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The 19th, or 1st York North Riding Regiment
1875 The 19th (1st York North Riding, Princess of Wales’s Own Regiment)
1882 The Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)

Letter Crests

“REGIMENT”

19th Regiment, Officers pre 1881
Sold as Indian, but the centre is identical to the standard 19th wbc.
The outer ring title is a variation on the normal outer ring used by other line regiments and does not conform to Indian use.

“1st YORK NORTH RIDING” / “REGIMENT”

19th Regiment, 1st York North Riding Regiment Officers pre 1881
One dot below ST of 1st.
(Ryan fig.30)

“1st YORK NORTH RIDING” / “REGIMENT”

19th Regiment, 1st York North Riding Regiment Officers pre 1881
One short line below ST of 1st.

Another slight variation exists with 2 dots below the ST of 1st, and a different style 1 in the centre.
(Ryan fig.31) PHOTO NEEDED

“1st YORK NORTH RIDING” / “REGIMENT”

19th Regiment, 1st York North Riding Regiment Officers

Worn briefly between 1875-1881.

Interesting later variation with a Dannebrog cross dated 1875, which was then adopted in the 1881 design. Not merely an altered clasp from an earlier design as it lacks a dot below the st of “1st”

“1st York North RIDING” / “REGIMENT”

19th Regiment, 1st York North Riding Regiment Other Ranks (pre 1871)

“THE YORKSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Yorkshire Regiment Officers, worn 1881-1901
(Ryan fig.184)

“THE YORKSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Yorkshire Regiment Officers, worn 1881-1901
Variation of above with a larger central cypher.
(Ryan fig.184 variation)

Ryan fig.185 shows another example worn briefly in 1902, the A is no longer flattened below the crown. Photo Needed.

“NORTH YORK” / “VOLUNTEERS”

North York Volunteers became 1st Volunteer Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment in 1883.

“THE YORKSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Yorkshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion

“SCARBOROUGH VOLUNTEER RIFLES”

Formed 1860 as 6th Corps, became “D” and “E” companies of 2nd Corps in 1880. Became 2nd Volunteer Battalion Yorkshire Regiment in 1883.

“5th West York” / “MILITIA”