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  • Green Howards
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  • The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form The Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006.
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Branch
ceremonial chief label
  • Last Colonel in Chief
Role
ceremonial chief
Country
Type
Caption
  • Green Howards cap badge
Dates
  • --11-20
Colors
  • Green Facings
colonel of the regiment
  • Field Marshal Peter Inge KG, GCB, PC, DL
Unit Name
  • The Green Howards
colonel of the regiment label
  • Last Colonel
Anniversaries
March
  • Quick – The Bonnie English Rose
  • Slow – Maria Theresa
Size
  • One battalion
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  • The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form The Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006.
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