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5 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
15-Jul-1860 ? 15-Jul-1860 Converted from 9 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps
01-Jun-1880 01-Jun-1880 Reorganised as A, B, C and D Coys of new 5 Yorkshire (West Riding) Rifle Volunteers
01-Jun-1880 01-Jun-1880 Absorbed 3 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers (Admin) as HQ
01-Jun-1880 01-Jun-1880 Absorbed 28 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps as E Coy
01-Jun-1880 01-Jun-1880 Absorbed 29 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps as F, G and H Coys
01-Jun-1880 01-Jun-1880 Absorbed 43 Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps as J and K Coys
01-Jul-1881 01-Jul-1881 Event Became a Volunteer Battalion of The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1st]
01-Feb-1883 01-Feb-1883 Converted to 1 The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Volunteers
Number of Records Returned: 8
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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