East and West Riding Regiment


The East and West Riding Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1999 to 2006.

History

The regiment was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, the 3rd Battalion, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and the King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry due to the reforms implemented in consequence of the Strategic Defence Review. The regimental headquarters was at Pontefract and the regiment, part of 15 Brigade, comprised one small Headquarter Company and five Rifle Companies:
No new cap badge was created for this regiment, soldiers wore their former regimental cap badge or were badged according to the company they joined. Headquarter Company was a composite company with TA posts initially allocated proportionally by cap badge - 20% LI/40% PWO/40% DWR. Subsequently all new Headquarter Company recruits were badged Light Infantry or by trade. The regimental crest was a combination of the Light Infantry and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire cap badges and crest from the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. During the summer of 2004 the regiment adopted a single Tactical Recognition Flash of the White Rose of Yorkshire on a black background. The official Army abbreviation for the regiment was "E and WRR".
In November 2004, the regiment dispatched a composite company to Basra, Iraq as part of 4th Mechanized Brigade of the Multi-National Division for a 6-month tour-of-duty.
Structure c.2007:
As part of the Future Infantry Structure restructuring of the army announced in 2004, the Light Infantry company was replaced by a company of Green Howards. The regiment became the 4th Battalion of the newly created Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006. HQ company and four infantry companies transferred to 4th Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment.