Below is some genealogy information on the 15th Regiment, East Yorkshire, Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th, 33rd/76th Foot) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Theatres of War, Army Regiments, Naval Detachments, RAF

Description: Formed in 1685 in response to the Monmouth rebellion. During the First World War they fought across the Western and Turkish fronts in battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the 1st battle of Ypres, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), WWI: Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), Selle, Doiran and Gallipoli. During the Second World War they fought across the Western, African and Far Eastern fronts at the evactuation of Dunkirk evacuations, the Normandy landings and the battle of El Alamein. In 1958 it was amalgamted with The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), forming The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire. In 2006 they were amalgamated with the Green Howards and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), forming the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th) Their nickname is The Poona Guards or The Snappers.

Military actions:

• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: Messines
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Lys
• WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Selle
• WWI: Doiran
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWII: Dunkirk evacuations
• WWWII: Normandy landings
• WWWII: El Alamein

Websites:

• A history of the 14th Foot, 14th Regiment, West Yorkshire and Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire regiments.

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