Territorial Army
The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available.
Territorial Army Records at WYAS Leeds
| Description | Date | WYAS Reference |
|---|---|---|
| WEST RIDING TERRITORIAL ARMY AND AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
Minutes from various committee meetings |
1908- 1968 | WYL476 |
| LEEDS TERRITORIALS, NEWSCUTTINGS BOOKS
Newscuttings book |
1906-1915 | WYL593 |
| Army Council scheme for constitution and establishment of a Territorial Force Association for the West Riding | 11 Jul 1910 | LLD1/1/A2882 |
| Agreement relating to the revision of Army Council Scheme for Establishment and Constitution of a Territorial Forces Association for the West Riding | 14 Dec 1911 | LLD1/1/A2930 |
| Agreement in pursuance of Sections 33 and 34 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1932
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the War Department and the Territorial Army and Air Force Association of the West Riding of the County of York |
23 Nov 1936 | LLD1/1/A15831 |
| Leeds central colleges – territorial army centres, files 1 and 2 | 1955 - 1962 | LLD1/2/818263/1-2 |
| Yorkshire territorial Auxiliary & Volunteer Reserve Association | 1912 – 1968 | LLD1/2/834135 |
| Press cuttings regarding funeral of Rev N.L.T. Hodgson, curate of Leeds Parish Church. Rev. Nigel Hodgson, aged 26, was accidentally shot whilst watching the manoeuvres of the Territorials at Guisborough. (Further press coverage of the tragedy is recorded in the Parish Church cuttings books RDP68/11/5) | nd [c1907] | RDP68/35/10 |
| Papers relating to Leeds Rifles and Territorial Army Affairs (Col. Bousfield) | 1908-1924 | WYL160/265 |
The 2nd West Riding or Yorkshire Garrison was raised at Bradford in 1860 this later beame the 70th (West Riding) Field Brigade Royal Artillery (Territorial Army. The Bradford and Leeds Territorial Army Brigades were amalgamated together shortly after 1960 to form the 249th (The West Riding Artillery) Field Regiment RA (TA). They then became The West Riding Regiment RA (Territorials).
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