Yorkshire Brigade
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After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially aligned, and Infantry Depot E at Catterick was aligned with the regiments from Yorkshire and Northumberland. In 1948, the depots switched to names and this depot became the Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time.
The Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 as an administrative apparatus for the infantry regiments from Yorkshire:
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (until 1958)
- The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) (until 1958)
- The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) (until 1958)
- The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
- The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- The York and Lancaster Regiment
In 1958, the East Yorkshire Regiment and the West Yorkshire Regiment were amalgamated into the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, while the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were transferred to the Fusilier Brigade. This led to the Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade being renamed as simply the Yorkshire Brigade.
On July 1, 1968 the Yorkshire Brigade was united with the Lancastrian and North Irish Brigades, to form the King's Division. However, as part of reforms, the York and Lancaster Regiment chose to be disbanded.
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