Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills, Martin York
Page created 1 November 1999. Corrected and updated 30.12.2004
The West Riding Artillery,
Royal Artillery
1961-present
United Kingdom  
  Titles & Lineage
  History & War Service
  Battle Honours
  Colours, Standards and Guidons

  Badges and Uniforms
  Colonels
 Traditions
 Bibliography

Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the main regimental or corps page(s) for more information.
How to find information about individuals who served in this corps
 
  Titles and Lineage English County Index
Numeric Artillery Index
   
  1961.05.01 249th (The West Riding Artillery) Field Regiment, RA (TA)
formed by amalgamation of 269 (West Riding) Field Regt, and 270 (West Riding) Field Regt
 
  • P Battery at Leeds
  • Q Battery at Bramley
  • R Battery at Bradford
  1961.10.04 249th (The West Riding Artillery) Regiment, RA (TA)
  1964.03.18 249th (The West Riding Artillery) Field Regiment, RA (TA)
  1967.04.01

The West Riding Regiment, RA (Territorials)
reorganised in TAVR III with HQ at Leeds:
   
  • P (The West Riding Artillery) Battery at Leeds
  • Q (The West Riding Artillery) Battery at Leeds
  • R (The West Riding Artillery) Battery at Bradford
  1969.01.01

The West Riding Regiment, RA (Territorials)
reduced to cadre at Bradford, sponsored by 73 Engineer Regiment RE (V); some of Q Battery absorbed into E Company Yorkshire Volunteers; also formed: 272 (West Riding Artillery) Field Support Squadron, 73 Engineer Regiment RE (V) at Bradford, reviving a sqn number from 129 Construction Regiment RE
  1971.04.01 reorganised as two units:
   
  1975.04.01 reorganised as three units:
   
  1977 272 Sqn transferred to 74 Regiment RE
  1989 269 Bty reroled as an independent airmobile field battery
  1992 272 Sqn transferred back to 73 Regiment RE; A Coy amalgamated with D Coy, 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers, to form B Company, 3rd/4th Battalion, Yorkshire Volunteers and West Riding Artillery lineage discontinued
  1993.03 269 Bty attached to regular 19 Regiment, RA
  1999.07.01 units reorganised:
   
  • 269 (West Riding Artillery) Battery, 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment, RA at Leeds, reroled as an air defence battery in support of 22 Regiment RA
  • 2 Troop, 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, 73 Regiment RE, reduction of 272 Sqn
  2004 269 Bty support role transferred to 16 Regiment RA
     
     
  History (Links) & War Service Introduction to Volunteers
History:
269 (West Riding) Battery (Army site)
269 (West Riding) Battery (Battery site)
The West Riding Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorials), by Campbell Ricketts (Yorkshire Volunteers Association)
   
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  Battle Honours Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars

Note: battle honours are not awarded to artillery.
  Colours, Standards and Guidons Introduction to Colours
Note: Artillery regiments and batteries do not carry Colours.
  Uniforms and Badges
   
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  Honorary Colonels Index of Royal Colonels
1961 Maj. G.H. Kitson, OBE, TD
1963.06.22 Lt-Col. G.E. Suddards, TD
Honorary Colonel, West Riding Regt RA (T) [1967-1969]:
1967.04.01 Col. L. Turnbull, CBE, MC, TD, JP, DL
   
1971 vacant
1975.08.01 Col. L. Turnbull, CBE, MC, TD, JP [reappointed]
1983.04.15 Col. A.C. Roberts, MBE, TD, JP, DL
  Traditions
 
Motto: Semper vigilantes
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  Bibliography How To Find Books