The regimental family is sad to announce the passing of Private Josateki Kautani Matasere. Known to his friends and family as ‘Teki’, he joined the British Army in March 2021, serving with Alma Company, 2nd Battalion in Cyprus providing force protection to the Sovereign Base Area strategic sites. In August 2022 he deployed to Germany […]
In this week of #remembrance, we honour The #Yorkshire Pals Battalions. When WW1 broke out on 5th August 1914 Field Marshal Lord Kitchener soon realised the professional British Army was too small to take on the Germans. Sir Henry Rawlinson suggested to Kitchener that men would be more likely to enlist if they served with […]
The week of #remembrance 2023 commenced with our annual service at York Minster, attended by two Colonels of the Regt, three Generals, three Commanding Officers, serving personnel, veterans from all of our antecedent regiments, an army of standard bearers, Army Cadets UK from Cleveland ACF, families of our fallen and babes in arms. One Regiment […]
A Service of #Remembrance was held in our regimental chapel in the magnificent York Minster on Saturday 5 November 2022. An opportunity for the regimental family to remember our fallen, and to give thanks for those who continue to Serve our communities, the great County of #Yorkshire and our King. Fortune Favours The Brave.