THE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT
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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)
Manning a Vickers on Fort Amherst
two troops enjoy a chat
Paying respects to the men of the North Lancashire Regiment who were part of The 19th Western Division
Training through games, the Y and Ls against the Middlesex in a game of bomb ball
Assembling in the trench, before going "up the line", 1915 ...
... with a 1914 and 1918 timeline portrayal ...
Two Y and L members were asked to lead out the Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United football teams in 2014, to remember the Accrington and Sheffield Pals Battalions - we were happy to oblige ....