East Yorkshire Regiment

East Yorkshire Regiment

The East Yorkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1958. Subsequently, The Regiment was one of the Yorkshire Infantry Regiments which amalgamated to form The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6th June 2006.

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title=The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
accessmonthday=February 05
accessyear=2007
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