THE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT
The York and Lancaster unit of The Great War Society was formed in the Year 2000, and caters for our membership residing in the North of England.
The York and Lancaster Regiment, was formed as a result of the Cardwell Reforms of the British Army in 1881, by the linking of the 65th and 84th Regiments of Foot. It was based in South Yorkshire and was typical of the many provincial Line Regiments to give sterling service during the Great War.
The Y and L was finally disbanded as a regiment in the 1960s.
The York and Lancasters, badged as Lancashire Fusiliers, before a commemortive parade with comrades from the Manchester Regt.
A member of the Y and L shows his kit to the public (photo by Peter Joyce)
Remembrance Day Honour Guard at the Fusilier Museum in BURY.
two troops enjoy a chat
A wet day in town, at the Black Country Living Museum.
Training through games, the Y and Ls against the Middlesex in a game of bomb ball
Manning the fire-step ...
Assembling in the trench, before going "up the line", 1915 ...
... with a 1914 and 1918 timeline portrayal ...