5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
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The 5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer units originally raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1860. It served in some of the bitterest fighting on the Western Front during World War I, including the Somme, Ypres and the German spring offensive. Before World War II it was converted to air defence, in which role it served during The Blitz and in Burma, where it employed anti-aircraft guns for 'bunker-busting'. Postwar, it continued to serve in Anti-Aircraft Command until 1955.
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Active | 1 April 1908 – 10 March 1955 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Role | Infantry Air defence |
Size | 1-3 Infantry battalions Artillery regiment |
Part of | 148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade 187th (2/3rd West Riding) Brigade Anti-Aircraft Command Fourteenth Army |
Garrison/HQ | Rotherham |
Engagements | World War I: |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sir Walter Spencer-Stanhope, KCB, VD |
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