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Battalion Diaries
While we are more interested in the individuals than Battalions, it is difficult to totally separate one from the other. For this reason alone, we offer a concise diary here while reminding you that these results are not all-encompassing. You may find additional information by visiting The National Archives at Kew.
For additional details, simply click on the relevant Battalion Number.
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| Battalion | Remarks | Established |
| 1st Battalion | Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot raised at Nottingham | 22nd June 1685 |
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| 2nd Battalion | The Battalion was formed at Sunderland by volunteers from the North York,Berkshire,Lancashire and East Suffolk Militias. | 25th November 1799 |
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| 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion | Formed at Beverley as the East Yorkshire Militia | 1st July 1881 |
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| 1/4th Battalion (Territorial) | Formed from the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, Headquarters remaining at Londesborough Barracks Hull | 1st April 1908 |
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| 2/4th Battalion (Territorial) | Formed at Hammersknott Park Darlington of Home Service men and those classed unfit for foreign sevice. | September 1914 |
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| 3/4th Battalion (Territorial) | Formed at Londesborough Barracks Hull, out of recruits under training. | 19th June 1915 |
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| 5th (Cyclist) Battalion (Territorial) | Formed at Eagleton House in Park St Hull, from H Company 1st Volunteer Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment and the Howden Company of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. | 1st April 1908 |
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| 6th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) | Came into being at Belton Park near Grantham with the first detatchments of recruits arriving from Victoria Barracks Beverley and NCOs from Section D of the Army Reserve. | 27th August 1914 |
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| 7th (Service) Battalion | Came into being when the first party of recruits arrived at the canvas camp in Worgret Wharham. | 15th September 1914 |
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| 8th (Service) Battalion | Came into being when the first draft of recruits arrived from the Depot Beverley at Berkhamstead Hertfordshire on 1st October 1915. | 22nd September 1915 |
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| 9th (Reserve) Battalion | Formed at Fulford Barracks York with a small party under Sgt Hauxwell. | 7th November 1914 |
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| 10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull) Commercials | Formed by the East Riding Territorial Force Association. Headquarters at Wenlock Barracks Anlaby Road Hull. | 29th August 1914 |
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| 11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Hull) Tradesmen | Formed by the East Riding Territorial Association, Headquarters Hull Cricket Club Pavilion, Anlaby Rd Hull. | 2nd September 1914 |
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| 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull) Sportsmen | Formed by the East Riding Territorial Force Association, recruting at City Hall, Headquarters at 5th EYR Cyclists Park St Anlaby Rd Barracks. | 14th September 1914 |
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| 13th (Service) Battalion (4th Hull) T'Others | Formed By the East Riding Territorial Association, no headquarters trained in the Market Place Hull. | 12th November 1914 |
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| 14th (Local Reserve) Battalion | Formed by depot Companies of the Hull Brigade to provide drafts for the 10th,11th,12th and 13th Service Battalions. | August 1915 |
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| 15th (Local Reserve) Battalion | Formed to train and despatch drafts to the 12th and 13th Service Battalions, recruits provided from the Local Reserve Depot at Hull and the Regimental Depot at Beverley | July 1916 |
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| 1st Garrison Battalion | Formed for special service in the tropics. | 1st 1915 |
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| 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion | Formed for Home service from the 1st Garrison Battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment and Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | April 1916 |
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| 17th (Transport Workers) Battalion | Formed to assist with the running and working of the Docks and Railways | 1918 |
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| 5th Battalion | 1939 | |
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| 6th (Home Defence) Battalion | 1939 | |
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| 7th Battalion | 1940 | |
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| 8th Battalion | 1940 | |
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| 30th Battalion | 1941 | |
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| 50th (Holding) Battalion | 1940 | |
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| 1st Volunteer Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment | Formed from the 1st East Yorkshire Rifles Volunteer Corp, HQ Londesborough Barracks, Hull. | 1st July 1881 |
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| 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment | Formed from the 2nd East Yorkshire Rifles Volunteer Corp,Headquarters Wilbert Lane Beverley. | 1st July 1881 |
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| Depot East Yorkshire Regiment | Victoria Barracks Beverley | 1878 |
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