Today is the biggest day of the year for Army Rugby. The effort, commitment and sacrifice Maj Cross and LCpl Nayagi has put in to get to this point is huge. The Regimental Family are proud to see them both on to the pitch. Good luck to them and rest of the Army Team today! […]
Last night was our first Gala event as the Royal Yorkshire Regiment with attendance from across the Regimental family, the wider Yorkshire and UK Community, and representatives from our Affiliated Regiments and Bonds of Friendship. We hosted our Gala event to celebrate our first year of holding Royal status. We would like to thank the […]
Last week was a humbling sporting week for the Royal Yorkshire Regiment. In two rounds of the ‘War of the Roses’, on the Rugby Pitch and in the boxing ring, our friends from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment won two nil. To close the week our Regimental Secretary had the privilege of presenting the Regimental […]
Last week the band of the Royal Yorkshire Regiment performed at St Mary’s RC Cathedral in Middlesbrough. The event was free and part of the band’s drive to perform across the Royal Yorkshire Regiments home areas. This was done as part of a busy schedule for the band who had been performing in Halifax the […]
After a busy period of overseas exercises and operational deployments our 1st Battalion has been enjoying getting back into sport. Congratulations to Cpl Service from our 1st Battalion who completed the London Marathon in an impressive time of 2:58 running as part of the Army team. Fortune Favours The Brave. The Desert Rats – 7th […]
Our 1st Battalion recently returned from overseas training that saw them conducting Live Fire Tactical Training (LFTT) in arduous terrain and with a level of realism, scale, and resourcing that tested even the soldiers of our Yorkshire Infantry. The 1st Battalion was also remaining a step ahead of itself to make sure that the ranges […]
Follow the link below to watch our Yorkshire Infantry soldiers from the 1st Battalion Boxing in a rerun of the War of the Roses! Good luck the 1st Battalion! #fortunefavoursthebrave #yorkshire #infantry
Congratulations to WO1 Dyson who takes over as our 2nd Battalions Regimental Sergeant Major from WO1 Greenwood as the Battalion prepares to leave Chester. 2 R YORKS will be moving to their new home in Warminster over the summer. Good luck to WO1 Dyson and all the best to Mr Greenwood as he takes over […]
Welcome to Yorkshire’s Infantry to two new Officers, commissioned yesterday at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Seen here with Colonel Nigel Rhodes. 2nd Lieutenant Max House and 2nd Lieutenant Ben Duncalfe. British Army The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Desert Rats – 7th Light Mechanised Brigade #fortunefavoursthebrave #yorkshire #Infantry #leadfromthefront
As much of the regiment broke up for Easter leave, our 1st Battalion said goodbye to WO2 Senior who leaves the regular Army after 26 years. Thank you for a lifetime of service and support to the Regiment. We wish you Rebecca, Kian and Niamh all the very best for future and hope that you […]