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Title: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: chappers890 on Thursday 06 September 12 19:18 BST (UK)

Hi, looking for information on the following Regiment, can any one help please

Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
one of my ancestor's was made a temporary Captain

Many Thanks

Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: mmm45 on Thursday 06 September 12 21:41 BST (UK)

Hi
There wasn't a 15th batt West Ridings Regiment however there was. 1st 5th which were huddersfield based Territorials unit.
There were also the 15th batt. West Yorkshire regiment the 1st Leeds pals.

Have you a name for your relative?

Ady

Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: chappers890 on Thursday 06 September 12 22:16 BST (UK)

Hi thanks for the reply his name  was George Gaudie Stephenson.
I did find this, but still I'm none of the wiser!

Quote from the SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 29 JANUARY, 1917

To be temp. Hon. Lt. and Qr.-Mr.: —
George Hadley. 30th Jan. 1917
Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regt.'
15th Bn.—To be temp. Capts. 30th Jan.
1917: —Col. John Percy Gethin (late The Manch.Regt.).
George Gaudie Stephenson.

I was wondering if these units were raised for home defence and training.

Regards
Andy

Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: mmm45 on Friday 07 September 12 07:41 BST (UK)

Hi yes you may be correct and they are part of the Volunteer Training  Corps that were indeed fore runners of the WW2 Home Guarded

Ady

Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: pinkgirl on Tuesday 06 November 12 04:25 GMT (UK)

Looking for information on John Bentley.  Before joining the 2 Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howard) in 1882 he states he was previously a member of the 4th Battalion West Riding
Regiment.  As he was just 19 when the joined the 2 Yorkshire Regiment he must have been
very young to be a member of the 4th Battalion.
I have never been able to find his parents at all.   On his Army Records he says he has a sister Ellen Bentley.    So I have all the information forward from 1882.   He says he was born in Bradford circa 1863.   Desperate for any help.
Thank you Margaret Greenwood,  Diamond Creek,  Melbourne   

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Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: mmm45 on Tuesday 06 November 12 07:24 GMT (UK)

4th west riding rifle volunteers became 1st Volunteer Battalion West Riding Regiment just prior to 1st Boer War they were formed in 1859 in Halifax

Ady

Title: Re: Yorkshire West Riding Volunteer Regiment, 15th Battalion
Post by: pinkgirl on Wednesday 07 November 12 01:52 GMT (UK)

Thank you very much for that information.   Its very helpful.   I will try to find
out when John Bentley joined and if it has information on his father, as he may
have been underage.
Wish me luck and again many thanks.
Marg G.