Bradford Rifles
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The Bradford Rifles was a Volunteer unit of the British Army formed in 1859. It went on to become a battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment in the Territorial Force and saw action on the Western Front during World War I. Between the wars it converted into an air defence unit, serving during World War II first as a searchlight regiment defending West Yorkshire and later as a garrison battalion in North West Europe. Postwar it continued in the Territorial Army in the air defence role until 1955.
Quick Facts Bradford Rifles2nd Volunteer Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment6th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment49th (West Yorkshire) S/L Regiment, RA601 Infantry Regiment, RA 584 (West Yorkshire) HAA Regiment, RA, Active ...
Bradford Rifles 2nd Volunteer Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 49th (West Yorkshire) S/L Regiment, RA 601 Infantry Regiment, RA 584 (West Yorkshire) HAA Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 27 September 1859–1 May 1961 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Role | Infantry Air Defence |
Part of | 49th (West Riding) Division 31 AA Brigade 21st Army Group |
Garrison/HQ | Belle Vue Barracks, Bradford |
Engagements | Second Boer War World War I: |
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