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 15th (The Yorkshire East Riding) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became the East Yorkshire Regiment
- 1935 became the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
- 1958 amalgamated with The West Yorkshire Regiment (14th Foot) to form The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (14th/15th Foot)
- 2006 amalgamated, with two other Yorkshire regiments becoming the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
External Links
East Yorkshire Regiment Wikipedia
Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Wikipedia
Yorkshire Regiment Wikipedia
Yorkshire Regiment Family Tree www.army.mod.uk
