An event has taken place to remember the sacrifices made by the Bradford Pals and the wider West Yorkshire Regiment during ...

Early May 1942 left with 1 Officer and 50 other ranks to join 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment. Got first Mail from home, 3 to 4 months either way, still not allowed to say where we are (censored).

The case against the West Yorkshire Regiment soldier appeared clear-cut at first glance. On September 17 1916 during the height of the Battle of the Somme, Harry reported sick, citing a nervous ...

Joining the 2nd. Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment, early in January 1942 one Officer and 50 other ranks of the Regiment sailed from Liverpool. After a voyage of eight weeks, including two ...

The Yorkshire Regiment will continue to recruit from within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire, as it has done in various guises for many years. The new regiment will consist of a total of 2300 ...

From the service of Islanders’ serving at home abroad to the experience of the 11th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment stationed in the Islands from 1942 to 1944.

Sgt Gareth Thursby (left) and Pte Thomas Wroe both had families from Yorkshire The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan have said they knew the risks, but did not think he would die on duty ...

Between 1914 and 1918, we estimate that around 300,000 Yorkshiremen served in one of the 121 battalions these regiments raised: The West Yorkshire Regiment, The East Yorkshire Regiment, Alexandra ...