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The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) was first raised in 1685 as Sir Edward Hales's Regiment of Foot, becoming The West Yorkshire Regiment when teh army was reorganised in 1881.
During The Great War 31 battalions were raised and saw action in: Aisne 1914 '18, Armentières 1914, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers, Hooge 1915, Loos, Somme 1916 '18, Albert 1916 '18, Bazentin, Pozières, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Thiepval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Scarpe 1917 '18, Bullecourt, Hill 70, Messines 1917 '18, Ypres 1917 '18, Pilckem, Langemarck 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917 '18, St. Quentin, Rosières, Villers Bretonneux, Lys, Hazebrouck, Bailleul, Kemmel, Marne 1918, Tardenois, Amiens, Bapaume 1918, Drocourt-Quéant, Hindenburg Line, Havrincourt, Épéhy, Canal du Nord, Selle, Valenciennes, Sambre, France and Flanders 1914-18, Piave, Vittorio Veneto, Italy 1917-18, Suvla, Landing at Suvla, Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-16
- 1st Battalion were part of 18th Brigade, 6th Division.
- 2nd Battalion, returned to England from Malta and landed at Southampton on 25 September 1914 and were then attached to 23rd Brigade, 8th Division.
- 3rd (Reserve) Battalion - Remained in UK throughout the war.
- 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion - Remained in UK throughout the war.
- 1/5th Battalion - Part of West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. Landed at Boulogne on 15 May 1915,joined 146th Brigade, 49th Division.
- 1/6th Battalion - Part of West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. Landed at Boulogne on 15 May 1915, joined 146th Brigade, 49th Division.
- 1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion - Part of West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. Landed at Boulogne on 15 May 1915, joined 146th Brigade, 49th Division.
- 1/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion - Part of West Riding Brigade, West Riding Division. Landed at Boulogne on 15 May 1915 and joined 146th Brigade, 49th Division. On the 30 January 1918 they transferred to 185th Brigade, 62nd Division, absorbing 2/8th Bn.
- 2/5th Battalion was formed at York, 28 September 1914. On the 1st March 1915 they were attached to 185th Brigade, 62nd Division. The 2/5th were disbanded in France on the 13th August 1918..
- 2/6th Battalion was formed at Bradford on 12 September 1914. On the 1s March 1915 they were attached to 185th Brigade, 62nd Division. The 2/6th were disbanded in France on the 31st January 1918.
- 2/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion was raised at Leeds on 15 September 1914. On the 1st March 1915 they were attached to 185th Brigade, 62nd Division. They returned to England, and were absorbed into 18th York & Lancs on 19 June 1918.
- 2/8th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion was raised at Leeds on the 14th September 1914. On the 1st March 1915 they were attached to 185th Brigade, 62nd Division, and on the 1st February 1918 the 2/8th were absorbed by 1/8th Bn.
- 3/5th to 3/8th Battalions were formed in York, Bradford and Leeds (3/7 and 3/8th), in March 1915. On the 1st September 1916 they became 5th (3/5th absorbing 3/6th) and 7th (3/7th absorbing 3/ 8th) Reserve Bns in West Riding Reserve Brigade.
- 9th (Service) Battalion was raised in York, 25 August 1914, as part of K1. They were attached to 32nd Brigade, 11th (Northern) Division. On the 13th November 1917 they absorbed all 400 men of the 1/1/st Yorkshire Hussars, and were renamed the 9th (Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry) Bn.
- 10th (Service) Battalion was formed at York, 3 September 1914, as part of K2. They were attached to 50th Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division.
- 11th (Service) Battalion was formed at York, on 10th October 1914, as part of K3. They were attached to 69th Brigade, 23rd Division.
- 12th (Service) Battalion was formed at York, on 16th September 1914, as part of K3. They were attached to 63rd Brigade, 21st Division. On the 16th November 1915 they transferred to 9th Brigade, 3rd Division. They Formed 10th Entrenching Bn with 8th East Yorks. The battalion was disbanded in France on the 17 February 1918.
- 13th (Reserve) Battalion was raised in York, in October 1914, as a Service battalion, part of K4. Being attached to 90th Brigade, original 30th Division. On the 10th of April 1915 the 13th became a second Reserve battalion (after the 4th Bn). And on the 1st of September 1916 they became 8th Training Reserve battalion of 2nd Reserve Brigade.
- 14th (Reserve) Battalion was raised in Falmouth, in November 1914, as a Service battalion, part of K4. Being attached to 103rd Brigade, original 34th Division. On the 10th April 1915 the 14th became a second Reserve battalion (after the 4th Bn). They were absorbed into Training Reserve battalions of 3rd Reserve Brigade on the 1st September 1916.
- 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds) was raised in Leeds in September 1914, by the Lord Mayor and City. In June 1915 they were attached to 93rd Brigade, 31st Division.On the 7 December 1917 they amalgamated with 17th Bn to form 15th/17th Bn.
- 16th (Service) Battalion (1st Bradford) was formed in Bradford, in September 1914, by the Lord Mayor and City. In June 1915 the 16th was attached to 93rd Brigade, 31st Division. The Battalion disbanded in France on the 15th Febuary 1918.
- 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds) was raised in Leeds, in December 1914, by the Lord Mayor and City, as a bantam Bn. In June 1915 the 17th were attached to 106th Brigade, 35th Division. On the 6th November 1917 they transfered to XIX Corps for railway work. The 17th amalgamated with 15th Bn in December 1917.
- 18th (Service) Battalion (2nd Bradford) was raised in Bradford, in January 1915, by the Lord Mayor and City. In June 1915 they were: attached to 93rd Brigade, 31st Division. The 18th were disbanded in France on the 15th Feburary 1918.
- 19th and 20th (Reserve) Battalions were formed at Clipstone Camp, in August 1915 as local Reserve Battalions. On the 1 September 1916 they became 88th and 89th Training Reserve Bns, in 21st Reserve Brigade.
- 21st (Service) Battalion (Wool Textile Pioneers) was raised in Halifax, on the 2th September 1915, by the Lord Mayor and City of Leeds. In June 1916 they went to France. and were attached to 4th Division as Pioneers.
- 22nd (Labour) Battalion was formed April 1916 at Millington. The 22nd went to France in May 1916, and were attached to Fifth Army. The 22nd Became 18th and 19th Labour Companies, Labour Corps in May 1917.
- 1st (Garrison) Battalion was formed in August 1915, they went to Malta and remained throughout the war.
- 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion was formed March 1916, remaining in UK throughout the war. They became 7th Bn, Royal Defence Corps in August 1917.
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