King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
51st and 105th Regiment of Foot
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 2AE
1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 in Singapore.
2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 in Dublin in the 13th Brigade, 5th Division.
3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas.
1/4th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Wakefield in the 3rd West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division (49th Div).
2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Wakefield on 30 Sep 1914. Joined the 187th Brigade, 62nd Division.
3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Clipstone in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th and 2/4th Bns.
1/5th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at the Drill Hall, French Gate, Doncaster in the 3rd West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division (49th Div).
2/5th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Doncaster on 10 Sep 1914. Joined the 187th Brigade, 62nd Division.
3/5th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Clipstone in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/5th and 2/5th Bns.
6th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Pontefract on 12 Aug 1914 in the 43rd Brigade, 14th Division.
7th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Pontefract on 12 Sep 1914 in the 61st Brigade, 20th Division.
8th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Pontefract in Sep 1914 in the 70th Brigade, 23rd Division.
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9th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Pontefract in Sep 1914 in the 64th Brigade, 21st Division. |
9th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Pontefract in Sep 1914 in the 64th Brigade, 21st Division.
10th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Pontefract in Sep 1914 in the 64th Brigade, 21st Division.
11th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Hull in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas.
12th (Service) (Miners Pioneer) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Leeds by the West Yorkshire Coal Owners Association on 05 Sep 1914. Joined the 31st Division.
13th (Reserve) Bn. Locally raised. Formed at Ripon from the Depot Coys of the 12th Bn in Oct 1915. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the 12th Bn.
14th (Home Service) Bn. Formed in Nov 1916 from the 3rd (Home Service) Garrison Bn in the 216th Brigade, 72nd Division.
15th (Service) Bn. Formed in France from the 10th Garrison Bn on 11 Jun 1918 in the 120th Brigade, 40th Division.
1st (Reserve) Garrison Bn. Formed at Newcastle in Feb 1916. Stayed in the UK.
2nd Garrison Bn. Formed at South Dalton in Jun 1916 went to France as Army Troops.
3rd (Home Service) Garrison Bn. Formed in 1916, became the 14th (Home Service) Bn.
51st Graduated Bn. Formed at Ipswich from the 264th Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 217th Brigade, 72nd Division.
52nd Graduated Bn. Formed at Denbury from the 270th Graduated Bn on 27 Oct 1917 in the 219th Brigade, 73rd Division.
53rd Young Soldier Bn. Formed at Cannock Chase from the 8th Young Soldier Bn on 27 Oct 1917.