West Yorkshire Regiment

West Yorkshire Regiment
Cap badge of the regiment
Active1685–1958
Country Kingdom of England (1685–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1958)
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
Size1–3 Regular Battalions

Up to 2 Militia and Special Reserve Battalions
Up to 4 Territorial and Volunteer Battalions

Up to 23 Hostilities-only Battalions
RHQBradford Moor Barracks (1873–1878)
Imphal Barracks, York (1878–1958)
Nickname(s)The Old and Bold
Calvert's Entire
The Powos[1]
Motto(s)Nec Aspera Terrent
(Latin: Difficulties do not daunt)[2]
MarchÇa Ira
AnniversariesImphal (22 June)
EngagementsNamur
Fontenoy
Falkirk
Culloden
Brandywine

The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1958 it amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (15th Foot) to form the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire which was, on 6 June 2006, amalgamated with the Green Howards and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) to form the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot).

  1. ^ Farmer, John S. (1984). The Regimental Records of the British Army. Bristol: Crecy Books. p. 105. ISBN 0 947554 03 3.
  2. ^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 146. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.