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1st West York Militia and
John Wilson
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1st West Riding Militia and
2nd West Yorkshire Militia
Formerly known as the 76th Regiment.
They were on garrison duty in
Bermuda [1886],
Nova Scotia [1888],
West Indies [1891],
South Africa [1893],
and
Burma [around 1898].
On 2nd December 1905 when they returned to England after nearly 20
years of foreign service.
They were in Ireland [1914].
On 16th June 1919, there was public welcome home from abroad, after
World War I, for the Regiment
See
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
See
1st West York Militia and
William Kershaw
The group was formed on 3rd August 1842 by local mill
owners – including Sir Henry Edwards – to protect themselves
against civil unrest and demonstrations by the Chartists and the
Plug Riots of 1842.
It covered Halifax and Huddersfield, with the headquarters at the
Orderly Room, Halifax.
There were 2 troops at Halifax and 1 at Huddersfield.
It was originally called The Morley & Agbrigg Yeomanry Cavalry.
However, it was felt that this did not identify with the county of
York, so Lord Wharncliffe, who assisted in the formation of
regiment changed the name of his own regiment to the 1st West
Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and the Morley & Agbrigg
became the 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
It was effectively the family regiment of the Edwards family.
Their first permanent duty was at Harrogate on 27th September 1843.
They remained there for 8 days.
They were known as the Blue Jackets and were disbanded in March
1894.
They used the Halifax Riding School in Portland Place as a drill
hall.
Members of the Cavalry included
Volunteers included
William Trubee Burrow
He was their commanding officer and Honorary Colonel for
several years.
Other volunteers included
On
3rd August 1863,
a group of the Volunteers formed a bodyguard for the Prince of Wales when he visited the district and opened Halifax
Town Hall.
They subsequently became the 1st Volunteer Battalion.
See
Prescott Street Drill Hall and
Volunteer Rifle Barracks, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Halifax was the headquarters.
This was the first Militia Regiment in Halifax.
Captain Godfrey Armytage was appointed Adjutant of the Regiment
[October 1858].
In 1868, the old Hanson Lane gaol was appropriated for use by the
regiment.
In 1874, the West Yorkshire Militia Store (6th) is recorded at
Trafalgar, Halifax.
See
David Stead and
Wellesley Barracks
From 1751, the practice of calling Regiments of Foot by the
names of their Colonels ceased, numbers were used instead;
the Earl of Bath's Regiment became the 10th Regiment of
Foot.
See
John Pullinger
See
Albert Mallinson,
Pals Battalion and
Fred Wilcock
See
Pals Battalion
See
Pals Battalion
See
Pals Battalion
In 1751, it became the 33rd Regiment of Foot
Lord Cornwallis was Colonel of the Regiment [1766-1805].
Under his control, the regiment was described as the best trained in
the Army.
In 1702, the regiment became known as the 33rd [or 1st Yorkshire West
Riding] Regiment, and was first formally linked with the West Riding
of Yorkshire, in recognition of its long-established tradition of
recruiting soldiers from this part of the country.
The soldiers were known as the Havercake lads.
In 1793, Arthur Wellesley bought his post as Major and
then as Lieutenant Colonel in the Regiment.
In 1806, he succeeded Cornwallis as Colonel.
He held the post until 1813 when he became Colonel of the
Horse Guards.
In 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo, the 33rd Regiment of
Foot had again been commanded by the Duke of Wellington, then a
Colonel, and played a crucial role in defeating Napoleon when
they routed the French tyrant's much feared Imperial Guard.
In December 1879, the old colours were placed in Halifax Parish Church.
In July 1881,
the regiment merged with the 76th Regiment of Foot to become the
Duke of Wellington's Regiment, the only Regiment to be named after
a person not of the Royal Blood.
In 1898, a Cycle Corps was established and used the Flying Dutchman bicycle.
See
Priestley Alderson,
Lieutenant J. B. H. Carmichael,
Duke of Wellington's Chapel,
Duke of Wellington's Regiment West Riding Museum,
Frank Whitworth Eagar,
Henry John Ellis,
Flying Dutchman,
Joseph Kershaw,
Lieutenant R. S. P. Robinson,
Mark Saltonstall,
Captain E. S. Wason,
Major A. J. Weeding and
Wellesley Barracks
In 1888, it became the
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
In 1758, it became the 51st Regiment of Foot.
In 1888, it became the
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
People recorded in the Regiment include
The regiment was raised in 1787 for service in India.
It performed distinguished service in the Indian wars, and was
awarded honorary colours by the East India Company and adopted its
badge showing an elephant circumscribed by the word Hindoostan.
In July 1881, the regiment merged with the 33rd Regiment of Foot to
become the 2nd Battalion of Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
See
Duke of Wellington's Regiment West Riding Museum and
Wellesley Barracks
The barracks were gutted by fire on
6th December 1910.
See
Arden Road Drill Hall and
Territorial Army
See
Territorial Army
Members included
Michael Payton
See
Drill Hall, Arden Road,
Drill Hall, Brighouse,
Drill Hall, Halifax,
Drill Hall, Sowerby Bridge and
Drill Hall, Todmorden
See
Duke of Wellington's Chapel,
Duke of Wellington's Chapel,
The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding),
Duke of Wellington's Regiment West Riding Museum,
Duke of Wellington's Regimental Association,
Duke of Wellington's Regimental Memorial,
Halifax Parish Church 3rd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment,
Halifax Parish Church 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment,
Halifax Parish Church Duke of Wellington's Regiment War Memorial Chapel,
Duke of Wellington's Barracks and
Arthur Wellesley
See
Territorial Army
The original colours – which were presented to the regiment on 10th
January 1804 by Lady Mary Horton, wife of Colonel Thomas Horton – hang in Howroyd Hall, Barkisland.
See
William Cartwright,
Henry Currer,
Samuel Hartley and
Colonel Thomas Ramsden
They met in the Piece Hall.
They were disbanded [disembodied] on 13th May 1802.
They reformed in 1804.
See
Halifax Cavalry,
Dr Gervase Alexander,
Edward Percy Chambers,
Rev Dr Henry William Coulthurst,
Alfred Riley Greenwood,
Dr Richard Lightfoot,
Serjeant Jonathan Manks and
John Wilkinson
The strength of the Corps is illustrated by a report from July 1864
See
Volunteer Rifle Barracks, Halifax
The men wore scarlet coats and breeches, with green waistcoats and
facings, gold-laced hats, and wigs.
Sir John Lister-Kaye was Major commandant of the Troop [1805].
Captain Ingram was commandant of the Troop [1805]
Later, it was a popular name given to the 33rd Regiment of Foot – then the 1st Yorkshire West Riding Regiment – because of a
tradition from 1782 in which one of the recruiting sergeants carried
a havercake on his bayonet or his sword at recruiting parades.
The cake symbolised the fact that military life ensured food which
had become scarce during the Napoleonic Wars.
A recruit received a bounty of 10 guineas if he enlisted for 10
years, or 16 guineas if he enlisted for life.
Many of the recruits came from Sowerby.
See
John Scholefield
Its members are often called territorials or reserves.
See
Arden Road Barracks,
ATS,
Brighouse Territorials,
Drill Hall, Halifax,
Drill Hall, Sowerby Bridge,
Elland Territorials,
Halifax Territorials and
Reservist
Recorded on 19th May 1888, when
they had a week's training at Rhyl.
In 1888,
John Fielden was Honorary Colonel of the Fusiliers.
See
East Lancashire Fusiliers and
Lancashire Fusiliers
Established in 1875 following a Bill of 1872 – the Cardwell
reforms – which sought to spread home forces across the country, in
order to encourage local connections and to assist in recruitment.
The building was designed by the Royal Engineers' architect, J &
W. Beanland of Bradford, in a castellated Gothic Revival style.
The land was given by Charles Musgrave.
The 16 Army buildings included a chapel, officers buildings, the
Orderly Room and the Guard Room.
The barrack blocks were known as Wellington
and Musgrave.
The barracks were inaugurated on 29th August 1877 when the
33rd and 76th Regiments of Foot occupied the building.
In October 1877, the 6th West Yorkshire Militia moved in.
On
11th February 1918,
there was an outbreak of smallpox at the Barracks, with 3 cases
being reported in 6 days.
The present building was begun in 1938.
During World War II, it was used for A. T. S. Training.
The property was known as The Barracks until the
name Wellesley Barracks was given in 1953.
The Duke of Wellington's Regiment remained at the barracks until
1959 when the barracks closed.
The site was bought by Halifax Council for £30,000 in September
1963 and renamed Wellesley Park.
In May 2003, the Council approved controversial plans to build a new
school at the Barracks.
The Keep and other parts of the building are listed.
See
Rev Alec Charlton and
Halifax Academy
1st Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-A8800 1st West Riding Militia Ref 317-231 1st West York Militia Ref 317-1083 
1st Yorkshire West Riding Regiment Ref 317-124 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment Ref 317-A909 2nd West Riding Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery Ref 317-230 2nd West Yorkshire Militia Ref 317-551 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Ref 317-1720
2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Ref 317-741 3rd Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers Ref 317-879 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers Ref 317-455
6th West Yorkshire Militia Ref 317-118 6th West Yorkshire Rifles Ref 317-A513 8th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-4 8th West Yorkshire Artillery Volunteers Ref 317-A896 10th Regiment of Foot Ref 317-125 14th Regiment of Foot Ref 317-A968 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-A444 16th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-A445 18th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-A446 20th (Service) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Ref 317-A447 22nd Regiment of Foot Ref 317-424 33rd Regiment of Foot Ref 317-122
51st Regiment of Foot Ref 317-157 53rd Regiment of Foot Ref 317-155 76th Regiment of Foot Ref 317-458 95th Regiment of Foot Ref 317-210 Agbrigg & Morley Yeoman Cavalry Ref 317-426 Arden Road Barracks, Halifax Ref 317-566 Artillery Volunteers' Orderly Room, Halifax Ref 317-690 Barracks Ref 317-1 Brighouse Territorials Ref 317-1851
Brighouse Volunteer Rifle Corps Ref 317-1848 Drill Halls Ref 317-2 Duke of Wellington's Regiment Ref 317-3
Elland Territorials Ref 317-667 Halifax Militia Ref 317-2040 Halifax Territorials Ref 317-3401 Halifax Volunteer Corps of Infantry Ref 317-2047 Halifax Volunteer Rifle Corps Ref 317-2038
The Halifax Volunteer Rifle Corps was reviewed on Skircoat Moor, by
Colonel Harman.
The number of members of the corps
present was 475;
absent with leave 105;
absent without leave 25;
total strength of the regiment 605
Halifax Volunteer Troop of Cavalry Ref 317-2049 
Havercake Lads Ref 317-2041
Leeds Rifles Ref 317-5 Orderly Room, Halifax Ref 317-377 Shibdendale Rifle Volunteers Ref 317-2619 Territorial Army Ref 317-996 Todmorden (G) Company, 2nd Battalion of Lancashire Fusiliers Ref 317-1122 Todmorden Company of Volunteers Ref 317-1137 Wellesley Barracks, Halifax Ref 317-476 
West Yorkshire Volunteers Ref 317-519 West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry Ref 317-498
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